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New life for tax deduction

By | Sun, Jan 20, 2013
Private mortgage insurance break restored, extended

Inspector missed ductwork asbestos

By | Sun, Jan 20, 2013
DEAR BARRY: I own a vacant home that was vandalized by thieves. They stole all the copper piping and ...

Mold remediation fudged by bank

By | Sun, Jan 13, 2013
DEAR BARRY: We sold our house several months ago, and the lady who bought it hired a home inspector. ...
Fidel Gonzalez inspects the solar unit that will heat the ground of his greenhouse in the South Valley. The system is being built by a group of UNM students as a school program. Gonzalez is a farmer with Agri-Culture network in the South Valley. (JIM THOMPSON/journal)

S. Valley’s rural allure

By | Sun, Jan 13, 2013
Area's affordable real estate, agricultural potential draw a new breed of residents

Knowing how to water is key for cyclamen

By | Sat, Jan 12, 2013
Q: I received a cyclamen as a gift and have never grown one before. How should I be taking care of i ...

12 years is too late for termite recourse

By | Sun, Jan 6, 2013
DEAR BARRY: When I bought my home, 12 years ago, the seller disclosed that she had no knowledge of a ...
Denise Benavidez discusses the design of a model home with Paul Chappell, head of Abrazo Homes’ Custom Homes Division, last month. (adolphe pierre-louis/journal)

Love It! Hate It!

By | Sun, Jan 6, 2013
Albuquerque builder uses focus groups at model homes to get female perspective
(Illustration by Russ Ball )

Sound barriers

By | Sat, Jan 5, 2013
Insulation, new windows, carpeting and drapes can all help reduce noise
Dair Obenshain explains the construction and design of her and her partner’s South Valley strawbale house.“I wanted it to be as natural as possible,” she said. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis / Journal)

Home stacked with benefits

By | Sun, Dec 30, 2012
With lots of research and hard work, strawbale home in S. Valley nearly complete

Alterations red-tagged over lack of permits

By | Sun, Dec 30, 2012
DEAR BARRY:  One month after we bought our home, a letter arrived from the local building departmen ...

Struggling potted pansies are probably thirsty

By | Sat, Dec 29, 2012
Q: I've always planted the big pots we have at the front door with pansies. This year they see ...
Tony Brothers, of Brothers Electro Mechanical in Albuquerque, checks the internal connections and operation of a recently installed furnace at a customer’s home. (richard pipes/journal)

In the market for a new furnace? There are lots of new variables to consider

By | Sat, Dec 29, 2012
Like all major household appliances, a furnace will inevitably need to be repaired or replaced; but ...
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