A Houston homeowner had been trying to keep her electric company from installing a "smart meter" at her house. So when a company worker showed up to put the new, digital meter into place, she pulled out the big guns -- literally. Thelma Taormina said that the utility worker tried to force her out of the way so that he... Continue Reading »
Jul 3rd 2012 11:30AM
Rita James (pictured above) bought her Atlanta home nearly 50 years ago, and she paid off her mortgage in 1994. So she was flabbergasted when, in 2007, a company called Intown Ventures brought a lawsuit against her claiming that she owed them five years of back rent for living in her own house -- because Intown was... Continue Reading »
Jan 27th 2011 10:14AM
With the housing market on the slow path to recovery, many brokers continue to offer low-cost refinances -- a mortgage payment revamping that covers closing costs -- to sweeten the deal for homeowners. According to mortgage broker Kirk Tatom of Dallas-based Tatom Lending, a low-cost refinance also referred to as a... Continue Reading »
Sep 2nd 2010 3:53PM
Patty Robinson got a great deal on her townhouse in Charlotte, N.C. It needed some updating, but she didn't mind investing in new carpeting, paint and window treatments, because that would make it feel truly like her own. She planned ahead and was careful to take a detailed inventory of her belongings so that she would... Continue Reading »
Jun 29th 2010 7:19PM
#postcontentcontainer, #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-0{width:300px;height:250px;background:black url(http://pthumbnails.5min.com/3114706/155735263_3_300_250.jpg) no-repeat center center;} Eddie Kim's parents made savvy residential real estate purchases in New Jersey 15 years before the housing bubble burst, so he... Continue Reading »
