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How to Attract Canadian Buyers
9/5/2008 12:50 PM
Thanks to a strong currency and stable economy, Canadians are snapping up American homes. But with so many houses on the market, it takes some effort to attract their attention. June Fletcher offers some tips......

Meet the Nouveaux Neighbors
9/5/2008 1:19 PM
Boosted by a stronger currency and rising house values at home, Canadians are now the biggest foreign buyers of U.S. homes......

Two NBA All-Stars Cut House Prices
9/5/2008 12:18 AM
Allen Iverson cut the price of his Pennsylvania home; Matthew Modine purchased a condo in New York City; Leonard Ross took the Hearst estate in Beverly Hills off the market......

Mortgages Fall Further
9/5/2008 7:40 AM
Home mortgage rates moved lower this week after indications that consumer spending could slow, Freddie Mac's chief economist said......

Trading Houses Hasn't Made Me Wealthy
9/4/2008 7:34 PM
If you're a true cheapskate, stay put. Moving is expensive and wasteful. Neal Templin's family would have come out ahead financially by staying put instead of moving to another city......

GMAC to Shrink ResCap Business
9/4/2008 7:50 AM
GMAC and its ResCap unit plan to close all 200 GMAC Mortgage retail offices and cut 5,000 jobs, in a plan that could lead to savings of $1 billion......

Housing Plan Fails to Excite
9/5/2008 3:35 PM
London homes remain so expensive that the government's housing stimulus plan falls short, economists and real-estate agents said......

U.K. Aims to Revive Housing Market
9/3/2008 7:36 AM
Britain's Brown unveiled the first in a series of measures to prop up the housing market and boost his approval ratings......

Foreclosed But Not Forgotten
9/4/2008 12:07 AM
A few ideas for avoiding another housing crisis......

California Seeks to Curb Sprawl
9/2/2008 9:25 AM
California lawmakers passed a bill aimed at cutting carbon-dioxide emissions by requiring cities and counties to prevent urban sprawl and improve public transportation......

RISMedia » Today's Home Spun Wisdom

Saving Your Money - Spare Change Can Add Up to Big Bucks
8/20/2008 3:57 PM
By Cathy Spaulding RISMEDIA, August 21, 2008-(MCT)-You might have a lot of money invested in your sofa or washing machine -and even more in your old cookie jar. And we mean IN......

5 Easy Ways to Display and Save Kids’ Art
8/19/2008 3:21 PM
By Cindy Dampier RISMEDIA, August 20, 2008-(MCT)-Brace yourselves, moms and dads. If you have kids in elementary school, the deluge of crayola-ed cows, fall-leaf collages and tissue-paper wreaths......

10 Tips for Laptop Shoppers
8/18/2008 3:20 PM
By Brier Dudley RISMEDIA, August 19, 2008-(MCT)-After I wrote a column recently about new desktop computers, several readers contacted me with questions-about buying laptops.......

Getaways - Azores Islands Bring Europe Closer to Home
8/17/2008 12:00 PM
By Diane Stoneback RISMEDIA, August 18, 2008-(MCT)-Europe is closer than you think and less expensive than you’d expect, if you travel to the Azores, an archipelago of nine islands in the Atlantic Ocean.......

Tech Products for the Back-to-School Crowd
8/16/2008 1:00 AM
By Troy Wolverton RISMEDIA, August 14, 2008-(MCT)-Summer may still be in the air but school is starting soon, which means it’s time to go shopping-for technology.......

4-day Work Weeks - The Benefits, The Problems
8/14/2008 3:32 PM
By Cindy Krischer Goodman RISMEDIA, August 15, 2008-(MCT)-If offered, would you want to work a four-day week? What if it means four long days?......

Several Steps Can Protect against Identity Theft
8/13/2008 4:03 PM
By Randi F. Marshall RISMEDIA, August 14, 2008-(MCT)-First, the bad news. There is no real way to prevent someone from stealing your identity or swiping financial and personal information, unless you have no bank accounts, credit cards or Social Security number.......

Avoid Costly Bottles; Use Water from Your Tap
8/12/2008 3:13 PM
By Sharon Harvey Rosenberg RISMEDIA, August 13, 2008-(MCT)-We’ve pinched and reorganized our household budgets. But we still often overpay for commercially bottled water. On an annual basis, the typical American consumer......

The Ethics of Taking a Vacation
8/11/2008 3:53 PM
By Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D. RISMEDIA, August 12, 2008-(MCT)-Taking a vacation regularly is not only acceptable; it is our ethical obligation. Consider how you feel after working for a long time without a break, and how you feel during and after some restorative time at the beach.......

Go to the Fun Park for Less
8/9/2008 1:00 AM
By Marshall Loeb RISMEDIA, August 9, 2008-(MCT)-Going to a theme park this summer may be fun for the whole family, but it doesn’t come cheap. The cost of tickets, food and souvenirs......