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Entries from April 2010

Portable, Foldable Speakers Are Perfect For Your Office, Your Hotel, And The Beach

April 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on Portable, Foldable Speakers Are Perfect For Your Office, Your Hotel, And The Beach

Fold-up speakers for your MP3 players? You better believe it. OrigAudio’s eco-friendly Fold-N-Play speakers let you take your favorite playlists on the road to your office, hotel rooms and the beach.

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Tags: Home Gadgets

Housing Starts Data Hints That Housing Will Expand Even After The Tax Credit Expires

April 28th, 2010 · Comments Off on Housing Starts Data Hints That Housing Will Expand Even After The Tax Credit Expires

A Housing Start is a new home on which construction has started and, over the last 6 months, home builders are averaging one half-million starts per month. This marks the highest 6-month average since 2008 and a reading one-fifth percent better from 12 months ago. Revisions to prior data have all been higher, too.

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Economy · Housing starts · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Fight Your Real Estate Property Tax Bill Without A Lawyer

April 27th, 2010 · Comments Off on Fight Your Real Estate Property Tax Bill Without A Lawyer

More than 60 percent of U.S. homes are “over-assessed”, says an industry trade group. It causes homeowners to pay more in property taxes than they otherwise should have to. You might be one of them. Have you considered fighting it?

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Tags: Local · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate · Real Estate Taxes

Home Resales Boom Into The End Of The Tax Credit; Home Values Seen Rising.

April 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Home Resales Boom Into The End Of The Tax Credit; Home Values Seen Rising.

Existing Home Sales rose in March, as expected. U.S. homebuyers closed on 7 percent more homes as compared to February.

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Tags: Existing Home Sales

How To Keep Your Kitchen Knives Sharp

April 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on How To Keep Your Kitchen Knives Sharp

If you own kitchen knives, you better keep them honed. That’s because a dull knife blade not only slows you down in the kitchen, but it can be more dangerous than its ready-to-cut counterpart, too. In this brief, 2-minute video, you’ll learn how to use a knife steel to keep your kitchen cutlery in top form.

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Tags: Kitchen Gadgets

Home Renovations That Increase Your Resale Value (2010 Edition)

April 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Home Renovations That Increase Your Resale Value (2010 Edition)

Not all home improvements are created equal. Especially if you’re looking for “resale value” back from your work. An article from the Wall Street Journal lays it out cleanly. Function beats flash these days so be wary of where you spend.

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Tags: Home improvement

How To Buy Bank-Owned Homes In A Period Of Rising Inventory

April 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on How To Buy Bank-Owned Homes In A Period Of Rising Inventory

California, Florida, Arizona and Georgia accounted for more than half of all bank repossessions in March 2010. It’s a disproportionate distribution of foreclosures. Together, the 4 states represent just 23 percent of the overall U.S. population.

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Tags: foreclosures · Local · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate · Real estate investing

Why You Shouldn’t Schedule Your Closing For May 28, 2010

April 15th, 2010 · Comments Off on Why You Shouldn’t Schedule Your Closing For May 28, 2010

If you’re under contract for a home and plan to close in May, consider a closing date other than Friday May 28, 2010.

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Tags: Homebuyer Tax Credit · Real Estate

Don’t Leave Tax Credits On The Table (And How To Get Them Back If You Already Filed)

April 15th, 2010 · Comments Off on Don’t Leave Tax Credits On The Table (And How To Get Them Back If You Already Filed)

Taxes are due April 15 and if you’re among the millions of Americans who wait until the last week to file, watch this video interview. It could help you reduce your federal tax liability.

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Tags: Tax Tips

Worried About Natural Disasters? Here’s How To Protect Your Household.

April 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on Worried About Natural Disasters? Here’s How To Protect Your Household.

If you’ve never watched the 3-minute “It Takes Just Three Steps To Get Ready For An Emergency” video from Ready.gov, do it now.

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Home How To