| City and builder move one step closer to Rivermist solution Homebuilder Centex and officials with San Antonio’s Development Services division met earlier this week to review plans for repairing a slope and retaining wall at the Northwest San Antonio subdivision the Hills of Rivermist. (PHM) bizjournals.com |
Home sales contracts leap higher Contracts for the sale of existing homes rose sharply in February, possibly indicating a second surge of home sales due to the extended homebuyer tax credit, a widely watched industry report said Monday. rss.cnn.com |
Open House: Millionaire getaway homes Open House: These vacation homes are fit for millionaires. Open House - United States - Metro Areas - California - Press release pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Homeowner wants a backup sump pump for basement flooding emergencies My sump pump is six years old, and I worry about it failing in an emergency. I was thinking of buying a backup pump and keeping it on a shelf in case the basement floods and the existing pump fails. What is your opinion? -- D. Andrews Sump pump - Pump - Business - Industrial Goods and Services - Fluid Handling feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Rates on 30-year mortgages inch up Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages edged up this week to an average of 4.24 percent, still close to the lowest level in decades. The average had been 4.23 percent the week before, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. There have been increases for three weeks in a row. feeds.washingtonpost.com |