A Contemporary Farmhouse

— From Residential Design & Build Magazine Lot Drives Home’s Design Ravine and foliage inspire this contemporary farmhouse in its urban location By Maureen Alley   One look at the August Residence and you might assume it’s a custom home built into rolling hills in the countryside. In reality, it’s a home built in a…

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Rate on 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 4.78%

Source: Associated Press/AP Online Publication date: April 28, 2011 By JANNA HERRONNEW YORK – Fixed mortgage rates dipped this week, with the rate on the 30-year loan staying under 5 percent and the 15-year loan falling below 4 percent. Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on the 30-year loan fell to 4.78 percent from…

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Internet Plan of the Week: A Mixed-Use Project

This week’s Internet Plan of the Week was recently published in Florida Homebuilder magazine and is a ‘small-scale mixed-use’ project on Long Boat Key, FL by architect Donald Evans.  A mixed-use project is one that mixes several property uses together, such as, in this case, residential and commercial, with the commericial further being broken down…

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Rate on 30-year fixed mortgage rises to 4.91%

Source: Associated Press/AP Online Publication date: April 14, 2011 NEW YORK – The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose for the fourth straight week, but still remains below 5 percent.Freddie Mac says the average rate on the 30-year loan rose to 4.91 percent from 4.87 percent the previous week. It hit a 40-year low…

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