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Allen Norwood
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Painting a deck? Not so fast

Real estate agents help builders in rebound

Seasonal home sale swings are mostly gone from the Charlotte market


Nancy Brachey
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Choose these plants now for summer arrangements

If you’re growing a vegetable garden in Charlotte, it’s time to get started

Divide perennials and see your garden multiply


Terri Bennett
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Are you making pollution when you mow?

Fight weeds without chemicals

Keep pests at bay the nontoxic way


Kenneth Harney
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The rise of ‘pocket listings’

Some lenders see success with zero-down financing

Listings that turn you off


Michael Hunter
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Do HOAs have an expiration date?

Should we hire an HOA management company?

HOA Board Members, Officers, or Both?


Kerry Hall Singe
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Boom-era plans shrink, languish


Save Your Home
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Mortgage modification options unclear

For this family, loan modification created 'utter nightmare'

She got help, then foreclosure


Peter Hotton
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Shower door doesn’t fit into the frame

Tint your windows on the inside

Flushing out a noisy problem