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April 30, 2015 REAL ESTATE

How to Handle Living in a Community With a HOA

Filed under: Buying, How To, Renting Apostol_8/GettyCondos and many newer communities require paying dues and following the Homeowners Association’s rules. By Teresa Mears If you buy a condominium, townhouse or single-family home in a newer development, you’re likely to become a member of a community association. About 20 percent of Americans live in a community governed by a condo association, homeowners association or co-op board, according to the Community Associations

April 30, 2015 ENERGY (MSM)

House panel targets 'glaring management failures' at EPA

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee is criticizing what he calls “glaring management failures” at the Environmental Protection Agency, following a report that EPA officials promoted a senior employee even though he had been accused of sexual harassment and allowed other employees to continue working at the agency after admitting they watched pornography on the job.

April 30, 2015 REAL ESTATE

Canada housing overvalued, but low risk of overheating: CMHC

By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian house prices are slightly overvalued but there is low risk of overheating or overbuilding, the federal housing agency said on Thursday in a report that is at odds with persistent concerns that real estate bubbles are growing in several cities. In its quarterly measure of four risk factors that could indicate problematic conditions in Canada’s housing markets, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp

April 30, 2015 AUTOS

Pace Jam: Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Gets Tapped for Indy 500 Pace Car Duty

– To surprise of absolutely no one, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has been selected to pace the field at the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500. As the long-reigning poster child for domestic performance, the Corvette Z06 being paired with the Indy 500, a storied and distinctly American celebration of the all that is right in the world—at least for that one fleeting moment—is the stuff gasoline-marinated marketing dreams are made of.