RISMEDIA, October 1, 2010—(MCT)—Wendy and Robby Haun had to sell their home near Cary, N.C., to make way for a state highway project, but the comfortable ranch house did not go to waste. It went to Builders of Hope, a pioneering Raleigh, N.C., nonprofit that has found new life and new families for more than [...]

RISMEDIA, September 30, 2010—RealtyTrac, a leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties released its Q2 2010 U.S. Foreclosure Sales Report, which shows that foreclosure homes accounted for 24% of all residential sales in the second quarter of 2010 and that the average sales price of properties that sold while in some stage of foreclosure was more [...]

RISMEDIA, September 28, 2010—A growing segment of the housing market—first-time home buyers—are contributing to an increase in demand for smaller and less expensive new homes, according to research from economists at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Delving into data from the most recent biennial American Housing Survey, which was conducted by the Department of [...]

Shasta (Southwest Redding – Redding, California, US)

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Room for everyone in this great westside home. Floor plan offers great options for use of the home. 4th bdrm could be large office or den. Two bedroom suites, formal dining room, great room, large laundry room, bedrooms are spacious w/extra closet space & plenty of storage thru out. [...]

Shasta (Millville – Millville, California, US)

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Great 5-acre parcel in a very desirable part of Millville near Palo Cedro. Property features a seasonal Creek and a good shady building site. Power is at front of property and there is a small horse barn already on property!
Offered by Clint and Mindy Cronic of Next Generation Real Estate [...]

I grew up in the country, the boondocks some would say. So when I hear the word “rustic,” I think of it in the purist sense – a simple style derived from the country and inspired by nature.
Autumn’s timeless color palette is both rustic and chic (not an oxymoron!), with traditional harvest colors [...]

RISMEDIA, September 23, 2010—(MCT)—New housing starts surged 10.5% in August 2010 to the highest level since spring, but the activity was driven by a sharp spike in apartment construction, government data showed. Housing starts rose in August to an annualized rate of 598,000, compared with a revised 0.4% increase in July, the Commerce Department reported. [...]

RISMEDIA, September 23, 2010—(MCT)—Bill Joyce starts every short sale journey with “The Speech.” In a what’s-ahead warning to home buyers, the Roseville real estate broker promises prospective buyers that they will be tested and tortured. They will endure privations beyond all expectations. And then they might fail.
“All the things you normally expect are suspended,” Joyce [...]

RISMEDIA, September 21, 2010—(CBS MoneyWatch)—Foreclosures spiked in August 2010, with banks seizing 95,364 homes, according to RealtyTrac, a housing research firm. They were up 25% from August 2009 and at their highest level since the company started tracking this data in 2005.This is frightening news for homeowners, home sellers, and home builders who may feel [...]

Carl Zwanzig said, “Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.”  Not just the universe, Carl.my son’s not-so-gently-used car in high school was basically duct tape on wheels.  He still talks fondly of it.  For more than 60 years, this miracle adhesive has [...]