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UNIVERSAL DESIGN & AGE IN PLACE DESIGNS
AARP Universal Home Design Check List (EXCELLENT)
AARP offers excellent information on simple unobtrusive design features to incorporate into any building or remodeling project to make it easier to live in your home as you get older. Called Universal Design and/or Aging In Place they offer simple ideas to add now to eliminate the costly changes in the future.  Most elements are impossible to discern as handicap friendly yet make all the difference in the world.

Age In Place Resources - good site for additional ideas, Scroll down until you see BY HOME AREA  or BY HOME SYSTEM


GREEN DESIGN & ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- If you wonder what qualifies for tax credits in new construction and remodeling.

- The first web based energy audit tool. Find the best ways to save energy in your home.


TOOLBASE RESOURCES - ( EXCELLENT!)
Don't let the site name scare you away.  If you want to know anything about any building  system start here, at this website. Each category  is further broken down.

  • Appliances
  • Doors
  • Electrical/Electronics
  • Exterior Walls
  • Floors
HOME BUYER INFORMATION CENTER

Ask The Builder
Tim Carver's weekly column appears in numerous papers across the country. Written for remodelers, great advice on products and techniques for home buyers and builders.

Homebuyers Information Center
Helpful hints, checklists and "To-Do" lists for buying a home, as well as links to other sources of information. Don't go into your housing purchase unprepared--get all the tools you need right here. Know what you need? See Quick Links to credit reports, mortgages, insurance and more.

Newly Constructed Homes Should be Inspected Too.
Great article explaining why you should bother getting an inspection done on a new home. 

Go here for tips on everything to do with Real Estate and Home Buying.
Click any box to go to useful offsite links
  • Plumbing
  • Roofs
  • Sitework
  • Whole-House SystemsWindows
  • Foundations
  • Heating, Ventilating, and AC
  • Interior Partitions and Ceilings
  • Landscaping
First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorizes a tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009.
Visit the Federal Housing Tax Credit for Complete Details
Easy to Understand. Get the answers to all your questions.
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