Archive for December, 2009

2009: another year at Real Estate Now – Boston Globe (blog)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

2009: another year at Real Estate Now
Boston Globe (blog)
I have also tapped James Morrison, a home inspector, for tips and stories. This year, I covered the big stories that affect buyers: foreclosure, ...

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Posted By BRIAN GORMAN – Sudbury Star

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Posted By BRIAN GORMAN
Sudbury Star
This is the single most expensive investment of anyone's life, and they're trying to take the advice of a home inspector. "Yes, we have some good ones, ...

Survey shows planned use of tax credit – Bethany Beach Wave

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Survey shows planned use of tax credit
Bethany Beach Wave
SALISBURY -- Home inspector and energy analysis courses are being offered in January by the continuing education division at Wor-Wic Community College on ...

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Buyer’s Lack of Due Diligence can be a Costly Mistake – PRLog.Org (press release)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Buyer's Lack of Due Diligence can be a Costly Mistake
PRLog.Org (press release)
Hire a nationally certified home inspector to evaluate the house to identify any defects requiring corrective action. In Massachusetts home inspectors are ...

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Wednesday letters: Stay off the roof, Leonard – OregonLive.com (blog)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Wednesday letters: Stay off the roof, Leonard
OregonLive.com (blog)
Having once been a public employee with the state of Oregon and currently being a self-employed, licensed home inspector and handyman, I found myself in a ...

Local home inspector honored by society – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Local home inspector honored by society
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
FORT MILL -- Johnny Kay of Arrow Home Inspection Service, a Fort Mill firm that conducts inspections of new and existing homes, was honored recently by the ...

Handling Issues of Environmental Safety – Cooperator

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Cooperator

Handling Issues of Environmental Safety
Cooperator
“Asbestos is only a problem when it becomes powder or dust and you breathe it,” says Frank Torre, a realtor and home inspector based in Hicksville. ...

Beyond the Mortgage Payment – Wall Street Journal

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Beyond the Mortgage Payment
Wall Street Journal
To get a better handle on where the house stands, buyers should attend a home inspection and ask questions, says Bill Richardson, a home inspector in New ...

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Before buying your first home, brace yourself for these extra costs – MarketWatch

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Before buying your first home, brace yourself for these extra costs
MarketWatch
To get a better handle on where the house stands, buyers should attend a home inspection and ask questions, says Bill Richardson, a home inspector in New ...

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Nine staff lose their jobs as 70-bed Sway nursing home is heavily criticised – Southern Daily Echo

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Nine staff lose their jobs as 70-bed Sway nursing home is heavily criticised
Southern Daily Echo
The home's new care director is Patrick Smith, a former care home inspector who has worked in the industry for 34 years. Mr Smith said he had been forced to ...

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