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By Linda Bell | Bankrate.com (TNS) My mother never had substantial savings, investments or anything of value other than her house. It was her wish to pass on her only significant asset to her three kids: me, my brother and my sister. And when she died, she made it happen: we inherited her home. And…

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By Linda Bell | Bankrate.com (TNS) My mother never had substantial savings, investments or anything of value other than her house. It was her wish to pass on her only significant asset to her three kids: me, my brother and my sister. And when she died, she made it happen: we inherited her home. And…

LANSING, MI – Building industry groups are suing the state of Michigan to block new requirements making new homes significantly more energy efficient, saving homeowners thousands on utility bills in the long run, before the standards take effect later this summer. Homebuilders say the upfront costs of new building codes are too much. “Michigan faces…

The Stitt family is paving the way for future first families in Oklahoma to have a new place to call home. Governor Kevin Stitt and First Lady Sarah Stitt have spearheaded the initiative to build a new five-bedroom home on the Governor’s Mansion grounds.  The current Governor’s Mansion was dedicated in October 1928. It’s 14,000-square-foot…

A collaboration between Terra Innovations, Birch Home Builders and Sullivan Interiors is bringing to market a new residential build on Lake Murray priced at nearly $3 million. The seven-bedroom home at 313 Regatta Road in Columbia hit the market June 27 with a list price of $2.999 million. Located on a .64-acre lot, the 4,956-square-foot…

The Home Builders Association Foundation of Greater Baton Rouge presented a $175,000 check to Gardere Community Christian School to support the school’s development of a new multipurpose building. Each year, Home Builder Services constructs a home using the skills and expertise of members of the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge, then sells the…

LANSING, MI – Building industry groups are suing the state of Michigan to block new requirements making new homes significantly more energy efficient, saving homeowners thousands on utility bills in the long run, before the standards take effect later this summer. Homebuilders say the upfront costs of new building codes are too much. “Michigan faces…

The Stitt family is paving the way for future first families in Oklahoma to have a new place to call home. Governor Kevin Stitt and First Lady Sarah Stitt have spearheaded the initiative to build a new five-bedroom home on the Governor’s Mansion grounds.  The current Governor’s Mansion was dedicated in October 1928. It’s 14,000-square-foot…

A collaboration between Terra Innovations, Birch Home Builders and Sullivan Interiors is bringing to market a new residential build on Lake Murray priced at nearly $3 million. The seven-bedroom home at 313 Regatta Road in Columbia hit the market June 27 with a list price of $2.999 million. Located on a .64-acre lot, the 4,956-square-foot…