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In this economy, home buying has become more precarious and millions are living without the house of their dreams. Foreclosure and short sales have become familiar concepts as the mortgage crisis has impacted millions of home owners.

Real estate agents have looked to creative packaging, new techniques and innovative strategies to try to continue to put people in to the house they want. New strategies such as shared ownership, renting out your house, lease to buy and rent to own houses have been promoted to resolve real estate obstacles. For many home owners, remodeling and sticking it out is a better plan. Many real estate agents advise that home ownership is a long term real estate investment and patience may be the key to reaping future benefits.

For tips on improving the value of your house, check into the Houseblogs for great ideas on improving the quality of your space, improve appreciation and marketability of your home.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “houses”

 

• Villa V / Paul de Ruiter Architects

  
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  Architects: Paul de Ruiter Architects Location: Bloemendaal, The Netherlands Project Architect: Paul de Ruiter Project Leader: Chris Collaris Area: 489 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: Tim Van de Velde Structural Engineer: Quinten R. Wildeboer Contractor: Scholz Groep, IJmuiden ...
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• Tsm3 Unstable House / Carlos Arroyo Arquitectos

  
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  Architects: Carlos Arroyo Arquitectos Location: Madrid, Spain Architect In Charge: Carlos Arroyo Arquitectos Design Team: Carlos Arroyo, Vanessa Cerezo Area: 154 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: Miguel de Guzmán Contractors: Manuel Ocaña, Valeriano Sandia Structure: BEdV ...
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• Park Lane House / Kennedy Nolan Architects

  
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  Architects: Kennedy Nolan Architects Location: Melbourne, Australia Architect In Charge: Kennedy Nolan Architects Design Team: Patrick Kennedy, Rachel Nolan, Victoria Reeves, Adriana Hanna Area: 256 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Derek Swalwell The Park Lane house is an ...
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• The X-Files: 20 Years Later

  
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  Holy crap. I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since “The X-Files” pilot episode aired . I watched the first episode when it premiered. I was 10 years old. And after that first episode, I subsequently taped every single episode, bought magazines, books, soundtracks…and can thank David Duchovny for pushing me ...
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• Extron Introduces Long Distance DVI Twisted Pair Extender

  
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  Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce the DTP DVI 330, a transmitter and receiver set for long distance transmission of DVI-D video, audio, and bidirectional RS-232 and IR control signals up to 330 feet (100 meters) over a single CATx cable. The extender provides an effective means for extending single link DVI-D ...
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• 31 Royal Birch Street NW – Calgary Real Estate

  
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  Beautiful Royal Oak family home – over 1,700 sq. ft. on three developed levels of living space! Inside, you will find a soaring entry giving way to a modern open concept layout showcasing hardwood floors and high ceilings. The living room flows into a kitchen featuring a walk-through pantry & large functional ...
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• Build a Solid Steel Cabin on Steroids that you can HAUL to your site!

  
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  There are “boxes” and then… there are “BOXES”. We’ve all seen the “soft-sided” pop out boxes that are getting plastered everywhere from “Fresno to Facebook”. It’s a large RV “towable” that folds out to form a big “hardened tent”. Here at RR (and over at CHC – our business ...
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• Live Around Town This Week

  
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  photo by Brittney Bollay If any weekend were to officially signal the start of the Spring/Summer Concert Festival season in the Northwest it has to be Sasquatch Music Festival weekend! Running from Friday thru Monday, Sasquatch is sure to have some surprises in store with a fantastic lineup this year. Of course, ...
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• 141 Harvest Park Way – Calgary Real Estate

  
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  Jared & Rebecca About The Chamberlain Group Real Estate Expert Advisors: Jared and Rebecca Chamberlain are Real Estate Expert Advisors in Calgary and are changing how real estate is done in Calgary by utilizing online marketing and advanced tools to sell your house in Calgary fast and for far more money. ...
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• Celebrity Houses for sale – Billy Joel, Tim Tebow, Jennifer Aniston and more…

  
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  Billy Joel Lists Miami Beach Home for $14.75 Million | Photos – ABC News Billy Joel Lists Miami Beach Home for $14.75 Million Billy Joel’s Miami Beach home and other celebrity real estate. Celebrity Real Estate in Photos   New York Jet Tim Tebow reportedly prefers to live on the New Jersey side of the [...] ...
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• Grosvenor House’s New “Suite Dreams”

  
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  A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure attend visit the new “Suite Dreams” nursery, designed to reflect Grosvenor House’s regal heritage whilst creating a home from home experience for new parents. Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel and bespoke nursery designers Dragons of Walton Street are delighted to ...
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• Tom Scheerer’s 18th-Century Cottage in East Hampton

  
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  W hen the Daily Beast website featured this charming Hamptons house recently, I knew I had seen it somewhere before. It was featured in House Beautiful back in 2008, but I was excited to see some new photos of it. It belongs to designer Tom Scheerer , who gave it elegant country-cottage style… The Daily ...
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• Houses for Sale in Charlotte NC with POOLS

  
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  Houses for Sale in Charlotte NC with POOLS There’s simply nothing like having your own backyard pool!  My husband and I have, for years, been fans of having our own pool.  Our friends and family have enjoyed our pool nearly as much as we have! Besides ice cream and staying in the air conditioning, the best way ...
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• Local Media Houses Taken Over by Police Over Sejusa Letters

  
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  By Sandra Birungi Several media houses have been taken over by the police as they crack the whip on Gen. Sejusa’s remarks over the’ Muhoozi project.’ Monitor Publications in Namuwongo were the first to be raided by police who declared the offices a crime scene and started going through all the papers in the ...
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• Raul House / Mathias Klotz

  
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  Architects: Mathias Klotz Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile Project Architects: Mathias Klotz (KLOTZ y ASOC), Magdalena Bernstein Area: 180 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Leonardo Finotti , Courtesy of Mathias Klotz Client: Raul Diaz Structural Engineer: Patricio Stagno ...
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• Haunting Stone Steps Lead to the Lost Location of Ireby Grange

  
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  (Images by Alexandra Smith , all rights reserved) This enchanting pillared staircase can be found at High Ireby in the historic county of Cumberland . The wide stone steps once led to a grand three-storey mansion called Ireby Grange, which was the real ‘Fortress’ in Hugh Walpole’s third book of the ...
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• The houses that inspired The Great Gatsby

  
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  In the spring of 2011 word broke that the massive mansion which had inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald’s magnum opus The Great Gatsby, was being demolished. Since public interest in the novel has piqued again in 2013 with the recent release of the latest Great Gatsby movie, I thought I would revisit the ...
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• Top 4 NASDAQ Stocks In The Catalog & Mail Order Houses Industry With The Highest EPS

  
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  Below are the top catalog & mail order houses stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Liberty Interactive (NASDAQ: LINTA ) is $2.71.
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• 7 of the Finest Historic Houses to Visit in the UK

  
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  Everyone knows of Britain’s long, varied and at times, downright ugly history and it is fascinating both to those of us who live here but particularly to visitors from abroad. So much of our country’s history is preserved. We don’t boast ancient ruins, but we do have thousands of historic stately homes, proud ...
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• Prime Nature Residence by Department of Architecture

  
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  Department of Architecture created this modern residence in 2011 for a client and his family located in Samutprakarn, Thailand. A grid-like fence provides partial privacy to the home while adhering to local building restrictions. Prime Nature Residence by Department of Architecture: “The owner’s brief for his ...
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