Since 1934 the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has guaranteed over 34 million loans. Congress created FHA as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Great Depression. FHA does not actually…
The Federal Housing Administration is a government agency formed to help land owners maintain their homes. The FHA insures loans, which makes it easier for banks. In turn other federally initiated things, such as the…
Having an interest-only loan, a home buyer pays only the interest portion of a mortgage loan for a predetermined period of time. The simple fact that his payments are reduced for that given time may…
Whether you are a parent who does an yearly trip to a stuffy relative’s home where your kids are not allowed to touch anything, or you’re kid free but have friends coming to visit with…
One of the secrets to a successful garden design is to incorporate something sudden, a surprise for your garden visitor. This can be done in lots of ways, but one surefire way to enliven a…
Replacing your old window cleaning for a more attractive option will not only increase the curb appeal of your house, but it will also increase its worth. You should be able to recover as much…
The word”feel” generally brings to mind the visual characteristic of an object — it feels to the touch — but we’re talking about the visual part of texture. Texture is a part of design which…
Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron call the gable type the “ur-type” of house, and they’ve abstracted it into residential and other commissions, including the Parrish Art Museum in Long Island, New York….
Does your house hug and maintain the landscape and blend into the horizon? It could be Prairie structure or a derivation. Consider the age. At the beginning of the 20th century, America adopted the Industrial…
Blessed with a huge backyard in Brooklyn, New York, this family of three took advantage of the lush urban oasis. They had the gardening part in check, but they needed a bug-free area where children…