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Volunteers help veterans, and others, get their house in order
The first troops showed up on a Saturday morning at the four-bedroom house in Columbia heavily armed: saws, hammers, crowbars, drills. They've returned three times since and are expected back again next week in hopes of making repairs upstairs and down,...Tags: Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), Science and Technology, U.S. Army, Finance, Sears
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SPECIAL REPORT: Cheap money bankrolls Wall Street's bet on housing
Reuters* Institutional investors inflating Las Vegas market * Fed easy money policy boosting some housing markets * Some investors backing away from housing trade * Vegas residents fear being priced out by Wall St. speculators By Matthew Goldstein LAS...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Blackstone Group, L.P., Foreclosures, Condos and Houses, Realty
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Scam plays on utility bill angle
Utility companies throughout the United States and Canada are warning their customers that scammers are calling residents and impersonating utility staff, claiming to be collecting on late bills. Here's how the scam works. Your phone rings, and the...
Tags: Shingles, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Business, Investments
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Hiring a contractor isn't easy - these tips can help
Watchdog with Paul MuschickWhen hiring a home improvement contractor, choose carefully. There are many good ones out there, but others will give you trouble, as I noted in today's Watchdog column about contractor Kevin Drake. Here's how you can try to protect yourself....... -
Couple get in TV show's spotlight to get out of the sun
The Santa Fe New MexicanWalt and Dauna Howerton bought their 1960s, ranch-style house off Old Santa Fe Trail in 2012, when they moved back to the area after a decade in Austin, Texas. Their previous home in New Mexico was a 100-year-old adobe in the Espanola Valley. But this...Tags: PBS (tv network)
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Razzoo's Cajun Cafe filed a demolition permit for work on former Caretta's Cafe
Tyler Morning Telegraph, TexasAddison-based Razzoo's Cajun Cafe filed a demolition permit for work on the 6,690-square-foot building that formerly housed Caretta's Cafe, at 7011 S. Broadway Ave. Strong Group Inc., of Lewisville, is the contractor for the $16,000 project. First...Tags: Environmental Issues, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Highway Transportation, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Consumer's journey is lesson on value of research
The Virginian-PilotDavid Gauthier woke up last July 5 in the cool comfort of his air-conditioning system, which had broken the day before, but with some discomfort about how he got there. The condenser fan motor for the AC conked out at his Virginia Beach home on the...Tags: General Contracting, Sales, Consumers, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Services and Shopping
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'A wonderful feeling'
The Decatur Daily, Ala.Since Johnny and Dorothy Bell moved to 505 14th Ave. N.W., in 2006, a hole in the drywall of their kitchen has slowly expanded, inviting squirrels, insects and other pests inside their home. The Decatur residents, who were selected to receive free...Tags: Social Security, Diabetes, Nucor Corporation, Renovation
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BRIEF: Project Home wraps up Hammer with Heart home repairs next weekend
The Wisconsin State JournalProject Home's 12th annual Hammer with a Heart program will finish up soon, with most of the work on nine Dane County homes selected for improvements to take place May 4. About 200 skilled volunteers from local construction firms, the trades and the... -
Hartford Foundation Announces Manchester Grants
The Hartford CourantThe Hartford Foundation for Public Giving on Thursday announced $74,250 in grants for local and regional programs. Rebuilding Together of Manchester, which helps low-income and elderlly people with home repairs and maintenance, received $7,500, a news...Tags: Land Resources, Children's Museum, Human Interest, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Sweepstakes scammer claims to represent BBB
Sweepstakes scammers are forever creating new ways to take advantage of the public. A recent scam involves an alleged telephone call from the Better Business Bureau. One consumer reported that he was called by a man claiming to be from the BBB. The...
Tags: Finance, Consumers, Business, Investments, Credit and Debt
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Home improvement: An investment you can live with
For many property owners, yard work season has arrived. But raking leaves, taming shrubs and picking stray pieces of gravel often leads homeowners to an unhappy discovery — loose spouting, a few missing shingles or stray siding. “...
Tags: Shingles, Prices, Photography and Video, Services and Shopping, Building Material
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Apr 22, 2013
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