Radical cheap: $1,000 homes
The real estate market is so awful that buyers are now scooping up homes for as little as $1,000.
Rents Fall Across the U.S., Biggest Drops in New York, Miami
Job losses took a heavy toll on the nation’s landlords last quarter, as
rents fell across the country and vacancies jumped higher.
A Gate for the Bush Estate, to be Paid by You and Me
Yup — we the taxpayers will be paying for a gate that will keep the riff-raff at a distance from the new home of President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, at 10141 Daria Place, Dallas, according to DallasDirt.
New homes being built smaller
The American dream is shrinking. For the first time in at least a
decade, builders are substantially reducing the size of new houses.
Citi Throws Weight Behind Cram-Downs
In a move that clearly caught much of the financial and mortgage markets by surprise late Thursday, Citigroup, Inc. (C: 7.05 -1.54%)
agreed with key legislators on a plan that would allow bankruptcy
judges to modify the terms of mortgages during debt restructuring.
Singles Use More Energy?
Changes in household size and home construction have been the main
causes of over-consumption of energy by American consumers, according
to a new study released by SMR Research Corporation.
To preserve or not to preserve... part 1
Thus far in our renovation, we have had three major, hand-wringing decisions between preserving or changing.
Is the Appraiser a Blockhead?
APPRAISAL: A reader named Suresh
has a question about an appraisal. He paid $600 to lock a good rate on
a refinance. Then the bank hired an appraiser. "I received a copy of
the appraisal, and it was off by $30,000 as compared to the recent
(2008) city assessment," Suresh writes.
Do you really have a lot of sun on your roof?
I get a lot of people that call me everyday and say, “when I go outside
and look at my roof, I have a lot of sun on it”. Many people think just
because they have a sunny roof they have an ideal roof for solar
panels, but often the inexperienced solar consumer is making a faulty
assumption.
Happily Ever After
Not far from the Colorado/Wyoming border sits the tiny town of Walden, population 734, elevation 8,100 feet.
Why is Cork Flooring Considered Better for the Environment than Wall-to-Wall Carpet?
Question: Why is cork flooring considered better for
the environment than wall-to-wall carpet? Is a natural cork floor
considered "green" even though fiberboard and acrylic are used in
manufacturing?
ADDITIONAL NEWS FROM AROUND DC METRO REGION
- DC Subway Braces for Inauguration Day Crush [USA Today]
- Despite Restriction City Still Will be Packed [Examiner]
- Another Vienna Landmark Bites the Dust [Historic Vienna]
- Fairfax Unemployment Ticking Up, But Still Relatively Low [Fairfax Gazette]
- Arlington Joblessness Still Lowest in Va. [Arlington Gazette]
- Merrifield: Fairfax's first try at TOD [Greater Greater Washington]
- State OKs 4,800-acre purchase to preserve Shore land [Baltimore Sun]
- Even Congress Thinks D.C. Housing is Expensive [DCist]
- More Opportunity Opens Up at F.C.'s Eden Center [FCNP]
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