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This Home Directory has been organized so that you can easily find valuable information, services and products, including home loan information, solar products and resources for local and nationwide home repairs. We choose websites based on our web research and visitor recommendations, not based on commissions or fees. Once we confirm that a site deserves our link, we add our voting and rating system... (more)

Search for your future home by any attribute and then "go to" the property with satellite images at trulia.com .This site has great visual aids, graphics and satellite images, for finding your next home.

Search for listings at realtor.com an industry standard.

Get home values and comparisons in the neighborhood at reply.com . This site also offers the option for you to make an offer on a house, regardless if the owner has put it on the market or not.

Get home values on any house in any neighborhood, along with the last sale date, taxes and more at zillow.com
Fun feature "Make Me Move": even if you're not planning to move, set a price that will make you want to sell your house!

Database of homes listed FSBO (for sale by owner) at owners.com

Search by crime statistics, cost of living, religion, schools and more at bestplaces.net

Search for brand new homes at newhomeguide.com

How much is a house worth? What was the purchase price? Get an instant Comparative Market Analysis ( CMA) online at:

homegain.com

Find foreclosure properties at domania.com

Looking for a Buyer's Agent? Go to the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents site at naeba.com

List your home FSBO (for sale by owner) for free at ChoiceA.com

Database of homes listed FSBO (for sale by owner) at owners.com

Quickstats like marital status, education and occupation in your future neighborhood at ZIPskinny.com

Pollution in your neighborhood community scorecard.org

Check out stats on any school in the US at:

 nces.ed.gov/globallocator/

Get records for properties in your new neighborhood or other public records at:

searchsystems.net

Find out how much prices have changed in a neighborhood (House Price index)

ofheo.gov

 For school rankings, curriculum, crime stats etc. visit

homefair.com

Mortgage rates in your area bankrate.com

Check crime rates and other local info: areaconnect.com

Find an AMSA certified moving company moving.org

Search by neighborhood, address, or name: National Sex Offender Registry familywatchdog.us

Get a copy of a home's insurance claims report also known as CLUE, an employment background check or a tenant history report at

choicetrust.com

Find the lowest mortgage rates in your state at bankrate.com

Compare different types of loans at homepath.com

Visit these websites to shop for the best mortgages:

lendingtree.com

quickenloans.com

Get your questions about real estate transactions answered at mtgprofessor.com

Find a local institution that offers a reverse mortgage: reversemortgage.org

Feel like your lender is ripping you off, check out dontborrowtrouble.com

To find out if you're financially ready to buy cnnfn.com

Find out if you're ready to drop private mortgage insurance (PMI) at privatemi.com

Search for a home inspector at the National Association of Home Inspectors's site

nahi.org

or at the American Society of Home Inspectors' site

ashi.com

Read what consumer advocate Barry Stone has to say about home inspection and get your questions answered at housedetective.com

Resources for chimney safety csia.org

Order parts for appliances from many different manufacturers and free repair help at the repairclinic.com

Get maintenance advice, product info from nationally syndicated columnist dulley.com

Repair-tips DoItYourself.com

Repair-tips and answers to plumbing-questions:

toiletology.com

Safety information (f. ex. roofs) by the Institute for Business & Home Safety, an organisation created by the  insurance  industry:

ibhs.org

Technical info and dimensions for appliances (this service was created by the manufacturers themselves)  to reach Dimension Express, use a fax machine and dial 775-833-3600 and press number 2 when prompted.

For a pre-screened contractor or to estimate the cost of a new roof for example, go to improvenet.com or servicemagic.com

Information on mold epa.gov or iii.org

For information on fire-safety, including info on fire-sprinklers go to:

National Fire Protection Association at

nfpa.org or call 617-984-7260

National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc. at

nfsa.org or call 914-878-4200

American Fire Sprinkler Association at

firesprinkler.org or call 214-349-5965

Urban Fire Protection at urban-fire.com or call 972-289-4887

The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition at

homefiresprinkler.org or call 888-635-7222

For information on renewable energy sources or saving energy, call the Department of Energy at .800-363-3732 or e-mail to doe.erec@nciinc.com

For information about making your home more energy-efficient, go to

epa.gov  or energyguide.com

For more links (solar energy etc.) visit our Green Directory...

Looking for a home outside the US? Search for international properties and agents at worldproperties.com or escapeartist.com

Info on the real estate market realtytimes.com

Get just about any question about real estate transactions answered at

mtgprofessor.com

Check your escrow agent's license (California) at

corp.ca.gov

Real estate social networking blog Bigger Pockets

Celebrity real estate blog The Real Estalker

Popular real estate blog with lots of visitor input The Housing Bubble Blog

Unusual homes, amazing architechture Unusual Homes Strange Places

For real estate professionals The Bloodhound Blog

...that you can use to tell others what you thought of the sites provided. We don't have to tell you how hard it is to choose trustworthy websites, information, retailers, and service providers on the web. On your own it could take hours just to search and find the best home websites for what you need, but we've done the leg work for you and sorted through all the good and bad on the web to point you towards only the best house and home information. Our carefully selected links cover all aspects of home buying and home ownership, including

• Finding a home
• Selecting a real estate agent
• Selling your home
• Selling your home For Sale By Owner (FSBO)
• Selecting FSBO representatives
• Home maintenance and repairs
• Making your home more energy efficient
• Solar and alternative energy
• Home loans, financing and refinancing
• School and community information
• Home Inspections
• Home Safety
• and more!

We bring you links to excellent DIY sites, lender sites, shopping and supply sites, and home and real estate blogs; links to websites for current homeowners as well as homeowners to be.

And of course, when trouble arises or a website fails to live up to our lofty expectations, we remove the link to keep our directory the best it can be!

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