This 1950′s style one level ranch had been through many owners and not much had been done to it. The current owners had out grown the house but didn’t want to leave the area. The solution was to increase and rearrange the existing footprint to accommodate their needs. At some point, one of the existing [...]
Archive for May, 2010
May 28th, 2010
Home Sales Continue to Improve this Spring
WASHINGTON – Existing-home sales rose again in April with buyers motivated by the tax credit, improving consumer confidence and favorable affordability conditions, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 7.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million units [...]
May 11th, 2010
House Passes Cash for Caulkers Bill
WASHINGTON: May 6, 2010 — Homeowners could collect thousands of dollars in Cash for Caulkers rebates for renovating their homes with better insulation and energy-saving windows and doors under a new economic stimulus bill the House passed Thursday. The Home Star bill, passed 246-161, would authorize $5.7 billion over two years for a program that [...]
May 11th, 2010
EPA LRRP Rule – The Opt Out Is Officially Out / House Passes Homestar
With publication in the Federal Register the Opt-Out provision in the EPA LRRP rule is removed effective July 6, 2010. Below is a summary of the publication in the Federal Register, and directly following a link to the entire rule. SUMMARY EPA is finalizing several revisions to the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (RRP) [...]
