


MORTGAGE

Preparing for another fix
The Obama administration's secretaries of the Treasury and of Housing told Congress that they support an extension of the tax credit, without giving specifics of exactly what they're looking for. |
- Mortgage blog Bankrate's Holden Lewis on mortgages


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DISCUSSIONS

NEWS AND FEATURES

Brockton offers lesson in foreclosures
Federal Reserve officials toured Brockton, the ninth and final city they have visited this year to take the pulse of communities hard hit by foreclosures. (By Bryan Marquard, Boston Globe)

HOME OF THE WEEK Boxford's bigger bungalow
Although it's difficult to imagine this sprawling home as the 1,400-square-foot summer bungalow it originated as, the front porch and narrow second-floor dormer hint at its humble past. |
No good deed goes unpunished.
One of my clients and I were talking about his house. He’s owned it for almost a decade and has done some improvements over that...
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BUYING

Renters get little relief
Renting an apartment in the Boston area remains expensive, despite the drop in home values. (By Jenifer B. McKim, Boston Globe)


HOME DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT


Peter Hotton Replacing an odd-size door
Q. I have to replace my front door. It has one side light, and the whole unit is 56-inches wide. The width is apparently odd, because I can’t find an entry to fit that rough opening. Are there any places I can check with to see what kind of a combination will work?
![]() Carol Stocker
Free admission to Tower Hill Botanic Garden
-Tower Hill Botanic Garden's annual Winter Open House is on Sunday, November 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. With the theme,...
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SELLING

Home sale prices drop in August
Home prices in the United States fell 3.6 percent in August from a year earlier as record foreclosures and rising unemployment depressed demand. (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)

10 steps before selling your home
Eager home buyers are few and far between. The Globe Magazine has 10 steps to hook one. |











