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• Friday Five: The Return of Home Ownership

  Low interest rates and rising rents make home ownership more attractive than renting. Read more

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  Wow! A Vending Machine that Helps You Get Rid of Stuff

  A new vending machine lets you swap your unloved stuff. Might be a good way to repurpose leftovers from your last home improvement project. Read more

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  Are Greenhouses the New She-Cave?

  Our quest to help women find space of their own has gone outdoors. Do you have a special space? Read more

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  7 Home Products You Didn’t Know You Needed

  The products on display at the Housewares show range from the bizarre to the practical and promise to change your life. You be the judge: Will these gizmos help you? Read more

• What’s the Best Way to Pay a General Contractor?

  When paying a general contractor, is paper or plastic better? Angie’s List founder shares some tips and advice. Read more

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  Can Granite Film Really Fool The Eye?

  We install a vinyl granite film on an old countertop to see if faux really is fabulous. Here’s what we discovered. Read

• Friday Five: Obama Plan to Help Housing Market Would Bypass Congress

  White House makes another push for home owners, sales of second homes increase, and the principal reduction controversy grows. Read

• The Moral Dilemma of Reducing Principal on Underwater Mortgages

  A tool in the fight to stave off more foreclosures and help rally the housing market gets jammed by debate. Read
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  Does Pegboard Kitchen Storage Really Work?

  Small kitchen? Poof: A pegboard makes storage. If only we could keep the pegs on. Read

• One Bathroom Makeover, 4 Winners in HouseLogic Giveaway

  Congratulations! Four HouseLogic readers each won $100 in our water-wise bathroom redo giveaway. Read

• Friday Five: Warren Buffet Touts Homes Over Stocks, Home Contracts Up

  Warren Buffet gives the thumbs-up to homes as an investment, while regulators and legislators debate whether to reduce principal on troubled loans. Read

• Scammers Already Have Bulls-Eye on $25B Foreclosure Settlement

  Warning: Scammers are on the prowl, claiming to have your share of the foreclosure settlement — for a fee, of course. Read

• Friday Five: Some Senators Turn Focus to Housing as Election Nears

  Sens. David Vitter and Jon Tester push NFIP renewal, and Sen. Scott Brown encourages short sale legislation. Read

• 20% Down Rule Will Stifle Housing Recovery with Majority Unable to Buy

  The 20% down payment rule threatens middle-income and minority borrowers’ ability to be home owners. Read

• Friday Five: Obama’s Budget Challenges Mortgage Deduction for Some

  New Obama budget proposes to limit the mortgage interest deduction; Congress makes a final push to pass a flood insurance extension. Read