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What's next for minimalist houses? How about a subdivision of tiny houses in Eastern Oregon? | OregonLive.com : "Now the 50-year-ol...

A local homeowners association’s management company is pushing state lawmakers to defeat a legislative bill that would make it impossible ...

A California Bankruptcy, Dictatorship, and the Guarantee Clause - ProfessorBainbridge.com Great post by Professor Bainbridge.

Lakemoor woman can use toilets as planters - Chicago Breaking News ---------------- Justice prevails in McHenry County, IL.

I am sicker than I have ever been in my life. I've been sick since about November 20. I have pertussis, better known as "whooping ...

In a letter dated Tuesday, Dec. 7, U.S. Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-10-VA) reached out to Julius Genachowski, chairman of the FCC, about the inf...

Mounting State Debts Stoke Fears of a Looming Crisis Municipal bankruptcies or defaults have been extremely rare — no state has defaulted s...

HOUSTON – A group of northeast Houston residents say they are holding a rally to protest the mismanagement of their neighborhood’s homeowne...

Homeowners and HOA Headaches State Representative Nancy Barto describes HOAs as quasi-governments with deep pockets, lots of authority and...

Vegas Man Dies After Shooting Wife, Self - Las Vegas News Story - KVVU Las Vegas : "A Las Vegas man who shot himself after killing his ...

UPS Has Homeowners Upset In Seminole Neighborhood - News Story - WFTV Orlando : "SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- Some Seminole County residen...

Chicago set coyotes loose on the streets to hunt for rats Still, it seems a rather desperate throwback to frontier-style husbandry for a ma...

Is Your New Neighbor a Squatter? | NBC Los Angeles : "Prosecutors say this is happening across Southern California. They've caught ...

New homes sales in another big dip - Nov. 24, 2010 : "New home sales dropped to an annual pace of just 283,000, according to the Commer...

Think you've read the worst about foreclosures? Read this | McClatchy : "Hall's foreclosure defense lawyers, in what has become...

ACLU Announces Free Speech Settlement with Association | Articles & Archives | Community Association Management Insider : " The Ame...

California Bond Woe Bodes Ill for States - WSJ.com The normally staid market has grown volatile the past week, posting its sharpest selloff ...

Stern's DAL Enters Forbearance Agreement With Bank of America Over Credit - Bloomberg : "A business run by David Stern, the Florida...

Condo associations may be coming to an end | WBEZ Hear crazed professor McKenzie on Chicago public radio today.

Dejected House Dems wipe away tears as GOP celebrates victory - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room : "Freshman Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-...