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Know the Difference Between Appraisals and Home Inspections
Home appraisers and inspectors each play very important functions in setting the stage for real estate sales. Both generate reports that can be used to prevent the buyer from overpaying, but their roles are far from identical. Lenders require appraisals to make sure they don’t approve loans for more than the properties are worth. Appraisers […]
What is a Home Inspection Contingency?
About.com details what a home inspection contingency is, and why it has become so important in the world of real estate for buyers and their agents. Home inspection contingencies are handled differently across America, depending on local custom and state laws. In most states, a home inspection contingency is part of the purchase contract. This […]
Toxic Mold Found in Fairhaven, MA Elementary School
Black Mold Closes Fairhaven Elementary School – video FAIRHAVEN (CBS) – An unsettling discovery at an elementary school in southeastern Massachusetts just as the kids were getting ready to return. Black mold showed up in air quality tests requiring a last minute change of plans. The welcome notes are on the desks but so still […]
Mold in Denver, CO Nursing Home Made Employees Sick
Facilities administrators and managers will find this article interesting, even shocking. Several employees are suing Sierra Vista Nursing Home in Loveland, Colorado after they claim a known mold problem made them sick. The nursing home said they did not inform residents’ families because “it doesn’t constitute a public health risk.” The Denver CBS affiliate has […]
Three Mold Must-Knows for Every Homeowner
Have you seen both raining downpours and blistering temperatures this summer? Is your home suffering from water damage? You’re not alone. While a little part of the water damage picture, mold can be an ever growing, pesky problem that, if not taken care of quickly, can last forever. Better Business Bureau, along with the Environmental […]
Fall Season Typically a Busy Time for Mold Allergies
With the change of the seasons come the stuffy noses and runny eyes of colds and allergies. Fall is typically a very busy time for mold allergies and with 30% of the population having allergies; everyone needs to be aware of the symptoms caused by mold. This is a bad time of year for 11-year-old […]
Duct Cleaning and Allergies
It is now the season to start turning on the heat in your home, but what has been building up in the air ducts while they’ve remained unused during the summer? Take a look at the possible effect your air ducts may have on your health this fall Your airducts could be releasing allergens back […]
Navigating Your First Home Inspection
There are a lot of unknowns that come with being a first-time home buyer, not to mention it will be the biggest financial commitment most have ever made. A home inspection is a must for any first-time home buyer to help ensure they don’t get stuck with a nightmare property. This article from the TLC […]
How to Keep from Buying a “House of Horrors”
AOL Real Estate gives us this excellent piece on how important home inspections are, and how they can save the potential buyers thousands of dollars and worry. Included are several anecdotes on homeowners who have purchased “lemons” along with advice from real estate attorneys, agents, and home inspection professionals with a great video of a […]
Mice Infest Winnipeg Woman’s $1M House
A Canadian woman discovered that the $1 million house she’d just bought had a mouse infestation so thoroughly entrenched that she’s had to rip apart the home down to the framework to get rid of it. So how did she miss this “little” problem before buying the home? She says she didn’t get a home […]