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Homeowner’s Toolkit Archive
RISMEDIA, March 21, 2009-As the days get longer (and warmer), more and more Americans turn their thoughts to those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. In the past, this time of year had vacation homeowners rubbing their hands together in gleeful anticipation of a healthy booking season. But now that ...
RISMEDIA, March 17, 2009-Ask homeowners about their DTI (debt-to-income) ratios, and they're likely to respond with something like, "My what ratios?!" However, when distressed homeowners are sizing up their foreclosure options, they need to brush up on DTI ratios. Lenders will be scrutinizing these ratios to determine homeowner eligibility for ...
RISMEDIA, March 16, 2009-The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded nearly $12 million in grants to 207 public housing agencies across the U.S. to help public housing residents find jobs that lead them toward economic independence. ...
RISMEDIA, March 12, 2009-A property tax analytics expert warns that 500,000 or more New Jersey homeowners may lose an average savings of $1,919 by failing to file their tax appeals by April 1. ...
RISMEDIA, March 11, 2009-(MCT)-Part of the president's stimulus package will allow homeowners to save money on energy and on their tax filings. That's good news, not only for homeowners, but for businessmen such as Steve Plumley of Thermal Specialties and Installation Co. in Adamstown. "I see it as the biggest call to action since World War II," Plumley said of the move to save money and be less dependent on foreign sources for energy.
RISMEDIA, March 11, 2009-(MCT)-Like many people in the Bay Area, Odette Essary was a longtime renter. ...
RISMEDIA, March 10, 2009-(MCT)-Q: Yesterday, my neighbor left a note requesting that I no longer feed the birds and squirrels with hopper feeders. He says they're attracting mice. The feeders are filled with sunflower seeds and are 25 to 50 feet from his house. The neighbor on the other side ...
RISMEDIA, March 10, 2009-(MCT)-One way to rein in your plant purchases this spring without putting a damper on your dream garden is to use annuals-especially those you can start from seeds sown directly into the garden. For 15 to 25 bucks-the price of one or two flats of flowers or ...
RISMEDIA, March 9, 2009-Tax season is upon us, and homeowners everywhere will reap the benefits of tax breaks and incentives. Homeowners and potential home buyers should know what expenses are deductible and the ins-and-outs of new tax laws, says FrontDoor.com. ...
RISMEDIA, March 9, 2009-(MCT)-Ellis County, Texas, Constable Mike Jones drove his white cruiser through the neighborhood of palatial two-story homes and lush lawns. He stopped in front of a house with an overgrown weedy lot and a Ford Probe jacked up in the driveway. ...
RISMEDIA, March 6, 2009-(MCT)-In Santos Espinosa's small beige house near Arden Fair mall last week, a crew installed fluorescent lightbulbs, swapped out an old water heater and filled drafty gaps beneath doors. For thousands of Sacramento-area households, this sort of work stands to be the biggest direct benefit of the federal economic stimulus package. The bill pumps at least $20 billion into energy efficiency, by far the largest such investment in U.S. history.
RISMEDIA, March 4, 2009-(MCT)-What a difference nine months make. In the not-long-ago credit-card binge days, one of the "in" things was to own a TV the size of a bus. Today, it's to have six months of living expenses saved in case you get laid off.
RISMEDIA, March 4, 2009-For home owners contemplating selling their homes in the current market, Relocation.com, a leading online consumer resource for moving services, offers several tips to help sellers maximize the final sale price, get the home sold quickly and move on to their new home. While many factors come ...
RISMEDIA, March 3, 2009-(MCT)-Stunned by falling home values and rising foreclosures nationwide, mortgage lenders have become more critical of the appraisal process and begun insisting the assessment of a home's worth be far more rigorous than it used to be.
