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January 13, 2001
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Winter rye grass seed will sprout within four weeks, give an emerald look and provide nutrients for the soil when it dies in the spring. Story
[Times photo: Fraser Hale] |
The Home Front
Briefs and news of note
Economics of remodeling
The bay area fares well in an annual study that compares the cost of redoing a kitchen to the value of the project.
Still in search of the lions and the lambs
Hold it, pardner! Did you think we had wrapped up the holidays and packed them away until next December? Not quite. We have a couple of related inquiries that will be easiest answered before Christmas becomes a dim memory.
On the bookshelf
Flora of Florida, Volume I: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms, by Richard P. Wunderlin and Bruce F. Hansen ($49.95, University Press of Florida), is the first of a proposed eight-volume comprehensive reference to the more than 3,800 vascular plants, native and non-native, that grow wild in the Sunshine State.
Genetics study open to genealogy buffs
If you have free time, spare blood and a four-generation pedigree chart, Ugo Perego wants to meet you. A Brigham Young University student, Perego has the job of helping microbiology professor Scott Woodward find 100,000 participants for a three-year study that merges genetics with genealogy.
St. Petersburg Times real estate classified ads:
Other recent real estate stories:
Lower your taxes with homestead exemption
A nation of homeowners
How good is your escrow coverage?
Don't ask
To have and to hold a mortgage of their own
A testament to hope (Jan. 23, 1999)
Program can help with down payment, closing costs
From hope to homeowner (Jan. 9, 1999)
Woman's untidiness leads to legal wrangle
Commission add-ons (Jan. 2, 1999)
Children are not to be seen here either
Other real estate links (from Yahoo!):
Cost of Living calculator: compares the cost of living in any two cities. Also includes links to Salary Calculator and Moving Calculator among other tools. From the folks at HomeFair.Com.
Best Places to Live 1997: From Money magazine.
MoveQuest: maps, financing tools, price data, logistical tips.
TenantNet: a resource for residential tenants' rights.
FAQs for Home Buyers and Owners: From the America Society of Home Inspectors.
Home Buyer and Renter Consumer Information: From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Home Buying Tips: from the U.S. Government General Services Administration.
R-Net: Real Estate and the Net: links and tips for the busy. Of interest to investors, brokers and consumers. Accepts factual ads.
Real Estate Library: collection of informative articles about buying and selling real estate.
Realtor.com: includes info on buying and selling real estate, allows you to browse property ads in the U.S. and locate realtors.
Regional real estate links:
Florida Home Builders - features Florida developers with Web sites.
Florida Living Network - listing of real estate companies and Realtors in Florida.
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