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59Tree Hugging Alternatives to Traditional Lumber
How about building your home with shrubs? A species known as Western juniper (considered by many a worthless desert weed throughout parts of Oregon, Idaho and California) has now become one of the most...
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65Ancient Architecture -- American Style
While homes have gotten bigger, building lots in general have gotten smaller over the past decade, forcing the homebuilders to look for ways to make better use of space both inside and outside a home. As...
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54Carpets Cast Ghostly Dilemma
It’s absolutely ghostly, but you may define it as ghastly. It’s carpet ghosts. Your home is only a year old and your light-colored carpeting has taken on a dark line at the perimeter of every room and...
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52Loading Up Your New House with Resale Potential
Can you tell just by looking whether a new home community will eventually become a good resale area in the future? What is the formula that can assure you that the neighborhood will age well, keeping values...
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49The Neighbors in Question
You can choose your car, you can choose your friends, but can you choose your neighbors? Even though you are in love with the home you are considering purchasing, the location of the neighborhood, and...
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55Homebuyer Homework: Required Reading
The house seems like everything you ever wanted. Judging by the layout of the model home, it's literally made for you. Just right floor plan, a lovely exterior, a yard that has tons of potential and the...
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44Location is No Accident in Real Estate
The real estate community has contended for decades that real estate is all about “location, location, location” – but what may be paradise to some buyers may look like purgatory to another just...
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44Preserving Home Equity by Performing the Three "Rs"
They say that the three “Rs”—repair, rehab, and remodel—will help preserve the value of the home, a family’s most important asset. Although a lot of people are opting to stay in their current...
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58Pools on Steroids
If you’ve ever flown over suburban areas, you would no doubt notice the number of backyards graced by all manner of water recreation. And now that spring ushers in warmer days, our thoughts wander to a...
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56Your Crystal Ball: Watching Five Local Real Estate Trends
As we are bombarded by news about the current real estate market, it’s difficult to imagine just how long it will take to see signs of a balanced market returning any time soon. According to a recent...
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