



RECENT HOME SALES
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MORTGAGE

Preparing for another fix
The Obama administration's secretaries of the Treasury and of Housing told Congress that they support an extension of the tax credit, without giving specifics of exactly what they're looking for. |
- Mortgage blog Bankrate's Holden Lewis on mortgages


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DISCUSSIONS

NEWS AND FEATURES

Timing a holiday home sale
There are several advantages to having your property on the market in December, especially if you decorate your house for the holidays.

HOME OF THE WEEK Modernist sanctuary
The one-time home of architect Nathaniel Saltonstall, this home is historic, yes, but traditional, no. |
The intangible cost of incivility
When I thought about how to approach the question of what goodwill is worth in real estate, I thought of my friend, Nir Kossovsky. He’s...
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BUYING

Brockton offers lesson in foreclosures
Federal Reserve officials toured Brockton, the ninth and final city they have visited this year to take the pulse of communities hard hit by foreclosures. (By Bryan Marquard, Boston Globe)


HOME DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT


Peter Hotton Replacing an odd-size door
Q. I have to replace my front door. It has one side light, and the whole unit is 56-inches wide. The width is apparently odd, because I can’t find an entry to fit that rough opening. Are there any places I can check with to see what kind of a combination will work?
![]() Carol Stocker
Free admission to Tower Hill Botanic Garden
-Tower Hill Botanic Garden's annual Winter Open House is on Sunday, November 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. With the theme,...
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SELLING

Home sale prices drop in August
Home prices in the United States fell 3.6 percent in August from a year earlier as record foreclosures and rising unemployment depressed demand. (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)

10 steps before selling your home
Eager home buyers are few and far between. The Globe Magazine has 10 steps to hook one. |











