Sweden Sells Property FirmSweden sold property firm Vasakronan to Fastigheter for $6.88 billion, continuing its privatization drive.
TEARDOWN DIARY
The Home Insulation Conundrum![[go to article]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BT773_teardo_20080703140655.jpg)
Fiberglass or foam spray? Figuring out what kind of insulation to use in a new house turns out to be a complicated calculation.
CRANKY CONSUMER
Buying a Sense of Security for the Home
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How would different security companies configure a home with a system, and what would they charge to alert the police about triggered motion sensors? Here's a look at ADT, Brink's, Monitronics and Protection One.
Energy Rights for Sale, but at What Cost?Financial opportunity is outweighing environmental issues for property owners swept up in a land grab by energy companies targeting gas reserves. Rights for deep drilling are fetching as much as $2,500 an acre, or more.
HOUSE TALK By JUNE FLETCHER
Finding Foreclosures, Screening Deadbeats![[go to article]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BT465_houset_20080702150551.jpg)
June Fletcher offers her take on two recently launched sites: RentBureau.com, which helps landlords screen tenants and ForeclosurePoint.com, a listing service.
IndyMac Works With U.S. RegulatorsIndyMac is working with U.S. regulators on a plan to shore up the company's "safety and soundness."
Banks Are Freezing Lines of Credit![[HELOC]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BS992_heloc__20080630153009.jpg)
As lenders recoil from falling home prices and mortgage defaults, many have been reeling in credit lines or freezing them. If your home-equity line of credit has been frozen, and you need access to the funds, here are some tips.
Florida Files Countrywide LawsuitFlorida filed a lawsuit against Countrywide and its chief executive, alleging the mortgage company engaged in deceptive and unfair trade practices. ( Complaint) |
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Where Utility Bills Are Low![[Money's Worth]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BT364_Mworth_20080702105312.jpg)
One way to avoid electric shock is to live where the kilowatts don't kill your budget. These three homes are served by utilities that charge among the lowest rates in the nation.
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Associated Press
WSJ columnist June Fletcher writes:
Given the latest figures from the Mortgage Bankers Association, the foreclosure crisis isn’t about to disappear soon, even with the help of Hope Now and other government programs designed to help borrowers in trouble. More than one million homes are currently in foreclosure, and the total seasonally-adjusted rate of delinquency [...] Jul 2,
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Halstead
The median price of a Manhattan apartment hit $979,000 during the second quarter of this year, up from $795,000 in the same period in 2007, according to a report out today from Halstead Property, a New York brokerage. The median sale price went up in all neighborhoods Halstead examined — except one pocket of [...]
House of the Week ![[House of the Week]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BS390_HOW_06_20080626132703.jpg)
The Governor Slept Here: Tour a 7,500-square-foot home in Winchester, Mass., with nine bedrooms, four full baths on 1.1 acres. Massachusetts Gov. Samuel W. McCall had this home built in Arts & Crafts and English Tudor style around 1902 and lived and worked here during his term as governor from 1916 to 1919.
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