Lizzy Bell, 14, clasped her hands to her face and hugged her parents as the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” bus moved from her front yard Tuesday to reveal the family’s new home.
About 3,000 people spent most of the afternoon in one of Tucson’s first warm days of the year, waiting for the family.
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Whether you call it nesting, hiving or hunkering down, 2009 trend forecasters say that in this volatile economy, consumers are looking homeward, concentrating more on comfort-driven products and a back-to-basics philosophy. “We’re seeing it as a cocooning comeback,” says Lisa Casey Weiss, a Hicksville-based lifestyle consultant for the International Housewares Association, a trade group. “The…
WASHINGTON — Barack Hussein Obama, 47, made his first journey to the White House as the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday afternoon, leading the inaugural parade after promising a new era of “hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.”
The president thrilled the tens of thousands of spectators lining…
Homeownership is an investment in your future. Owning a home helps build wealth over the long term, and it provides significant social benefits. On average, owners who purchased their home six years ago have seen the value of their home rise 24.3% during that time, despite recent price declines.
