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• Homeowners advice: Sump pumps, brass fixtures, water heaters

  August 15, 2010 in Features on Page D3 Q. My sump pump is six years old and I worry about it failing in an emergency. I was thinking of buying a backup pump and keeping it on a …

• Foreclosure filings fall 8 percent in November

  December 10, 2009 in Business The number of homeowners on the brink of foreclosure fell in November, the fourth straight monthly decline, as mortgage companies evaluated whether borrowers were eligible for help. 1

• Tax credit of $6,500 not likely to motivate people to switch homes

  December 6, 2009 in Business on Page E2 When President Barack Obama signed into law the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, it extended the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit as well as offering a …