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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
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Low interest rates and rising rents make home ownership more attractive than renting. Read more
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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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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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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
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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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Sunday, March 11th, 2012
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We install a vinyl granite film on an old countertop to see if faux really is fabulous. Here’s what we discovered. Read
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White House makes another push for home owners, sales of second homes increase, and the principal reduction controversy grows. Read
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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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Small kitchen? Poof: A pegboard makes storage. If only we could keep the pegs on. Read
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Congratulations! Four HouseLogic readers each won $100 in our water-wise bathroom redo giveaway. Read
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Sunday, March 4th, 2012
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Warren Buffet gives the thumbs-up to homes as an investment, while regulators and legislators debate whether to reduce principal on troubled loans. Read
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Warning: Scammers are on the prowl, claiming to have your share of the foreclosure settlement — for a fee, of course. Read
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Sens. David Vitter and Jon Tester push NFIP renewal, and Sen. Scott Brown encourages short sale legislation. Read
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The 20% down payment rule threatens middle-income and minority borrowers’ ability to be home owners. Read
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New Obama budget proposes to limit the mortgage interest deduction; Congress makes a final push to pass a flood insurance extension. Read
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Monday, February 20th, 2012
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New Obama budget proposes to limit the mortgage interest deduction; Congress makes a final push to pass a flood insurance extension. Read
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A short sale might be worth more than avoiding a foreclosure on your credit report. For some, it means cold hard cash. Read
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Americans value their lawns. But $75,000 worth? Read
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Check out this new — but pricey — bathroom fan that eliminates crawling around your attic. But does “easy” trump “inexpensive?” You decide. Read
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This 4-year-old’s obsession with toilets is, to put it mildly, inspiring. Will he inspire you? Read
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Sunday, February 12th, 2012
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A new online tool helps home owners who used the 2008 first-time home buyer tax credit calculate how much they now have to pay back. Read
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We explain the tax details around giving the gift of a home down payment. Read
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Don’t rouse the IRS or pay more taxes than necessary — know the score on each home tax deduction and credit. Read
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HouseLogic talks to CPA Alan D. Kahn, who offers tips for investing a tax refund in your home based on where you are in life—and with your house. Read
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Property tax exemptions are available to many homeowners, but you’ll need to do some legwork to find them and lower your property tax bill. Read
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Sunday, February 5th, 2012
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Tax benefits for home owners disappeared at the end of 2011 and no one knows whether Congress will bring them back. How annoying! Read
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Here are celebrity kitchens that make our mouths water. Thanks, Architectural Digest! Read
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Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of what we laughingly call winter. Read
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Jetson Green’s Preston Koerner negotiates space issues, escapes to a hotel to avoid fumes, and takes a closer look at his potential water savings. Read
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A few signs of life in the housing market top our latest roundup of home ownership headlines. Read
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