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5 Ways to Get to Know Your Neighbors Whether you’re a social butterfly or a homebody, getting friendly with the folks next door will make your new house start to feel like home.

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Eco-Friendly Home Updates That Save You Green

Eco-Friendly Home Updates That Save You Green

Celebrate Earth Day with home improvements that benefit the environment (and your budget) year-round.

Each year, Americans save billions of dollars by employing energy-saving measures and investing in energy-efficient homes. Some upgrades — like Energy Star appliances, new hot water heaters, or geothermal pumps — can be pricey upfront, but there are plenty of small, inexpensive updates that will…

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6 Seller Secrets For This Spring's Real Estate Market

6 Seller Secrets For This Spring’s Real Estate Market

Each year, it seems the housing market takes on a different tone – and whether it’s going to be a sellers’ market with inflated prices and bidding wars, or a buyers’ market with tons of choices and low prices – there’s no denying that the 2014 spring housing season is upon us. So what does it have in store? Well, if you’re thinking of listing your home, that’s an important question.

Here are 6…

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Spring Cleaning: 5 Can't-Miss Spots

Spring Cleaning: 5 Can’t-Miss Spots

If you want a sparkling-clean home to start the season, be sure your to-do list includes giving these items a thorough scrub.

By this time of year, many people feel winter has seemed endless. That makes it a great time to tackle spring cleaning. When the weather finally warms up, you can get outside and enjoy the sun.

For a thorough deep cleaning, focus on the dark corners and recesses of…

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How Much Can You Save with Lower FHA Annual Mortgage Insurance Premiums?

How Much Can You Save with Lower FHA Annual Mortgage Insurance Premiums?

For many Americans, the lowered premiums will put owning a home within reach.

Source: Zillow Digs

In an effort to make homeownership more accessible and sustainable, President Obama announcedthe Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will reduce annual mortgage insurance premiums (MIP) by 0.5 percentage points. On a $175,000 home loan with less than 5 percent down, this MIP reduction will equate to…

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Borrow Smart: 3 Options That Can Cut Your Mortgage Payment

Borrow Smart: 3 Options That Can Cut Your Mortgage Payment

If you have a 5- to 10-percent down payment, one of these loan options may be just what you’re looking for.

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Recently, two new low down payment options became available to home buyers: Federal Housing Association (FHA) loans with mortgage insurance that was just lowered 0.5 percent, and Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loans with 3 percent down. But home…

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Mortgage Rates: You'd Better Shop Around

Mortgage Rates: You’d Better Shop Around

Get answers to all your burning questions about how to get the best rate for your mortgage or refinance.

Nearly half of mortgage consumers don’t shop around for a mortgage, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal agency responsible for regulating the mortgage industry. A CFPB surveyof 5,000 people who got a mortgage in 2013 showed that 47 percent of consumers…

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Cherry Lane extension plans unveiled

Cherry Lane extension plans unveiled

The city’s proposed Cherry Lane extension from near Memorial Boulevard to Northwest Broad Street concerns rural neighbors such as Dennis Adams.

“This road is going to destroy my way of life,” Adams said Tuesday night after examining the Cherry Lane plans on display by Murfreesboro government officials and their consultants at Erma Siegel Elementary School. “When I wake up in the morning and used…

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