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Home resales at 1-1/2 year-high, supply falls

Home resales at 1-1/2 year-high, supply falls

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales rose to a 1-1/2-year high in January, pushing the supply of properties on the market to the lowest level in almost seven years in a hopeful sign...

Home resales at 1-1/2 year-high, supply falls

U.S. mortgage applications sagged last week: MBA

U.S. mortgage applications sagged last week: MBA

U.S. extends deadline for borrowers to seek foreclosure reviews

Mary Umberger: The bitter truth about homeownership

Lawmakers push Fannie, Freddie to write-down mortgage principal

Obama Administration expands foreclosure relief program

Advice

Bank of Mom and Dad

When painting a house, how cold is too cold?

Green Living

New plants for 2012

New plants for 2012

This year's "new" varieties include heirlooms returned from obscurity. The 2012 introductions can bring some spark to gardens, and help...

Extending the life of cut flowers

Q: I have not been having good luck with getting cut flowers to last long at home. Could you please provide some tips?

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Inside your home: Tips and Tricks

Easy ways to clear your indoor air

According to the EPA, most of us spend about 90 percent of our time indoors. And although there are plenty of laws and regulations about...

Super Bowl game plan

If you'll be holding a little gathering of your own come kickoff time, we've got a party playbook for you that combines Superbowl classics...

Should you be your own general contractor?

Most general contractors, called GCs, don't pound nails or wire outlets. Carpenters, electricians, plumbers and other subcontractors take...

What to do with all that extra stuff after the holidays

It's the time of year when our homes are absolutely filled to the brim with stuff.

Repair or replace a recurring question in tough times

When should you repair and when should you replace?

Mary Ellen Podmolik: Ways to keep remodeling costs, and frustration, down

It'll soon be that time of year when the holidays are over, homeowners take shelter inside their abodes, take a long hard look around and...

Sitting around

Beekeeper's Bible

Buzzing deep into the hive

The depths and thrills of a honeybee hive

Gardener zone change

Zone change: What does it mean for gardeners?

Are warm climates good for gardeners?

Ditching stinky spots

The dirty truth: Your house stinks

Get the right tools to make that dirt disappear.