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The balance of sales power - 7/20/2008
Are you looking to sell your home but are worried about selling into the slumping housing market?
Retiree needs advice with housing strategy - 7/20/2008
DEAR BRUCE: I plan to retire in six months at full retirement age. My monthly Social Security check will be $1,800, enough money to live on. I have $90,000 in my 401(k) plan and a 5.8 percent mortgage, with a balance of $70,000. I have no other investments.
Dream Home - 7/20/2008
Betting that the market will improve but fuel costs will continue to escalate, Alan Resnick is building a 4,000-square-foot, $1.6 million dream home at the top of Ashland's Strawberry Lane to be super green and super energy efficient.
This year's remodel - 7/20/2008
In the wild real-estate economy of three years ago, it often made sense to buy, let it appreciate and sell. Obviously, that often doesn't work anymore.
Unclutter your thoughts - 7/20/2008
If your kitchen feels inefficient or cluttered, here's good news from interior designers: Even the oldest kitchens can become streamlined, attractive work spaces without major remodeling.
If you build it ... - 7/20/2008
In this sluggish economy, some developers are laying low, waiting for the market to recover. But others are betting the market won't drop much further and continue to build, offering attractive prices for customers ready to buy now.
Upside of a downturn - 7/20/2008
Bargains are found on virtually every block these days when you're shopping for a home.

Spring Real Estate

Rely on real estate pros - 4/27/2008

The process of buying or selling a home is a long and complicated one, and it can be tempting to act as your own agent and keep the commission.
What the buyers want - 4/27/2008

If your house, condo or townhome doesn't have central air, an oversized garage or a walk-in closet in the master bedroom, you may have a long wait finding a buyer.
A place for pets during sale time - 4/27/2008

When Tom and Bonnie Taylor were relocating from Attica, Ind., to Springfield, Ill.
Pressure to sell - 4/27/2008

Sellers who want or need to sell their homes quickly should take serious action. It's a buyer's market, so homeowners will have to work even harder to get their house noticed and sold.
Making an impression - 4/27/2008

As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.
A boost on the upper Rogue - 4/27/2008

In good times or bad, the upper Rogue region seems to attract real estate buyers in the early months of the year.
Freddie Mac uses YouTube to warn of foreclosure scams - 4/27/2008

Freddie Mac is turning to YouTube, a video-sharing Internet site, to educate homeowners about the dangers of losing their dwellings in foreclosure scams.
Condos: rules to live by - 4/27/2008

No lawn to mow, no snow to shovel, a golf course in your backyard and a guard at the gate may be enough to entice you to buy a condo or co-op, even a single-family home in a community governed by a...
Condos feel the squeeze - 4/27/2008

In July, 2005, investors bought The Meadow Wood apartment complex at 2101 Poplar Drive with the intention of converting its units into 85 condominiums.
Lending rules get tougher - 4/27/2008

When interest rates start to drop, financially savvy homeowners usually head straight for their banker or mortgage lender.