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Money Magazine: Remodel our home or save the cash?updated: Thu Sep 22 2011 12:46:00

My wife and I spent most of our savings to buy an older house. We're planning to do some renovations, but are wondering whether we should restock our savings accounts before we start. What do you think? -- David, Tyler, Texas

CNNMoney: Remodeling your home? Watch out for scamsupdated: Mon May 23 2011 10:35:00

For many homeowners, the warmer months is the prime time to remodel a kitchen or bathroom. But beware -- there are some contractors who may offer you a deal that's simply too good to be true.

CNNMoney: Foreclosed? The tax man may want his cutupdated: Fri Apr 15 2011 05:39:00

Did you lose your house to foreclosure this year? Did your lender forgive some of your mortgage debt because the house sold for less than it the mortgage balance?

Money Magazine: 8 reasons to invest in your homeupdated: Wed Feb 02 2011 11:00:00

Not long ago, you could have your big remodeling project and get your money back too. Owners recouped an average of 87% of home improvement costs at resale in 2005, according to Remodeling magazine.

CNNMoney: Home Depot tops earnings forecastupdated: Tue Nov 16 2010 09:08:00

The Home Depot reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings Tuesday on strong sales, but revised its sales outlook lower for the remainder of the fiscal year.

CNNMoney: It doesn't pay to remodel your homeupdated: Tue Nov 16 2010 05:32:00

Looking to spruce up your home and wondering what will give you the most bang for your buck at resell time?

Do-it-yourself solar power for your homeupdated: Thu Aug 19 2010 12:39:00

Imagine outfitting your house with small, affordable solar panels that plug into a socket and pump power into your electrical system instead of taking it out.

Money Magazine: 6 ways to ensure a remodeling project pays offupdated: Wed Feb 10 2010 16:49:00

Just a few years ago you could count on getting the bulk of your money back for almost any home-improvement project you took on. Today merely replacing a toilet seat can feel like throwing caution, and cash, to the wind. According to a study from Remodeling magazine, the average return on value for an upgrade declined from 87% in 2005 to 64% in 2009. But these six new rules will help you maximize your return on your remodeling investment.

CNNMoney: Renovating doesn't pay off like it used toupdated: Mon Dec 21 2009 07:15:00

Home remodelers are getting less bang for their bucks. For the fourth straight year, renovation jobs have added less to resale values relative to their costs, according to an annual Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report released this week by the National Association of Realtors.

CNNMoney: In real estate, nesting is the new flippingupdated: Fri Dec 04 2009 07:55:00

If flippers were the poster children of the real estate boom, then nesters are becoming the icons of the new housing market.

Money Magazine: Does it pay to put cash into your home?updated: Tue Jul 21 2009 10:55:00

Question: My home needs updating, but I'm planning to retire in five years and then move. Should I spend money on my house or should I continue putting my savings toward retirement? --Joyce, Pennsauken, New Jersey

Fortune: Home Depot: A Fixer-Upper Stockupdated: Wed Feb 25 2009 14:46:00

Wherever the housing market goes, so too does Home Depot. The home improvement retailer's earnings have historically grown or struggled alongside home sales.

Money Magazine: Home renovations on saleupdated: Mon Dec 08 2008 15:29:00

If you're struggling to see a silver lining in the beaten-down real estate market, consider this one: It may be a rotten moment to sell your house, but if you've postponed a much needed renovation project on your home - replacing a rotting deck, repairing a leaky roof or updating an antiquated bathroom - now just might be the best time in years to tackle that task.

Closing arguments draw sharp contrast at Stevens trialupdated: Tue Oct 21 2008 19:08:00

Sen. Ted Stevens repeatedly asked for invoices to cover home renovations and otherwise complied with Senate rules on accepting and reporting gifts of value, his defense attorney said in closing arguments Tuesday.

Decorating on a budgetupdated: Mon Jul 07 2008 10:00:00

If you can't buy or sell a home right now, why not renovate or re-decorate?

CNNMoney: Home Depot earnings hammeredupdated: Tue May 20 2008 10:58:00

Home Depot posted a 66% drop in quarterly profit Tuesday, as it paid to close stores and cut back on expansion plans amid the housing slump, although the results topped analysts' forecasts.

CNNMoney: Lowe's profit slumps after tough quarterupdated: Mon Nov 19 2007 16:50:00

Lowe's Cos. cited a weak sales environment amid a continuing slump in the housing sector Monday as reasons for a 10.2 percent drop in third-quarter profit.

Money Magazine: Life and debt in suburbiaupdated: Fri Oct 05 2007 14:19:00

The 5:22 evening train from Philadelphia arrives in Wallingford, a leafy, peaceful suburb 11 miles west, at 5:48. Passengers depart holding briefcases and newspapers; some are met by cars, but most just walk home. And why not?

CNNMoney: Lowe's CEO: Housing, credit crunch dragging onupdated: Tue Sep 25 2007 06:32:00

Lowe's CEO Robert Niblock said Tuesday that he's not yet ready to bet on how long it will take for the housing downturn - which is hurting Lowe's business on a regional basis - to bottom.

DIY lessons: Tools make a woman sexier updated: Wed Sep 12 2007 09:23:00

Who says girls can't do their own home improvement projects -- and like it? After many attempts to feather her own nest, Veronica Chambers has learned that there's much more to do-it-yourself than just knowing how to handle a power drill.

Money Magazine: A big payoff from the tiniest roomupdated: Thu Sep 06 2007 22:25:00

Adding a new bathroom will enhance your quality of life - and the value of your property - like few other home improvement projects will. Put in a master bath, and you won't have to take turns with the kids every morning. Install a powder room, and dinner guests won't have to traipse through your private terrain.

CNNMoney: Wal-Mart, HD: Double trouble for retail stocksupdated: Tue May 15 2007 09:18:00

When two of the nation's biggest retailers - Wal-Mart and Home Depot - deliver profit duds on the same day, some investors might start making bets against the entire retail sector.

CNNMoney: Safeguard your home from floodingupdated: Wed Apr 18 2007 10:34:00

Some parts of the Northeast are still swimming in water from the weekend storm. We're going to tell you what you can do to protect your home from flooding.

Money Magazine: The Cure for Shoddy Workupdated: Thu Mar 01 2007 00:01:00

LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER MOVING INTO HER new 2,100-square-foot house in Lenexa, Kans., Susan Sabin has strung up lemon lights in her front window. The lemons, she says, go perfectly with the home's m...

CNNMoney: Home Depot eyes extended housing slumpupdated: Wed Feb 28 2007 06:12:00

Home improvement retailer Home Depot said early Wednesday that a recovery in the battered housing and homebuilding market is still as much as a year away, and warned that its sales and earnings will take a hit.

CNNMoney: Fixing homeowners' do-it-yourself disastersupdated: Tue Dec 26 2006 15:38:00

Remodeling projects can look very easy on television - but can end up being very hard for many do-it-yourselfers. Often hapless homeowners need help to complete the jobs they take on.

CNNMoney: Most profitable renovationsupdated: Wed Dec 06 2006 16:56:00

Renovation costs are shooting higher and homeowners are getting a lot less bang for their remodeling bucks, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Remodeling Magazine.

CNNMoney: 5 home trends we never saw comingupdated: Tue Dec 05 2006 11:24:00

Some of the latest trends in homebuilding and remodeling were not too hard to spot. Is anyone surprised that Americans, already living in monster homes, want even bigger ones?

CNNMoney: Home Depot soars on takeover talkupdated: Fri Dec 01 2006 10:15:00

Shares of home improvement retailer Home Depot jumped Friday on an unconfirmed report the company could be a takeover target for two powerful private equity firms.

CNNMoney: Cash-out refinancing hits peakupdated: Wed Nov 01 2006 10:49:00

U.S. homeowners took cash out of their homes in the third quarter at the highest rate in 16 years, spurred by high costs on other types of loans, according to home finance company Freddie Mac .

Business 2.0: Go green, a smart home improvementupdated: Tue Oct 24 2006 10:33:00

Considering a remodeling project to boost the value of your home? Before you drop $40,000 or more on a new kitchen or master bath, consider the newcomer on the renovation block: a rooftop solar-power system that not only will lower your overhead costs and insulate you from a volatile energy market but will likely add just as much to your home value over the long haul.

CNNMoney: Lowe's: Housing 'correction' may take 18 monthsupdated: Tue Sep 26 2006 07:31:00

Home improvement retailer Lowe's, which warned on its full-year results Tuesday, expects it could take as long as 12 to 18 months for the slowdown in the housing market to stabilize.

CNNMoney: Lowe's misses estimatesupdated: Mon Aug 21 2006 06:59:00

Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. Inc. reported second-quarter profits Monday that were slightly shy of analysts' estimates, although its sales were modestly better than expected.

CNNMoney: Home Depot warns on full-year resultsupdated: Tue Aug 15 2006 06:19:00

Home improvement retailer Home Depot edged past analysts' forecasts for second-quarter results Tuesday, but warned on its full-year results, citing a challenging second-half of the year.

Business 2.0: This old house, in Chengduupdated: Mon Jul 31 2006 12:20:00

Slapdash housing construction in fast-growing Chinese cities has generated strong demand for contractors to handle renovation projects.

Fortune: The craftsmanupdated: Thu Jul 06 2006 12:17:00

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Money Magazine: All in the Family Roomupdated: Sat Jul 01 2006 00:01:00

IT'S A PHRASE YOU HEAR OFTEN AS PEOPLE plan a renovation: "As long as we're doing..." Torben and Linda Winther found themselves uttering those words when, after 10 years in their Victorian farmhous...

CNNMoney: Lowe's: Rhymes with growsupdated: Fri May 19 2006 09:19:00

Rising interest rates are supposed to be bad news for home improvement retailers. Higher rates should lead to a slowdown in the real estate market, and in turn, fewer visits to stores such as Lowe's and Home Depot.

CNNMoney: 7 franchises: Riding the housing boomupdated: Tue Mar 07 2006 11:45:00

Anyone looking to start a business must pay strict attention to cultural, demographic and technical trends. You don't want to go into a dying business -- you want to stay on top of the wave.

CNNMoney: Million dollar homesupdated: Wed Feb 22 2006 13:03:00

Americans are buying homes that are bigger and contain more luxury features than ever. By some accounts, the million-dollar-plus home is now the strongest segment of many housing markets.

CNNMoney: Home renovation market simmering down?updated: Mon Jan 16 2006 11:29:00

The home renovation boom is simmering down, feeling the bite of higher loan rates, according to a news report Monday

CNNMoney: Most profitable renovationsupdated: Tue Dec 27 2005 13:08:00

Renovating an old-fashioned kitchen or fixing up that grungy bathroom reaps a bigger return on investment than ever before, according to a recent report by the National Association of Realtors and Remodeling magazine.

Money Magazine: Avoid These Rookie Renovation Mistakesupdated: Mon Dec 12 2005 16:40:00

ate prices through the roof, you can't afford to trade up from the starter home you bought two children ago. So you've decided to upgrade instead. ...

CNNMoney: Protect your house from floodingupdated: Fri Oct 14 2005 13:33:00

The Northeast is still swimming in floodwater. And it doesn't look like all this wet weather is going to dry up anytime soon.

CNNMoney: The bottom line on home equity debtupdated: Tue Sep 27 2005 11:50:00

Dear Armchair Millionaire: Interest rates are low and the value of my home just keeps going up. It seems like it's a no-brainer to borrow against my home equity. Do you think this is a smart financial move?

CNNMoney: Rebuilding post-Katrina - follow the $$$updated: Wed Sep 21 2005 10:40:00

With President Bush promising massive aid to rebuild the devastated Gulf Coast, investors are eyeing what companies stand to benefit from the rebuilding process.

Money Magazine: Avoid These Rookie Renovation Mistakesupdated: Thu Sep 01 2005 00:01:00

You've just parted with serious cash to buy your first home. Now you need to part with more so the place no longer screams bad taste, broken pipes and bathrooms circa 1970. Or maybe, with real esta...

CNNMoney: Avoid these rookie renovation mistakesupdated: Mon Aug 15 2005 15:52:00

You've just parted with serious cash to buy your first home. Now you need to part with more so the place no longer screams bad taste, broken pipes and bathrooms circa 1970.

CNNMoney: Posh homes getting posherupdated: Fri Jul 08 2005 13:44:00

Owners of luxury homes are pouring cash into their properties, according to a report by Coldwell Banker. The company released its Luxury Index today, which revealed that many luxury homeowners are using income, money from tax returns, and home equity loans to pay for improvements to already expensive houses.

CNNMoney: The nuts and bolts of home improvementupdated: Tue Jul 05 2005 13:44:00

Dear Armchair Millionaire: I'm contemplating a major home remodel, but I'm worried about everything that could go wrong and end up costing me money. How should I protect myself?

CNNMoney: Cookin' in the kitchenupdated: Thu May 05 2005 15:38:00

Maybe it's our primal awareness that sustenance is essential to human survival. Or maybe it's that a gleaming granite countertop surrounded by a neat cuff of maple cabinetry and a few sleek shards of stainless steel is about as sexy as a house can get.

CNNMoney: Value addedupdated: Thu May 05 2005 15:38:00

When you put money into renovating your home, you do it for you and your family, right?

Money Magazine: They Call Them Flippersupdated: Fri Apr 01 2005 00:01:00

In the 1990s, Flippers were stock jockeys who finagled their way into initial public offerings, only to flip them days or hours later for big profits. These days the go-go market is homes, not stoc...

CNNMoney: They call them flippersupdated: Mon Mar 14 2005 10:52:00

In the 1990s, Flippers were stock jockeys who finagled their way into initial public offerings, only to flip them days or hours later for big profits.

CNNMoney: The right way to hire a contractorupdated: Wed Oct 13 2004 13:20:00

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Our home in Palm Beach County was buffeted by two of this season's hurricanes - Hurricane Frances (slow moving, maddening and big as the state of Texas) and Jeanne (the REALLY bad one).

CNNMoney: DIY or hire-a-guy?updated: Mon Oct 11 2004 11:20:00

Midautumn means pumpkins and football, crisp days and cooler nights. And for many homeowners it means the toil of getting their places ready for winter.

CNNMoney: You and your contractorupdated: Wed Oct 06 2004 10:54:00

If you've ever dreamed of adding that master suite or converting your basement into an entertainment center, now may be the best time. That's because contractors -- who are much in demand in the spring and summer -- usually have far fewer jobs in the fall.

CNNMoney: Enjoying summer on a new deckupdated: Fri Jul 02 2004 13:45:00

Summer's here and it's time to get that deck into shape -- or better yet, build a new one. While figures vary regionally, decks offer the highest payback of any upgrade to your home, returning 104 percent of the cost on average, according to Remodeling Online.

Money Magazine: Renovations that Pay Kitchens, Bathrooms, Decks, Garagesupdated: Tue Jun 01 2004 00:01:00

Like reality TV and cutting carbs, home improvement has become a national obsession. Americans spent a record $124 billion on remodeling projects in 2003, and we didn't scrimp. We're treating ourse...

CNNMoney: Lowe's CEO dismisses rate fearsupdated: Mon May 17 2004 07:23:00

Lowe's Cos. CEO Robert Tillman said Monday that a moderate rise in interest rates would "not have a significant impact" on the home improvement retailer.

CNNMoney: Ready, set, renovate!updated: Fri Jan 23 2004 12:39:00

Don't bust your budget on home renovations.

CNNMoney: Removing the renovation headacheupdated: Wed Jan 21 2004 11:22:00

Dreaming of adding a master suite or converting your basement into an entertainment center, but worried that you could lose your shirt? Well, you're not alone.

Money Magazine: Remodeling's Hidden Cost: Higher Taxes Just when you've settled into your new master bath comes the latest property tax assessmeupdated: Mon Dec 01 2003 00:01:00

Excited about that new family room? Your kitchen makeover? So is your property tax assessor. For cash-strapped local governments, the $163 billion that Americans spent on remodeling last year offer...

Money Magazine: Home Improvement TOOL TIMEupdated: Wed Oct 01 2003 00:01:00

The pictures need hanging, the sink needs fixing and the shelf unit needs assembling. You wouldn't be caught dead in a tool belt, but you sure could use its contents right about now. Enter Rubberma...

Money Magazine: Home Economics EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BUY, SELL, BUILD, REMODEL, GET A LOAN, TAME TAXES, BECOME A LANDLORD AND MOREupdated: Sun Jun 01 2003 00:01:00

YOUR REAL ESTATE QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Money Magazine: Q & A Real Estate your questions answeredupdated: Sun Dec 01 2002 00:01:00

THE STOCK MARKET'S STUCK IN THE BASEMENT. NO WONDER HOME IS WHERE OUR HEARTS (AND WALLETS) ARE THESE DAYS. WE'RE POURING MORE AND MORE OF OUR NET WORTH INTO HOUSING--AND TAKING MORE AND MORE OUT, T...

Money Magazine: Ready to sell?updated: Wed Nov 20 2002 00:22:00

Real estate prices are still on the rise, but rumors that housing is poised for a fall has some investment-minded homeowners ready to cash out and rent for awhile.

Money Magazine: Home Remedies You're not moving, so you'd like to upgrade your kitchen and bath. Here's how to get your money's worth--maybe eveupdated: Wed May 01 2002 00:01:00

The story almost always begins the same way: Jane and Joe Homeowner need more space. The value of their three-bedroom 1930s Cape has skyrocketed over the past five years, so they figure it's time t...

Money Magazine: To renovate or move?updated: Fri Apr 12 2002 13:55:00

The story almost always begins the same: Jane and Joe Homeowner need more space. The value of their three-bedroom 1930s Cape has skyrocketed over the past five years, so they figure it's time to trade up.

Money Magazine: Room For Improvement Home Depot's new CEO wants to remodel the retailer--and restore a faded growth stock.updated: Fri Mar 01 2002 00:01:00

For 20 years, Home Depot made growth look as easy as changing a lightbulb. Since opening its first three stores in Atlanta in 1979, the retailer has swelled into a home improvement colossus, with m...

Money Magazine: From Farmhouse to Our House IT TOOK MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO TRANSFORM THIS 1850S FIXER-UPPER. ALONG THE WAY, THE OWNERS LEARNED Tupdated: Wed Aug 01 2001 00:01:00

To say that I found the antique coin, or the creaky house that came with it, would be vastly overstating my control over the forces that compel mortals to buy and renovate old homes. What really ha...

Money Magazine: New Loan Options for Your Home Repairsupdated: Fri Sep 01 2000 00:01:00

In addition to tools, hardware and raw materials, Home Depot is stocking its shelves with another convenience: an instant loan. But the best way to use this product is a bit tricky.

Money Magazine: Handyman's Specials From tools to tiles, you'll find what you need at these seven websites.updated: Mon May 01 2000 00:01:00

Having already dominated malls and highways across the United States, Home Depot will stake its turf in cyberspace this summer when the home improvement behemoth starts selling paints, tools and li...

FSB: No Products, No Sale? Service businesses have not had easy tools to help sell online. Will new Web markets be the answer?updated: Sat Apr 01 2000 00:01:00

Throughout the summer of 1999, Gail Aknin, vice president of sales at Teledynamic Communications of Hayward, Calif., knew her company had better figure out a way to offer its wares online, and fast...

Money Magazine: Building A Powerhouse Home Depot has huge expansion plans--and a soaring stock.updated: Wed Dec 01 1999 00:01:00

Twenty-one years ago, Arthur Blank was fired as an executive at Handy Dan Home Improvement Centers. Blank, who'd lost out in a management squabble, quickly joined forces with Bernie Marcus, a fello...

Fortune: Home Depot Renovates The world's biggest home improvement retailer keeps getting bigger. Now the new CEO wants to be your contraupdated: Mon Nov 23 1998 00:01:00

Home Depot is growing like angry crabgrass these days. Its monstrous orange crates are already as much Americana as the Golden Arches. Two new stores open every week. In three years the landscape w...

Money Magazine: Don't Get Hammered Here's how to keep seven myths of home repair from coming between you and your dream house.updated: Wed Apr 01 1998 00:01:00

Everybody has at least one outrageous home renovation story to tell, but the one that remodeling consultant Richard Connolly relates may top them all. "I once met a guy who wanted to save a few tho...

Money Magazine: A New Type Of Mortgage Gives Fixer-Uppers A Better Way To Finance Home Repairsupdated: Wed Apr 01 1998 00:01:00

Kathleen Strombeck was horrified last June when her husband Tom first walked her through the three-story St. Paul house that he had his eye on. Orange countertops, 30-year-old rust-colored carpetin...

Money Magazine: EVERYTHING YOU WANT THE SAFE AND SANE WAY TO MAKE YOUR HOUSE AMERICANS ARE SPENDING MORE THAN EVER BEFORE ON REMODELING JOBS, MAupdated: Tue Apr 01 1997 00:01:00

Our national anthem should be the Star Spackled Banner. This year Americans are expected to spend a record $119 billion on home improvements, and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) be...

Fortune: SHOW THEM THE OPTIONS THE SEINFELD AND HOME IMPROVEMENT GANGS MAY RATE A BIG RAISE. EVEN SO, YIELDING TO THEIR DEMANDS MAY HURT updated: Mon Mar 31 1997 00:01:00

If TV imitates life, look for these plot lines in prime time next season. On NBC's Seinfeld, Jerry puzzles over the value of the stock options he gets from a network TV mogul. On ABC's Home Improve...

Fortune: SOFTWARE FOR HAMMERHEADS THE STORES ARE FULL OF CD-ROMS THAT PURPORT TO TEACH YOU HOW TO PLANE, PATCH, Pupdated: Mon Jun 24 1996 00:01:00

It's Saturday morning. The bathroom faucet is leaking. There's a gutter dangling from the garage. There's a nasty brown water spot on the guest room ceiling. And when are you ever going to get star...

Fortune: WHY EVERY RED-BLOODED CONSUMER OWNS A TRUCK, AND A FIVE-POUND JAR OF PEANUT BUTTER, AND A PERSONAL COMPUTER, updated: Mon May 29 1995 00:01:00

It is a sunny, breezy, Thursday afternoon in Kirkland, Washington, and the denizens of this middle-class Seattle suburb are playing seek-and-hoard. In their Ford Explorers and Dodge Caravans and Ch...

Fortune: PRODUCT INNOVATION A STAR IS BORN How Black & Decker spotted a great big market opportunity and created a updated: Mon Nov 22 1993 00:01:00

YOU'VE SEEN this guy, and admit it, you hate him. He's the one who built that fancy new deck on the back of his house all by himself. A few months ago he finished off the basement, and lately he's ...

Fortune: ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE THE COMING BOOM IN FIX-UP LOANSupdated: Mon Feb 22 1993 00:01:00

The economy may not get much help from new-home construction in the 1990s. The pool of typical first-time house buyers ages 25 to 34 is shrinking fast, courtesy of the baby bust. But a related busi...

Money Magazine: HOW TO SPEND MONEY WISELY AS THE ECONOMY IMPROVESupdated: Mon Jun 01 1992 00:01:00

Lke the last stubborn slab of ice on a Rocky Mountain lake, the recession that has kept the U.S. economy frozen for nearly two years seems finally to be melting away. The nation's gross domestic pr...

Money Magazine: DON'T MAKE THAT REFINANCING MOVE WITHOUT READING THISupdated: Tue Oct 01 1991 00:01:00

With attractive mortgage rates beckoning (see Money Update on page 35), millions of Americans are thinking about refinancing. If you're among them and you haven't factored in the tax-related costs,...

Fortune: HOMEOWNERS AS INDICATORSupdated: Mon Jun 18 1990 00:01:00

It seems unpatriotic, but in 1989 Americans spent less on home improvements, maintenance, and repairs than they did in 1988. One interpretation: In some parts of the country, they are uncertain abo...

Money Magazine: Living (Phew!) Through a Home Improvement The remodeling process is rarely heavenly, but there are steps you can take to preventupdated: Sun Apr 01 1990 00:01:00

ACTOR DON JOHNSON WAS the perfect expression of mid-'80s cool when he played detective Sonny Crockett on Miami Vice. But in real life, Johnson can get hot. Just ask him about building contractors. ...

Money Magazine: One Couple's Home Renovation Carol and DeLane Ihli planned to remodel their Denver house in six months. But as soon as they got updated: Sun Apr 01 1990 00:01:00

When DeLane and Carol Ihli, 44 and 43, bought their five-bedroom, two-bath 70- year-old Denver house for $110,000 last fall, they knew it needed work. Lots of it. But since he is a contractor and s...

Money Magazine: Living (Phew!) Through a Home Improvement The remodeling process is rarely heavenly, but there are steps updated: Wed Mar 21 1990 00:01:00

Actor Don Johnson was the perfect expression of mid-'80s cool when he played detective Sonny Crockett on Miami Vice. But in real life, Johnson can get hot. Just ask him about building contractors. ...

Money Magazine: TAX TIPS FOR REMODELERSupdated: Wed Mar 21 1990 00:01:00

Looking for a quick, perfectly legal way to slash the interest rate on your renovation loan? Simple. Choose one whose interest payments are fully tax deductible on Schedule A of your 1040 tax form....

Money Magazine: TIPS FROM THE HOSTS OF TV'S HOMETIME updated: Wed Mar 21 1990 00:01:00

As anyone who has ever undertaken a home improvement project surely knows, the best way to learn how to do it yourself is to watch someone else do it first. That fact largely explains the success o...

Money Magazine: One Couple's Renovation Carol and DeLane Ihli planned to remodel their house in six months. But once they started, updated: Wed Mar 21 1990 00:01:00

When DeLane and Carol Ihli, 44 and 43, bought their five-bedroom, two-bath 70- year-old Denver house for $110,000 last fall, they knew it needed work. Lots of it. But since he is a contractor and s...

Money Magazine: When It's Better to Remodel Than Move You can often get the house you want without moving. But renovate because updated: Wed Mar 21 1990 00:01:00

If you own a house, you've undoubtedly also daydreamed about living in the perfect one: with spacious sun-filled rooms, a regal bath, a country kitchen chockablock with cabinets and counter space, ...

Money Magazine: The Best Ways to Pay for Remodeling Projects Before your contractor hammers the first nail, be sure you've updated: Wed Mar 21 1990 00:01:00

Picking the ideal loan to bankroll your home improvement project isn't nearly as much fun as shopping for the perfect whirlpool tub. But to prevent your hard-earned bucks from being drained away by...

Money Magazine: The Facts REMODELING: HARD TRUTHS IN SOFT MARKETSupdated: Thu Jun 01 1989 00:01:00

''Sweat equity'' was one of the catchwords of the last bull market in real estate. Refurbish your home, promised gurus like William Nickerson, author of How I Turned $1,000 into Five Million in Rea...

Money Magazine: NIFTY NINETIES ONE FAMILY'S FINANCESupdated: Wed Oct 12 1988 00:01:00

Escape from Paradise The Browns' dilemma: Should they risk the standard of living they worked so hard for in the '80s to improve their quality of life in the '90s?

Money Magazine: The Makeover: When It Pays to Remodel Renovating can be the most cost-effective -- and least traumatic -- route to your dream houpdated: Mon Jun 01 1987 00:01:00

To move or to improve? That is the question facing owners who have grown dissatisfied with the house they currently call home. Whether the problem is cramped living quarters, antiquated amenities o...

Money Magazine: A Savvy Borrower's Shopping Guide How you can get the best deals for five common needs from buying a car to financing collegeupdated: Wed Apr 01 1987 00:01:00

The charge to borrowers these days: learn about lenders and what they have to offer. By doing a thorough credit check of your own, you are more likely to borrow on your own terms. To be sure, the r...

Money Magazine: Axed in an Acquisition A once rising middle manager struggles to cope after buying a new house and losing his $56,500 job.updated: Sun Mar 01 1987 00:01:00

In his gray flannel suit, with the Wall Street Journal tucked under one arm and his bulging briefcase firmly in hand, Mike Garbutt, 36, looks like all the other determined Concord, Calif. commuters...

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