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The Screened in Porches VS. Sun Rooms Debate: Which is Best?
If you want to listen to a spirited debate tune in to a debate between two home owners discussing which is best, a screened in porch or a sunroom. There are pros and cons to both and that is what we will review in this article.
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Is your company going to have a Halloween party get together for all employees with their children?

When it comes to the housing meltdown, there are no stupid questions.

You can't be any dumber than a guy who makes $30,000 a year but bought a $500,000 house. Or the banker who signed the guy's mortgage. Or an investment bank that thought bundling such deals together made buyers with bad credit less risky. Or regulators who thought investment bankers were smart.

Yet still you're probably wondering about the same things we are, the so-simple-it's-embarrassing stuff like:

While Google claimed long before Android’s release that having their own mobile OS would not dampen their enthusiasm for the iPhone platform, I had my doubts. How was it possible that the iPhone would not get short-changed overall, with preference and primary focus going to Android apps and support? For now, at least, it seems like my concern was uncalled for.

Plunging real-estate values have made it an opportune time for older homeowners to give property to their children, while realizing big savings on gift and estate taxes.

They can do this by moving the home out of their estate with a so-called qualified personal residence trust, or QPRT, which allows homeowners to live in a property for many years before passing it on to their heirs. Though the trusts have been around for many years, many estate planners say now could be a good time to set one up since real-estate values have fallen dramatically in many markets.