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Home Insurance

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things to consider when buying home insurance There are a number of factors you should consider when purchasing any product or service, and insurance is no different. Here is a checklist of things you should consider when you purchase home owners insurance. The first thing is to purchase the amount and type of insurance that [...]

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Remodeling Your Home

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Remodeling your home is a great way to increase its value and functionality, but it’s very easy to go overboard and spend too much money on the remodeling project. If you’re looking into remodeling your house, you need to consider whether you would come out better by remodeling it or selling it and buying new. [...]

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Home Mold

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Home Mold A handful of US homeowners have burned down their homes, and everything in them, because they felt it was the only way to eradicate toxic mold from their surroundings. Juries have awarded huge sums of money to homeowners who initiated lawsuits against their insurance companies (for not paying for moisture-related repairs in time [...]

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Vacation Home Buyer

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The second home market is booming! In fact, recent studies by THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS? report that 23% of all homes purchased in 2004 were for investment, while another 13% were vacation homes. There are about 72.1 million owner-occupied homes in the U.S. Many lenders require buyers to put down at least 20% on [...]

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Single Home Buyer

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It appears fewer singles are buying homes. And competing against dual-income bids in a period of low interest rates and a dearth of available homes could spell more tough months ahead for single homebuyers. In 2001, single women bought 15 percent of homes, while single men purchased 7 percent, according to the National Association of [...]

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Typical Family Buyer

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Typical Family Buyer Homeowners have a seemingly insatiable appetite for information about the housing markets. “Are prices going up? How’s the market? Is now a good time to sell?” they ask. Research reports and newspaper articles provide useful answers, but the information is usually buried in economic jargon. What is a “median price” anyway? What [...]

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Build Your Own Home

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If this is the first time you have ever built, renovated or converted a house, then you may feel quite daunted by the prospect of turning your dream into reality. By acting as your own general contractor you can expect to save from 15 to 40 percent on the cost homebuilding! If you are generally [...]

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Buying a Second Home

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Owning a second home is often far different from the fantasies that many potential buyers dream of. Second home owners have said that it cost more than they imaged. They use it less than they planned. Or the area isn’t what they thought it would be. Nationally, the interest in second homes may be cooling. [...]

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Buying a Fixer Upper

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Buying a Fixer Upper Ask many a home buyer about the type of house they are looking for and many will reply “We are looking for something we can fix up and live in (or resell). We like the idea of gaining some quick sweat equity.” The classic “fixer-upper” home. Unfortunately, there is a bit [...]

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Buying a Retirement Home

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Buying a Retirement Home Buying a vacation home that doubles as a future retirement home requires forethought and thorough investigation. Buying a retirement home can be trickier than you think! Conventional wisdom tells us to first settle on a desired location and then look for the least expensive house in the best possible neighborhood. This [...]

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