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Going Solar
Solar energy co-ops are forming across the region as neighbors band together to save money, take a stand on greener living and chaperone one another through the installation process.
Bats, Be Gone!
With Washington area officials reporting an increase in the number of bats testing positive for rabies, what should you do to make sure these creatures stay safely outside your home?
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"Friends and Neighbors, Not Just Houses"
Started in the late 1930s, Luxmanor has grown over the past 70 years into an eclectic mix of colonials, ramblers and a smattering of contemporary and Tudor-style homes.
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House Calls
Tina Adler and Doug Fishman need advice on decorating their long and lean living room. Designer Betty Beeson suggests they break the space into two zones.
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Chat Plus: Questioning the Appraisal
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We had a particularly active online chat on Friday. This was one of the questions I couldn't get to during that hour. Our next chat is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2. Outside Annapolis: Hello, and thank you for the chats! I am desperate for some advice right now. It's another of those "appraisal came in too low" type questions, but with a twist. I tore down the old house I'd been living in for 10+ years, and the new house is under construction. I guess I should have anticipated cost overruns, but I was naive. The builder said the bank should have no problem lending me additional funds. On the appraisal one year ago, I had over 20 percent equity and was okay for the loan amount. I thought the appraisal then was fairly conservative. The bank needed a new appraisal because the previous one was over 1 year old.
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