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Archive for January, 2007

Italian Countryside, Just as Imagined

How Douglas Andrews, an American, made his dream of restoring an abandoned Italian farmhouse come true. Read More…

Square Feet: From Arms to Art

The United States Navy shipyard in North Charleston, S.C., is becoming an artists’ colony with housing and businesses. Read More…

Wayne County: Northville Township

Description: Four-bedroom, 3 1/2 -bath colonial with central air conditioning, formal dining area, a first-floor laundry, partially finished basement and an attached three-car garage. Read More…

Oakland County: Commerce Township

Description: Four-bedroom, 2 1/2 -bath brick colonial with central air conditioning, fireplace, first-floor laundry, in-ground sprinkler system and an attached two-car garage. Read More…

Macomb County: Sterling Heights

Description: Three-bedroom, two-bath brick ranch with central air conditioning, fireplace, formal dining area, finished basement and a two-car garage. Read More…

Livingston County: Howell

Description: Three-bedroom, one-bath ranch with aluminum exterior, central air conditioning, unfinished basement, deck and an attached one-car garage. Read More…

Property Values: What You Get for … $3.9 Million

Homes on the market in Portsmouth, R.I., Edwards, Colo., and Napa, Calif. Read More…

Home Away: Summer Rentals: The Forecast Is Calm

Even though the soft real estate market has boosted inventory and pushed down prices on seasonal rentals, there are things owners can do to help their rental properties stand out. Read More…

Apartment Group Targets NIMBY Arguments

Escalating home prices have pushed homeownership ntoward un-affordability in many parts of the country. Homelessness is an never increasing problem and population growth appears to be headed toward na pattern of smaller but more numerous households which, regardless of nsize, will need a place to live. So it’s a no-brainer that America nneeds more housing. Well […]

Rising foreclosures fuel fraudulent help

Thousands of people fall each year for offers that promise to help them avoid foreclosure but that leave them with none of the equity they had built up in their property. Their situation matches one of the three common models of foreclosure fraud the National Consumer Law Center has described in a report on the […]