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Your New House: The Alert Consumer's Guide to Buying and Building a Quality Home











Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 690.837
EAN: 9781889392110
ISBN: 1889392111
Label: Windsor Peak Press
Manufacturer: Windsor Peak Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 356
Publication Date: 2002-04
Publisher: Windsor Peak Press
Sales Rank: 725950
Studio: Windsor Peak Press




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Product Description:
This year 1.2 million consumers will buy a new home, and they need real help in navigating the new-home minefield. The latest edition of Your New House includes charts, tables, black-and-white illustrations throughout, as well as updated prices and new trends in home buying. Also added is information on the dot-com shakeout, including what it means for online mortgages and home listings; more Web addresses for all major product manufacturers; and the best websites for deals on products like carpet and lighting. “The best book available on how to buy and build a new home.” — Chicago Tribune



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Holistic, no-holds-barred look at building/buying a house!
I bought this book (2nd edition) to help me as I built a semi-custom home in 1997, after seeing a review of the first edition that emphasized the dark humor. Now ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - If you like lists, you'll love this book
Seven years ago we decided to build a house. I had never, ever heard one person who thought doing so was a good idea. I know the authors of this book seem hooked on ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Book!
I read three books: Cellers to Ceilings, Build It Right, and Your New House. All were good, but Your New House was by far the best of the three. Your New House was ... Read More



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Good Book...All questions were not answered
I am a first time buyer and wanted to make sure that I was getting the best deal at every end of the process. I read this book and although many parts of it were good, ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Essential
This is the single best homebuying book we've found. The section on binding arbitration clauses alone is worth the price of the book. Concise, sensible, at times overly ... Read More



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