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Home Remodeling and Repair Study - Q1 2009

In these challenging economic times, reasons for optimism may seem few and far between— especially in the housing sector. The Q1 2009 installment of ServiceMagic's...Read more about Home Remodeling and Repair Study - Q1 2009

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Home Foreclosures: The New American Lemon

Although most commonly associated with automobiles, the term "lemon" comes from the beginning of the 20th century and indicates any item sold in substandard condition...Read more about Home Foreclosures: The New American "Lemon"

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• High-Up Home Maintenance: Be Safe without a Safety Net
• Home Repairs: Maybe They'll Just Go Away, Right?

• The Fast Track to Home Fitness
• Water, Water Everywhere: How to Prevent Flood Damage
• Cabinet Secretaries for Home Renovations
• Checklist: Monthly Maintenance
• Complete a Presidential Inspection of Your Home
• Continental Philosophy for Home Improvement in the Great Plains
• Enact a Home Maintenance Bailout, before It's Too Late
• Go All-in for Free Labor for Your Home
• Home Improvement Southwest-Style
• Have You Looked Under Your Home's Hood Lately?
• America's REAL Home Makeovers
• Best Ways to Invest this Year's Tax Refund back into Your Home
• Best and Worst Dressed Homes
• How Homeowners can Create a New Era of Responsibility
• How Homeowners should Benefit from Economic Stimulus Plan
• How to Use the Internet for Your Next Home Improvement Project
• Is the Housing Crisis Causing a Home Improvement Crisis?
• Look for Value and Need with Your Home Improvement Budget
• NFL Home Improvement Playoffs
• New Generation of House Poor Leads to Strange Housing Conditions
• Home Improvement with a Southern Accent
• Home Improvements for New England and Colonial America
• Homeowners Look Online as Retailers Cut Jobs, Close Stores
• Emergency Home Generators
• 8 Things You Should Never Do to Your Home
• Obama's Economic Plan and the Home Improvement Industry
• Ready-Made vs. Customized Home Improvements
• Sports Injuries of the Home
• The Hideous Houdini: Disappearance of the Middle-Class Home Improvement
• The Obama Plan and Keynesian Economics: Digging Holes
• The Slowest (and Quickest) Home Improvements
• When Can You Start an Outdoor Home Improvement?
• Protect Yourself with a Home Warranty
• Fire Safety 101
• Simple Home Repairs
• Portable Generators: Anywhere You Want It
• Winterize Your Home

KNOW-HOW

A Home Maintenance Recipe for an Enjoyable Holiday Season

Think of home maintenance around the holidays as a little like cooking Christmas dinner. Sure you're busy with the mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and sweet...Read more about Home Maintenance

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• Curiosity Killed the Homeowner: Exercise Caution with these DIY Projects
• Holistic Childproofing for Your Home: By the Numbers and with your Gut

• Checklist: Protect Your Home from Wildfires
• Create a Welcoming Look
• Snow Removal Tips to Keep You and Your Back Safe
• Toxic and Non-Toxic Mold: Because you Don't Test Table Salt for Anthrax
• Goldilocks and the Fall Maintenance Checklist
• Homeowner's Pre-Winter Checklist
• Purchasing A Little Peace of Mind: The Home Warranty
• The Basics of Sump Pumps
• Trash Compactors
• Checklist: Toolbox Basics
• Assessing Storm Damage
• Checklist: Hurricane Tips
• Checklist: Cold Weather Survival Tips
• Checklist: Increase Curb Appeal
• Checklist: Increase the Potential Sale Price of Your Home
• Checklist: Protect Your House from Fire
• Checklist: Tornado Preparation
• Checklist: Winterize Your Home
• Is Your Home Ready for Winter?
• Severe Thunderstorm Preparation
• 3 Holiday-Friendly, Home Improvement Professionals
• 5 Myths about Attic Ventilation
• 5 Pre-Winter Projects You Can't Afford to Ignore
• 5-Course Maintenance: Thanksgiving Dinner for Your Home
• Home Improvement Bowl Game Predictions
• Home Improvement Power Rankings for BCS Conferences
• Human Rights and Tenant Rights
• Need a Gift Idea? Here's a New One....
• On the Brink of Extinction: Animals and Home Improvements
• The Yes, Homeowner
• Caulking
• Checklist: Spring Maintenance
• Checklist: Biyearly Home Maintenance
• Checklist: Fall Preventative Home Maintenance
• Avoiding Home Repair Rip-offs
• The Ins & Outs of Mobile Home Repair
• Fixing Your Fixer-Upper
• Small Home Repairs: Who Should You Call?

TIPS & ADVICE

Eat Your Vegetables: Necessary Home Maintenance Chores that You Love to Hate

Eating your vegetables is a lot like keeping up on basic home maintenance. When it came to eating your greens, your Mom knew what she what she was talking about, and then...Read more about Maintenance & Chores

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• Does Your Home Have 100,000 Miles on It?
• Give Your Home a Flu Shot

• How Do I Winterize a Vacant House?
• Home Warranties
• Disaster Restoration Services Provide Shelter from the Storm
• 5 Tips to Tame a Killer Winter