| Sacrificing privacy to get a loan |
| DEAR BENNY: My husband and I recently applied for a home equity loan to help finance a new home we are building until we sell our current home. We applied ... |
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| Agent's 'foolish' fix-it advice |
| DEAR BARRY: When we bought our home, we noticed that the exterior paint looked worn and that the knots in the wood siding were showing through. We pointed ... |
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| Downsizing the McMansion |
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| Preparing for payment shock |
| Many mortgage borrowers with adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) on which the rate has adjusted within recent years are currently enjoying extremely low interest... |
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| Find the right real estate stager |
| Buyers in some areas complain about walking into an open house and finding dirty laundry in bedrooms. In places like the San Francisco Bay Area, so many listi... |
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| Living in a real estate fantasy land |
| I love Tim Burton films. That a single director's filmography includes "Beetlejuice," "Edward Scissorhands," "The Nightmare Before Ch... |
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| Bankruptcy's Catch-22 |
| Q: I filed for bankruptcy in 2008 and then lost my job in 2009. I'd like to keep my condo and my car, even though those debts were included in the bankrupt... |
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| 6 ways to boost curb appeal |
| If you're thinking of listing your home this spring, now is the time to be thinking about one of the most important elements of real estate marketing: curb ap... |
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| Don't twist my ARM |
| By November 2009, the share of the home-loan market flowing to adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) had slipped below 6 percent. In a sense, this venerable produc... |
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| Bank 'haircut' can save homes |
| In a recent column, we explored some of the steps suggested by longtime housing experts that would allow View Full Story |
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| Re-roofing shakedown |
| Q: A while back, you wrote a column about replacing a wood shake roof with asphalt shingles. You said it was necessary to install new plywood or OSB (orien... |
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| No renters insurance, no brain |
| Q: While my son and his girlfriend were visiting us over the holidays, a water main in their apartment burst and flooded their apartment. All of their poss... |
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| Know when to say: 'Buy' |
| Q: I've been looking for my first home for several months now. In my price range, it seems like there are fewer and fewer good homes available. When I firs... |
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| A home for the ages |
| If Grandma showed up at your door with her suitcase for a permanent "visit," would your home be up to the task? Nevermind the psychological a... |
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| Who's at fault in rockfall death? |
| In the case City of Waco v. Debra Kirwan, et al., college st... |
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