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  • August 2008

    • Feel Good Again About Your Pricey House

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 17, 08 7:59 PM CDT

      Feel Good Again About Your Pricey House

      (Newser) - Bought an expensive house right before the subprime crash? Fret not, writes Chris Ayres in the Los Angeles Times . With 5% inflation, lower interest rates, and a mortgage tax deduction, buyers of pricey houses will be smiling in 10 years. "If you're a boom-time buyer who can still pay the mortgage, you have more than you think to feel happy about," writes Ayres. More »

  • May 2008

    • Arsonist May Have Set Fla. Fires

      CNN  |  May 13, 08 4:53 PM CDT

      Arsonist May Have Set Fla. Fires

      (Newser) - Fires that have raged across Florida over the last 2 days may have been deliberately set, Gov. Charlie Crist said today. Investigators have pointed to the fact that many of the blazes in different places sprang up at once as evidence of arson, CNN reports. Almost 100 homes have been damaged by the fires, which authorities say are now mostly contained. More »

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      Florida  • wildfires  • homes  • arson  • Charlie Crist  • damage  • arsonist

  • April 2008

    • Sierra Madre Blaze Rages On

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 28, 08 6:49 PM CDT

      Sierra Madre Blaze Rages On

      (Newser) - A California wildfire that has sparked mass evacuations kept burning up Sierra Madre today, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials said the blaze was 23% contained, compared to 30% last night, and four of 580 firefighters have suffered minor injuries—but there are no fatalities so far. The fire now consumes 500 acres and has edged "downhill toward the homes in Sierra Madre," an Angeles Forest Spokesman said. More »

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      wildfires  • firefighters  • homes  • California wildfires  • evacuation  • fire

    • Maybe You Shouldn't Own a Home

      New Republic  |  Apr 20, 08 3:08 PM CDT

      Maybe You Shouldn't Own a Home

      (Newser) - Should all Americans own their dream home? Not really, writes Joshua Riner in the New Republic —only those who can afford one. But Washington made homebuying easy, sparked the subprime crisis, and is now making things worse by buying up risky mortgages. Officials "need to replace the dream of homeownership with policies that actually increase wealth—not just the illusion of it," writes Riner. More »

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      subprime crisis  • mortgage  • homes  • homeownership  • home equity  • equity

  • February 2008
  • September 2007

    • Homeowners Lure Free Labor With Libations

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 30, 07 5:57 PM CDT

      Homeowners Lure Free Labor With Libations

      (Newser) - Word of advice: Cocktails and power tools don't mix. Renovation parties are sweeping the nation, as homeowners look for ways around rising construction costs. But handing out martinis and sledgehammers doesn’t always produce the best results, the Wall Street Journal counsels, recounting horror stories of crooked tiles, drywall hung backwards, and wrong walls broken down. More »

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      homeowners  • homes  • home renovation

    • Sony Delays Answer to ‘Second Life’

      Associated Press  |  Sep 20, 07 1:28 PM CDT

      Sony Delays Answer to ‘Second Life’

      (Newser) - Adding to a string of setbacks, Sony today delayed the release of its competitor for virtual world touchstone "Second Life," until next spring. The interactive world "Home"—made for PlayStation 3—has been demonstrated several times, the AP reports, and was to land before year’s end. Sony's stock price fell 0.9% on the news. More »

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      video game  • Nintendo Wii  • Sony  • homes  • Second Life  • PlayStation 3

    • These Streets Are Paved in Gold

      Forbes  |  Sep 15, 07 11:04 AM CDT

      These Streets Are Paved in Gold

      (Newser) - Forbes has compiled a list of the most expensive real estate blocks in 10 major cities.  It teamed up with date provider Reply! to compile an index of the 'billionaire rows' of the US. In New York, the block between Fifth Avenue, Madison, 69th and 70th Sts. takes the crown. In Boston, it's a private square on Beacon Hill, and in L.A. it's a block just above Sunset Blvd. More »

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      list  • New York City  • United States  • real estate  • Boston  • homes  • billionaires

  • August 2007

    • US Median Home Price to Drop

      New York Times  |  Aug 26, 07 3:08 PM CDT

      US Median Home Price to Drop

      (Newser) - The median cost of an American home, now $220,000, is expected to drop this year for the first time since tracking began in 1950, reports the New York Times. The decline will be modest—1 to 2%—but could last into 2008 and 2009, meaning that, adjusting for inflation, homes aren't likely to return to their 2007 value for more than a decade. More »

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      housing market  • mortgage  • real estate  • home prices  • homes  • home equity

    • Katrina Tax Breaks Pay for Luxury Condos

      Associated Press  |  Aug 13, 07 9:56 PM CDT

      Katrina Tax Breaks Pay for Luxury Condos

      (Newser) - Investors are using federal tax breaks designed to stimulate rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina to buy luxury condos being built near the University of Alabama’s football stadium, 200 miles from the coast, the AP reports. The Tuscaloosa developments, where units go for up to $1 million, are flourishing while much of the region devastated by the storm is still in ruins. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • taxes  • Louisiana  • natural disaster  • homes  • condominium  • house  • rebuild

    • 9 Perfect Places to Live

      Outside  |  Aug 13, 07 1:51 PM CDT

      9 Perfect Places to Live

      (Newser) - Outside magazine selects 30 sweet spots—the best towns for mixing city life with the big outdoors—and, oh yeah, getting a job, too.  Here are the top nine: Santa Cruz, California Jackson, Wyoming Iowa City, Iowa Bend, Oregon Santa Fe, New Mexico More »

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      list  • California  • travel  • Iowa  • Oregon  • New Mexico  • homes  • Wyoming  • Iowa City  • Bend  • Santa Fe

    • Washed-Out Brits May Be Stuck in Trailers for Months

      Bloomberg  |  Aug 10, 07 1:31 PM CDT

      Washed-Out Brits May Be Stuck in Trailers for Months

      (Newser) - Victims of the record flooding in England may have to live in mobile homes for months while their property is repaired. Tens of thousands of residences and businesses were badly damaged by floods over the past 2 months, which caused at least $6 billion in damage, Bloomberg reports. And meteorologists predict that rainfall will keep increasing because of climate change. More »

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      climate change  • England  • flood  • homes  • repair  • house

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

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