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If you have not been to Holiday World yet, you are in for a treat. Holiday World is a water park located close to picturesque St Clause Indiana. Holiday World is a family friendly park and offers world renowned rides for those who like adventures and cool rides for every one else. Here is a direc...
04/30/2009
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We are pleased to report that the March sales figures both for existing and new single family homes have increased in Vanderburgh and Warrick counties. We saw a 20% increase from the figures in February. Overall sales volume for the entire Multi List System rose by 32% with more than $ 26.6 milli...
04/29/2009
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Home owners with older properties have a challenge far greater than those owners of newer properties, whose homes have been built with the latest construction methods. Older homes are just not as efficient. Insulation and replacement windows certainly will help in increasing the efficiency of a ...
04/28/2009
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According to Freddie Mac, interest rates on 30 year mortgages fell slightly last week but remained a bit higher than the record low rates set earlier this month. Mortgage rates went down to 4.8% from 4.82 % least week. Just as a quick comparison, last years average rates at this time were 6.03%. ...
04/27/2009
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While surfing the internet for information and articles about real estate, I came across this site and was pleasantly surprised to see how simple, but yet far reaching the concept is for the business plan of www.nohome.org. nohome.org is a company that builds websites and at the same time they ...
04/26/2009
Existing-home sales eased in March but first-time buyers are responding to low mortgage interest rates and tax credits, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Existing-home sales - including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops - declined 3.0 percent to a seasonally ad...
04/24/2009
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This article is very well written and explains well the relation Baby Boomers play in the recovery of the real estate industry. Baby Boomers comprise the largest population group and as they approach retirement this group will have significant impact on real estate by either downsizing, or reloca...
04/24/2009
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When selecting insulation, you not only need to look at R-value, but also at these materials' relationship with the rest of the building envelope. Though the fundamentals of building science are unchanging, new products and evolving best practices allow insulation to play an increasingly impo...
04/23/2009
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I certainly hope that no one gets burglarized, but I thought this information is strange enough that it is worth mentioning. To get an honest answer from a person who has chosen this line of work is a catch 22 situation. No pun intended with catch. Home Burglar Survey A survey of home burglars...
04/22/2009
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This is a very well written article on hot water heaters and tips to save money operating the hot water heater. Did you know that for each 10F degree in water temperature, you can save 3% to 5% in energy costs? These and many other savings will make it easier on your pocket book. Saving on water ...
04/21/2009