Buying and owning a home is part of the American dream. This site presents "everything you may need to know to keep the experience as pleasurable and" informed as possible.
This site contains a newsletter each week with articles (many contributed by readers) covering the range of ways to "live better for less." Topics covered include: dejunking your home, the budget decorator, gas saving tips, and preparing healthy freezer meals. Articles are archived back to April 1996. You can find them listed by subject, problem, date, and author.
Sponsored by Fannie Mae, this site shows three paths toward home ownership. HomeStarterPath compares renting vs. owning, and it lets you see how much home you can afford. HomePurchasePath helps you with information on how to shop for a lender, steps in the mortgage location process, and loan closing activities. HomeRefinancePath will help you decide when to refinance, steps in the refinance process, and how much refinancing may cost.
So how much is your home worth? You can find out on Yahoo!'s Real Estate site by entering your address. House prices are gauged by comparing your home to others in your neighborhood.
"Hobby Lawn Care is a community resource site that provides high quality articles about building and maintaining your lawn. Inspired by Wikipedia, we chose to allow everyone to add content to the site at any time. Trusted users may also edit all articles across the site."
HUD's Web site for home buyers includes common questions from first-time home buyers; rights of a home buyer; calculating how much mortgage you can afford; dealing with a real estate agent; various homebuying programs, including HUD's special programs; and information on inspections, appraisals, and homeowner's insurance.
The Home Energy Saver is designed to help consumers identify the best ways to save energy in their homes, and find the resources to make the savings happen.
How to Clean Stuff has many articles on how to clean everything from video game systems to driveways, from coffee pots to pets, and many more. You can also submit a question to the site if you can't find what you're looking for, or you can catch up with the latest topics with the Cleaning Blog.
