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Staging a home for sale used to be considered a luxury. Now, many real estate agents consider it a necessity. The continuing slump in housing has given buyers plenty of options — making it increasingly important to have your house looking its most dapper.
Follow these tips:
1. Screen appeal trumps curb appeal. Nearly [...]

The Aurora Awards are presented each year to builders, developers, architects, planners, interior merchandisers, landscape architects and other disciplines actively involved in projects in a 12-state southeastern region plus the Caribbean who have demonstrated building and design excellence.
This year’s winners were selected from among 80 categories by a panel of industry experts and were honored [...]

MCCLATCHY NEWS SERVICES • AUGUST 9, 2009  News Press
Borrowers are waiting an unusually long time to close on mortgage refinance loans because thinly staffed banks can’t handle surges in volume when rates dip, mortgage experts say.
Also, lenders are giving applications closer scrutiny and requiring more documentation of income and assets to avoid repeating past mistakes. [...]