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Do You Need a Green Broker?
Filed under: Design,LifestyleIt's easy to see how the things that go into a new home -- furniture, windows, insulation, even the car sitting in the new garage -- can be made in a more eco-friendly way....
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YouTube Chef Shares Small Kitchen Successes
Filed under: LifestyleSerena Palumbo grew up in what foodies would consider a dream kitchen. It had a six-burner stove, two ovens and a marble counter where her family could spread out and cook...
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Renting 101: How to Find an NYC Apartment
Filed under: RentingVicki Salemi is a writer and former HR manager who landed a big-city job and moved from the New Jersey suburbs to New York City when she was 30. She dishes on how to successfully...
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Girl, 10, Builds Green Dream Home
Filed under: DesignLittle kids are the big nudges in the environmental movement these days. Just ask all the grown-ups who began recycling because their sons learned about it at school, or who bought a...
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A Hedging Option For Your Home
Filed under: NewsYou'd like to buy a home, but you're not sure if the market has hit bottom. And you sure don't want to be the sucker who plunks down his hard-earned money only to see his house start...
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Homeowners Alone Can't Turn Blue Collars Green
Filed under: NewsA funny thing happened on the way to the green economy: A recession wiped out countless old-line jobs, along with funding for the so-called green-collar jobs that were supposed to...
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How Much Can You Afford?
Key Video Takeaways Anu and Michael are young and their lives are still very much in transition. Michael is making his way through medical school -- and taking out a lot of student loans to do it. Anu...
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Does Your Home Match Your Lifestyle?
Filed under: Design,LifestyleWhy go to all the trouble of being a movie star, vineyard owner, golf pro or naturalist, when you can just live like one -- in a spanking new high-rise or community where...
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A New Way to Fund Green Home Renovations
Filed under: News,LifestyleHow's this for a clever energy-saving program: homeowners borrow money for green upgrades such as new windows, water heaters, insulation or roof-top solar panels. The money,...
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Energy Star: Not So Reliable After All
Filed under: Design,NewsThe U.S. government's Energy Star program is shining a little less brightly this week, after an investigation by the Government Accountability Office highlighted some...
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Avoid Foreclosure: Do Your (Math) Homework
Filed under: News,EconomyHow are your math skills? Did you breeze through high school algebra and Econ 101, or struggle through the former and never get to the latter? It turns out, perhaps not...
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Coney Island's New Rides Won't Lift Home Sales
Filed under: LifestyleBrooklyn's Coney Island is getting something of a well-needed makeover. A new, $30-million amusement park featuring the latest in rides and attractions from Italy's renowned...
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Buy or Rent? Which Is Right for You?
Should you buy that first home or remain a renter? It's a classic question made much more complicated by the housing market's recent crash. How do you know if you're ready? Will you be able to afford a...
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How to Price a Home to Sell Fast
It's a tough time to be a homeowner trying to sell. The national statistics show inventories and prices holding steady through the first half of 2010. While this is a relief from the grim free fall...
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Home-Sale Hardball: What Works Now
Filed under: NewsIf you need to sell a house that's underwater, the last thing you want to do is shell out a realtor fee that's going to cut into your loss even more. But doing an FSBO in this market...
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Mortgage Closing Fees Surge: How to Keep Yours Low
Filed under: NewsA recent report suggests closing costs on mortgages are skyrocketing, with direct bank fees up nearly 23 percent and third-party fees up more than 47 percent. First, the sort-of good...
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Buy a Condo at a (Sort Of) Celebrity Book Signing?
Filed under: News,Buying,Celebrity Homes,Selling Would you buy a condo at a book signing? I pondered that very question the other day after attending one for Laurie David, ex-wife of Larry David, who...
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