Archive for May 2008

05.29.2008

How can home price inflation be reduced or eliminated?

Gunblade asked: Personally, I think having a home should be one of the most basic human rights our government was founded upon. With home prices rising to extortionate levels, even people who earn college-graduate salaries may never be able to afford the lifestyle they had toiled for. What can be done to reverse this troubling [...]

05.20.2008

How will movie theaters survive the home theater trend?

[177] asked: With the invention of television, movie houses had to find a way to continue to compete with the experience of watching programs at home. This is what gave birth to the widescreen format (or CinemaScope) in an effort to offer a distinct experience different from that of at home viewing.
Now that home theaters, [...]

05.18.2008

Home computers are used more extensively than ever for tasks such as banking and shopping?

Tom asked: Home computers are used more extensively than ever for tasks such as banking and shopping. Do you see this trend as having a positive or a negative impact on our economy?
Concise, coherent and to the point comments are preferred over lengthy comments having irrelevant details. Your comments must NOT be more than 6 [...]

05.17.2008

What are some the latest trends in new home construction?

vterniecb11 asked: My fiance and I are building a home. We are trying to make a list of all the things we want for our new house. Any suggestions as to what must haves we need for our house in terms of physical structures?
I was looking for more like…what should i included in the kitchen [...]

05.15.2008

Can you sell a home with vivid interior paint colors?

MomofOneSpnkyGrl asked: Hi. I have a home that was new construction. It was originally painted white. I absolutely hate white and tan walls. All of the rooms have color, and when I say color I mean eggplant purple, red, hunter green…The home’s floorplan is very boxy, each room is a box [...]

05.1.2008

What are the concerns when buying a new primary home, and keeping other as 2nd residence?

CarolinEO asked: I own a 2bd/ba condo in a ski town. I bought it in Feb of 2005. Because of circumstances way beyond my control, I have to move away, perhaps indefinitely.
It is possible that I will return in a year, or find that over the next 12 months I have to sell. At [...]