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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: water damage

water damage stories: 3 news summaries

 Broken Pipe Floods 
 Major LA Street 

Flooding carries away cars, damages homes and businesses

Sep 6, 09 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 125 firefighters rushed to a major Los Angeles boulevard deluged by a broken water main in the wee hours, the LA Times and AP report. A 64-inch pipe, part of the city's original 94-year-old water system, erupted this morning, sweeping cars down streets and damaging businesses and homes.... More »

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Los Angeles • firefighters • flooding • water damage

 Evacuees Return to 
 Battered Galveston 

Damage varies widely in Texas town hit by Ike

Sep 24, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heaps of furniture and electronics lined Galveston's streets as evacuees returned to the Texan island to salvage their belongings, the Galveston County Daily News reports. Some were spared from Hurricane Ike’s wrath altogether, while others discovered their homes completely flattened. In the city's central housing projects, first-floor residents found... More »

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natural disaster • Galveston • water damage • housing projects • property damage • Hurricane Ike

10 Lies Homeowners Tell Buyers

Few are above making a fib or two part of the sales pitch

Feb 8, 08 6:41 PM CST
(Newser) - When a homeowner is desperate to sell and a buyer is ready to fork over the cash, the truth about a house is often swept under the rug, MSNBC reports. Watch out for frequent fibs when talking about:
  1. Personality of neighbors and the neighborhood.
  2. Status of home repairs
... More »

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home improvement • housing market • list • homes • infestation • homeowners • existing home sales • water damage

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