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Traditional House Plan #19129

Beautiful classic traditional with a european touch. Vaulted ceilings in Master bedroom and trayed ceiling in great room make the house feel really larger than it is. Open plan with split bedroom arrangement. Gas logs or conventional fireplace. Great master suite. Grilling porch on rear. Raised bar in kitchen. A great house for the size it is!

Plan Details

Number of Bedrooms: 3

Number of Bathrooms: 2.0

Width of House: 34 feet

Depth of House: 42 feet

Total Living Area: 1428 sq. ft.

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Cozy Cottage Houseplan #27794

Beautiful classic traditional with a european touch. Vaulted ceilings in Master bedroom and trayed ceiling in great room make the house feel really larger than it is. Open plan with split bedroom arrangement. Gas logs or conventional fireplace. Great master suite. Grilling porch on rear. Raised bar in kitchen. A great house for the size it is!

Plan Details

Number of Bedrooms: 2

Number of Bathrooms: 2.0

Width of House: 32 feet

Depth of House: 40 feet

Total Living Area: 1480 sq. ft.

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Vacation House Design #6807

1st level: Closed foyer with coat closet, family and dining rooms with fireplace, kitchen with island and lunch counter, master bedroom with walk-in closet and access to full bathroom. 2nd level: Secondary bedroom, family room or bedroom #3, full bathroom, mezzanine overlooking family foom.

Plan Details

Number of Bedrooms: 2

Number of Bathrooms: 2.0

Width of House: 32 feet

Depth of House: 40 feet

Total Living Area: 1480 sq. ft.

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2008-2009 Mortgage Lending for Building or Buying New Homes

November 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

New World of Mortgage Lending
by Cathy Salustri
Three years ago it seemed anyone could get 100% financing on a half-million dollar home and lenders had a mortgage product for every situation. Today the lending pendulum has swung the other way and lenders are getting back to basics with more conventional mortgages.
Lenders say they’re protecting their [...]

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Obama Inherits Markedly Better Housing Market

November 5th, 2008 · No Comments

By Graham Norwood on Thursday, November 06, 2008
So it is Barack Obama, and by a landslide. The voters of the United States have built a prism – their decisive choice of a black, young, liberal leader – through which the rest of the world will view all of their country’s actions for the next [...]

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