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Appraising solar power’s true value

Hot on the heels of guidelines to help appraisers analyze the value of energy-efficient home features, the Appraisal Institute (AI) announced its support for a new tool to help appraisers specifically hone in on the value of solar power. The [...]

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Sensible Solar: What to consider before plugging into the sun

Now that there's a confirmed, true appraised value boost associated with solar panels installed on homes, more homeowners are using sun power, but they need to know how

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Video: Hitler reacts to his newsroom getting iPhones

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Facebook red-faced, settles FTC consumer deception charges

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION - The social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their

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American Dream more sustainable with smaller carbon footprint

The latest study extolling the intrinsic value found in green homes puts energy efficiency at the top of the list of features buyers most desire. The Yahoo! Home Horizon

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Power up your passwords with more protection against hackers

On your next double dinner date, look around the table. Three of you are vulnerable to hacker attacks because you didn't use much imagination creating online passwords. Consumer Reports

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PG&E offers storm preparation tips as strong weather system approaches

PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC – A powerful storm carrying heavy rain and strong winds is forecast to hit California Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Wind gusts up to

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‘Green’ homes, energy-saving upgrades factored into true, appraised home value

Installing a full-fledged solar panel system will get you a higher price when you sell your home, but if you can't afford to shell out tens of thousands

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Consumers becoming driving force behind consumer technology trends

VERIZON - In 2012, technology will continue to make consumers' lives easier and more productive – at home and at work. And consumers themselves will be a major

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Should I add clover to my lawn?

GRANITE SEED -- Prior to the 1950s, clover was a part of most grass seed mixes for lawns. Clover’s ability to reseed itself and stay green was considered

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Magazines are broken iPads

Our minds are coded early in life. Technology is changing how they are coded, especially among the youngest generation. See what happens when a techno-baby attempts to connect

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Internet can save you $8,000 a year

INTERNET INNOVATION ALLIANCE -- American consumers can save nearly $8,000 a year by having access to and using high-speed, broadband Internet. "Consumers are able to save online due to

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Should you write your own will?

Much as a word processor can't turn you into a writer and tax software won't turn you into a tax accountant, will writing software won't turn you into

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Technology use in the home undercutting energy savings

Geeking out at home will cost you. If your home is loaded with new technology, you'll have to work harder to squeeze energy savings from your home. More consumer

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Hurricane Katrina-spawned free flood clean-up manual now valuable for Hurricane Irene victims

When floods from one of the nation's worst natural disasters subsided, agencies got to work producing a guide to help clean up water-logged homes and prepare them for

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How to keep Irene out of your house

Big, blustery Hurricane Irene is barreling up the East Coast and she's got her eye on your home. And when she sits around your house, she sits around your

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Buyers paying a premium for solar homes

A residential solar panel system can literally pay for itself, not from reduced utility bills, but from its selling price. Home buyers bent on reducing their carbon footprint

Homeowner associations’ special disaster preparedness needs

If you live in a condo, townhome or other community governed by homeowners association (HOA), take a lesson from Judy Rosen who lives in a 70-unit HOA in

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Realtor.com raises the mobile app bar

Real estate mobile apps by Redfin, Trulia and others? You've just been served. Realtor.com's Mobile App for iPad is, hands down, the heir-apparent mother-of-all-real-estate-apps. Check it out. Sit shotgun in your real

Is your real estate agent packing the latest technology?

Instead of real estate agent, you may need a technological Terminator these days. If your real estate agent can't hack it in the virtual world, chances are he or

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