Home Building Articles

What Makes A Home Green

November 5, 2009

What measures determine if a home is green?  Does using recycled materials make a home green?  How about locating the home on reclaimed land?  Or, what if the homeowners have energy bills significantly lower than those for a similar-sized conventional home?According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it takes more than using a few sustainable practices to build a...... Read More

Benefits of Green Building to Homeowners

November 5, 2009

Green building benefits the environment, the builders, the community at large, and of course the individual homeowner. This article focuses specifically on important benefits to the homeowner—better durability, energy savings, water savings, improved indoor air quality—and the green building practices typically used to achieve these benefits. Durable A green home is a durable home....... Read More

Credit Tips That Will Score Lower Interest Rates

November 5, 2009

A good credit score translates into lower interest rates for home-shopping borrowers. In a mortgage lender's eyes, the higher your score is, the less risk you are, and the more likely it is you will pay off your debt. For this reason, borrowers with lower scores usually end up paying higher interest rates on their loans. If this is you, don't panic. There are a number of things you can do to...... Read More

House Votes to Expand Homebuyer Tax Credit

November 5, 2009

Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers — $6,500 cheaper.First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year. But with the program scheduled to expire at the end of November, the House voted 403-12 Thursday to extend and expand the tax credit to include many...... Read More

Load up Your Washer for Energy Savings – Energy Star Appliances Save Money

November 4, 2009

Hardly anyone enjoys doing the laundry, but today the task is much easier than it was a few decades ago.  A job that once required a washboard and considerable elbow grease now requires little more than the push of a button.  These days, the hard part is picking the right washing machine to buy.  Anyone who goes to an appliance store to look at washing machines encounters what...... Read More

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