The basic house hasn’t changed much in the past 100 years. It has a foundation, walls, roof, plumbing, heating and electrical systems, windows and doors. What’s changed drastically are the building standards and materials used to construct that house and, in recent years, the extended time many properties have sat inactive and in disrepair due to the foreclosure problem and economic downturn.
Shrewd buyers eager to get a home for a song have to be willing to play real estate limbo – just without going so low that the delicate dance of negotiations comes to a halt.
Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death early Monday in The Hague, Netherlands, and his brother was arrested as a suspect, Dutch police said.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rob Gronkowski somersaulted into the end zone, staggered to his feet and still managed to spike the ball.
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Those three opening wins for Michigan were nice.
PITTSBURGH — One flick of the wrist. One guttural scream. One very simple message to the rest of an NHL that is equal parts welcoming and wary.
As a whole, UNLV’s nonconference journey could turn into a gantlet run. So far, though, coach Dave Rice has been able to jog his basketball team through a warmup phase of the schedule.
LOS ANGELES — A judge denied a request Monday by lawyers for the doctor convicted in Michael Jackson’s death to have an independent laboratory test the contents of a key vial of evidence.
BOSTON — When Gov. Deval Patrick signs a new gambling bill into law, control over the three planned casinos and one slots parlor will quickly shift from state lawmakers to an as-yet-unnamed five-member commission, whose members will all make more than $100,000 a year.
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is a touting a new report that his office says casts doubt how much extra money gambling expansion would bring in.
