Consumer News and Advice Archive


Spiders: Save Them for Haunted Houses

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
RISMEDIA, Oct. 17, 2007-In October, haunted houses across the nation are filled with creepy critters seeking to scare their many visitors. One of the most popular and frightening images of Halloween are spiders. Although ideal for this holiday, spiders, especially brown recluse spiders, are insects that can pose severe health ...
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Wire Fraud? What to Do When Problems Surface After Declining a Home Inspection

Monday, October 15th, 2007
By Lew Sichelman ...
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Home Improvement Q& A: Nine Questions to Ask a Contractor

Thursday, October 11th, 2007
By Desiree French ...
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New California Appraisal Law is Good First Step to Protect Appraisers and Homeowners

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
RISMEDIA, Oct. 11, 2007-Last Friday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law, SB 223. This bill is an attempt to reform the system that puts pressure on appraisers to hit a predetermined value for a property, set by the mortgage brokers or homeowners to make a sale go through. ...
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Heating Bills to be About 10% Higher this Winter

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch ...
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Four Ways to Fend Off Foreclosure

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
By Marshall Loeb, MarketWatch ...
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True or False: If a House Lingers, is There Something Wrong With It?

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
By June Fletcher, The Wall Street Journal Online ...
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Local Home Sales Tax Bills Spark Public Response

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
RISMEDIA, Oct. 10, 2007-New Jersey's current and future homeowners can now use the Web site www.njhometax.com to tell state legislators that they don't want to pay hundreds of dollars more for a local Home Sales Tax. ...
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Prudential Georgia Realty: State of the Real Estate Market

Monday, October 8th, 2007
RISMEDIA, Oct. 9, 2007-The market facts tell us that-right now-there is a truly unique window of opportunity for well-informed buyers of residential real estate. As we look back historically, there have been previous "windows of opportunity" for buying real estate, stocks and other investments. How many times have we heard ...
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