As more lenders streamline operations, some applications can be completed entirely online.
BUYING NEW | Nearly 250 one- and two-story houses are planned at Oakland Hall in Prince Frederick.
TOWN SQUARE | The company will pay up to $2,500 of the cost.
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Sometimes decades-old appliances are so energy inefficient it's more cost effective to buy a new replacement than to keep them going.
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ASK THE BUILDER | Start by installing a pipe around the entire inner perimeter of the foundation.
TOWN SQUARE | A new study outlines why so many home improvement projects fail.
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REAL ESTATE MATTERS | Banning all rentals, limiting rentals to no more than one year or limiting rentals to emergency situations are far more problematic and tend to cause the biggest stir in associations.
AFFORDABLE HOME OF THE WEEK | The eat-in kitchen includes tile floors, a granite counter, stainless-steel appliances with gas cooking and French doors to the fenced backyard.
But the most unusual feature of the award-winning design is a four-story observation tower.
HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The five-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 8,796-square-foot house is on 1.7 acres along the South River.
The 30-year fixed-rate average was unchanged at 4.45 percent.
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