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AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENT 3/1/2009 Almost new Spring Hill, FL William Ryan built home with double door entry and large study. Light, bright and neutral throughout. No rear neighbors! Home features many outstanding upgrades including Double Pane Low E insulated windows throughout SAVE $$$ on A/C! Linen Corian Countertops in the kitchen — 42″ [...]

Some of the pros and cons of [tag]construction-to-permanent loan[/tag]s from both the builder’s and the buyer’s perspectives. For one thing, buyers can obtain such financing much cheaper than builders, which means the house can probably be built for less money. For another, only one closing is involved, so there’s only one set of expensive [tag]settlement [...]

While the new [tag]construction[/tag] for [tag]single family dwelling[/tag]s may be slowing, [tag]baby boomer[/tag]s and gen-x-ers are at the forefront of the remodeling boom. [tag]Home improvement[/tag] spending by home owners grew by 4.5 percent last year, with owner-occupants investing $149.5 billion in their homes, Baker reported. Although rising short-term interest rates and slower price appreciation has [...]

When a bathroom is more than just a bathroom. Many Type-A [tag]bathroom[/tag]s are showing up in high-end “[tag]smart home[/tag]s,” which feature [tag]computer[/tag] systems that let [tag]homeowner[/tag]s control music, temperature and lights from wall-mounted [tag]touch pad[/tag]s. Now, builders and [tag]interior designer[/tag]s say, more owners also want [tag]toilet-side technology[/tag]. Future Home, a Los Angeles-based entertainment-system installer, says [...]

Discount brokers routinely charge up to 70 percent less than the commission paid to traditional real estate agencies. New research from Penn State’s Smeal [tag]College of Business[/tag] may lend support to the [tag]Federal Trade Commission[/tag]‘s stance that [tag]discount real estate broker[/tag]s do not harm [tag]consumer[/tag]s. The Smeal study finds that [tag]discount brokerage[/tag]s, which often cost [...]

[tag]Property tax[/tag]es are one of the oldest forms of [tag]taxation[/tag], and disgruntlement over them doubtless dates from the time they were first imposed. In the U.S., one of the more notable revolts culminated in 1978, when [tag]California[/tag] voters passed the landmark [tag]Proposition 13[/tag]. Across the nation, [tag]American[/tag]s are revolting against [tag]rising property taxes[/tag]. According to [...]