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Archive for March, 2006


House wraps are like anoraks for your home

Weather-resistive barriers help prevent cold air leaksPaul BianchinaInman News
Ever slip on a lightweight windbreaker on a blustery, rainy day and feel warmer? A windbreaker doesn’t add much in the way of insulation and it only keeps out some of the rain, but really cuts down on how much wind works its way through all the [...]

03/24/06 | Leave a comment »



Seller tactics get top dollar for real estate

Quiz agent about marketing plan, sales commission, referencesRobert J. BrussInman News
Spring is traditionally the best time of year to sell your house or condominium. The reason is that March through June is the peak home sales season when the largest numbers of prospective buyers are in the market place.
But 2006 started out differently. For [...]

03/24/06 | Leave a comment »



A garage door ‘to die for’

Manufacturers meet demand for fashion, convenienceKatherine SalantInman News
We’ve all heard about the “to die for” kitchen that impresses your friends and relatives. What about the “to die for” garage door? The very idea may make you fall out of your chair laughing, but the offerings of garage door companies have radically changed in the last [...]

03/24/06 | Leave a comment »



Insiders bank on more Fed interest-rate hikes

More increases expectedLou BarnesInman News
The 10-year Treasury note has held below 4.75 percent, in turn holding mortgages below 6.5 percent, both despite certain knowledge that the Federal Reserve will raise its overnight rate on Tuesday to 4.75 percent and very likely signal intentions for one or more hikes ahead.
After next week, the Fed will not [...]

03/24/06 | Leave a comment »



Update to earlier post: yes, on a percentage basis, less “working families” own homes than 25 years ago

I’m still stinging from the lashing I received earlier today, from a commenter.
My blog entry was about a report issued this week by the Center for Housing Policy, a Washington DC group working to “broaden (the) understanding of America’s affordable housing challenges and examine the impact of policies and programs developed to address these needs.”
I [...]

03/24/06 | Leave a comment »



I guess I had my camera with me yesterday?

The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library is having an awesome exhibit right now, called Journeys of the Imagination, and if you’re into maps and history, like I am, it’ll knock your skirt pants off.
Here’s two maps I especially liked:

This is one of those cute maps that turns the world “upside-down”(sic) [...]

03/23/06 | 1 Comment »



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