House Hunt: Open Houses for April 14 and 15.

  To see more information on the properties listed below, visit the Rhode Island Living website and enter the MLS number in the search box. 124 Rutland St. MLS# 1014247. This 3-bedroom, 2-bath home is located on a dead-end street in East Woonsocket. The home features original wood decor, a mud room, sunroom, fireplace, a bedroom located on the first floor, a finished basement with a full bath, a deck, pool, fenced yard, and a garage. Open house: April 15 from 11 a.m. – noon. Listed at: $112,500. Read more [...]

Saginaw ‘murder house’ listed on This Old House website with Andrea Yates … – The Saginaw News

View full sizeJeff Schrier | The Saginaw NewsThree people were shot — a nine-year-old boy and the 41-year-old homeowner fatally — at 535 S. 23rd in Saginaw. (9/21/09)SAGINAW, MI — These are places where bad things happened.An 879-square-foot Saginaw home at 535 S. 23rd appears in an online story about homes where homicides occurred alongside several palatial estates, including music producer Phil Spector's 8,686-square-foot, 33-room mansion in Alhambra, Cali. and famed Read more [...]

RBS-owned Direct Line plans to raise £500m ahead of flotation

Raising debt could also help Direct Line pay a dividend to its parent company. Last October, the Telegraph reported that RBS is expected to receive a payout from the business of up to £1bn ahead of the stock market flotation. Direct Line is held on RBS's books with a value of £4.3bn. Last month, RBS appointed Mike Biggs chairman of the insurance business. Mr Biggs is currently chairman of Resolution and former finance director at Aviva. At the time, Stephen Hester, RBS' chief Read more [...]

How to buy and sell a house at the same time

By Amy Hoak, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Affordable home prices and low interest rates have lured investors and first-time home buyers into the housing market, but move-up buyers are a tougher sell. Many homeowners are simply stuck in their current homes because of an underwater mortgage. Others are concerned about the timing of transactions so they can seamlessly Read more [...]

Cool Websites and Tools [April 11th 2012]

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