Monday, October 23, 2006

MD: 'Active adults' living smaller and smarter Increasingly, many of these new age-restricted communities are built near cities, says Evelyn Howard, a market researcher in senior housing. "It's expected that many of the older boomers will continue to work full-time, maybe changing jobs, or work part time, and work out of the home," she says. 10:26:43 AM

CA: Menifee man claims he did not murder ducks Harris, who had been employed for the past 10 years as the lake and beach club manager for the Menifee Lakes Homeowner’s Association (HOA), has been removed from his job. To further defame him, he believes, some of the board members are spreading a rumor that he was responsible for the recent death of about 30 ducks at the lake. 10:18:35 AM

10 mistakes that made flipping a flop If there's a poster child for everything that went wrong in the real estate boom, it just might be Casey Serin. In one year, the 24-year-old website-designer-turned-real estate-flipper bought eight homes in four states — and in every case but one, he put no money down 10:13:37 AM

PA: Unusual developments include additions on top of existing buildings Working with Shadyside-based Indovina Associates Architects, Solara plans to take its five-story building and build four more stories on top of it, to create an upscale condominium project. 9:49:36 AM

NC: Maintenance fees put sqeeze on some Triad home sellers Olmeda contributes her inability to sell the home to what she deems high homeowner fees at Grandover; fees have been raised from $305 a month to $460 a month over the last year -- a 50 percent increase. 9:47:28 AM

WA: A gourd time for DuPont Pumpkin Festival brings community together at farm "Our whole community got together to volunteer and make this happen," she said. "We're making the food, we're making the crafts, we're doing it as a community, so that makes it extra special."  "I just like to support events that the (homeowner's association) organizes. They do a good job. They are usually a lot of fun," Babcock said. 9:41:52 AM

AR: Beaver Lake : Seedy sewer system a concern The water district isn’t responsible for the system because it doesn’t maintain the subdivision’s sewer system, Allen said. Sunset Bay’s property owners association was given that responsibility by developer Wesley Kent Neff, whose company, Summit One LLC, declared bankruptcy in September. 9:38:59 AM

PA: DVDs becoming major marketing tool for real estate Michael Garden, an agent with Prudential Fox & Roach, saw DVDs being used to advertise big real estate projects, and he saw no reason why he shouldn't give them a try, too. 9:37:24 AM

FL: Board erred; condo owners must pay A West Kendall condo owner wonders where her money is going. The condo association's president says it's going to make up for a past board's money mismanagement. 9:34:01 AM