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Why Build New Construction!
Buying New Makes Sense One quick glance at today’s headlines, and it’s no wonder that, as concerned consumers, we’re pinching pennies more than ever. In a recent survey conducted by HSBC Bank USA, 64 percent of us plan to cut unnecessary spending this year. And, in a similar survey by Discover Financial Services, about half [...]
Read More >>8 cheap ways to make your home more energy-efficient
If you’re dead-set on that charming but energy-inefficient house, here are some relatively inexpensive ways to whittle your energy bills after you move in. By Melinda Fulmer of MSN Real Estate 1. Replace your refrigerator This is one of the biggest energy-guzzling appliances in the house, says Lisa Dornan, spokeswoman for Direct Energy, and there have been big [...]
Read More >>5 tip-offs that a new home is an energy hog
Before you buy a new place, it pays to find out if it guzzles energy like a bad SUV. Here’s what to check to protect your pocketbook from high utility bills. By Melinda Fulmer of MSN Real Estate There’s more to shopping for a house than curb appeal and sticker price. If you want to buy a house [...]
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Tom Tassi’s $300 electricity bill had become an embarrassment. “It was a joke,” says Tassi, a Kenosha, Wis., resident who runs a six-person computer-service company. “The lady across the street would bring her electric bill to show me.” Her bill, for a similar house, was less than half what he was paying, Tassi says. He [...]
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