A Toxic Drywall Antidote The company that used chlorine dioxide gas to eradicate anthrax from government buildings and mold from hospitals and houses in New Orleans said it can solve the problem of corrosive and stinky Chinese drywall without physically removing it. Sabre Technical Services said it has successfully neutralized the troublesome reduced sulfur gases …
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Checklist: Buying a Condo Conversion – WSJ.com
Checklist: Buying a Condo Conversion I am a first-time buyer. I have just viewed a 1,050-square-foot unit in a Brooklyn, N.Y. building, built in 1957. I like it, and I also like the $442,000 asking price. But before I commit, please tell me: What are the disadvantages of buying a newly converted condo? What should …
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The new flipping: short sales [South Florida]
The new flipping: short sales [South Florida] Untold millions of dollars that banks could have recovered from the sale of distressed Florida homes have instead been pocketed as profits by a new breed of property flipper. These flippers target houses on the verge of foreclosure and persuade banks and mortgage companies to accept lowball buyouts, …
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The Economy May Be Recovering, But Miami’s Foreclosure Mania Isn’t Close To Over [South Florida]
The Economy May Be Recovering, But Miami’s Foreclosure Mania Isn’t Close To Over Riptide was feeling all warm and fuzzy this morning. No, it wasn’t just from all the vodka in our coffee. (What, like you don’t start your day with a little ‘Russian java’?) The latest employment numbers came out this morning, and it …
Foreclosure properties worth a look
Foreclosure properties worth a look [Florida] People wanting to buy homes in Charlotte County are looking in all the usual places — and then some. Many of the county’s foreclosure properties on the Multiple Listing Service have become places where home seekers turn. There are certainly enough of them to see. As of Monday, Port …
Buy a house, get a check
Buy a house, get a check If you’re thinking of buying a house, run, don’t walk, to the nearest real estate office. Time is running out for first-time homebuyers to get an $8,000 tax credit. “We’re seeing closings take 30 to 45 days, so they’d better do it right now,” advised EiIeen Mikulecky, a Keller …