Realtor View: Prioritize your home requirements
Houston Chronicle
A qualified home inspector will look for any major defects, giving you time to make an informed decision about whether to continue with the purchase, renegotiate the deal, or terminate the contract. But the home you buy probably will contain a few ...

Steps to avoid landscaping problems
Rapid City Journal
Let's hope that the economic indicators are correct and the new home construction trend continues to rise. But, just because you are in a new house doesn't mean your home-maintenance routine can be forgotten. As a home inspector and former contractor, ...

Home inspectors encourage electrical inspection
CBS42
"There's a lot of things that now we consider extremely dangerous and a builder would not build them that way anymore,” Kent Clark, a home inspector for Clark and Associates, said on Thursday. “And there's significant cost in upgrading electrical ...

Boulder Weekly
On shaky ground - Boulder Weekly
Boulder Weekly
Another 1994 study on the effects of vibroseis trucks in the Los Angeles area uncovered minor damage: aggravation of an existing break in an old wooden beam. The Crumbleys have been told they will need to drill a new well .... Certified home inspector ...

Woman Electrocuted in Her Shower Wins $4 Million
Lawyers.com Blog (blog)
But a home inspector who tested Wilson's house found 26 places emitting electrical current, including almost all of the plumbing and appliances. The inspector said he had never seen anything like it. The jury found that Edison caused an environmental ...

After Four Years Is BC Home Inspection Licensing a Failure? By Craig Hostland ...
MarketWatch (press release)
As a result, this new group began accepting for membership home inspector candidates who did not meet the high qualification standards of the two organizations initially recognized by Consumer Protection BC - CAHPI(BC) and the Applied Science ...

The Province
Mike Holmes: Spring season signals home maintenance
The Province
Ask a lot of questions, and check out the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation fact sheet, Hiring a Home Inspector. Catch Mike Holmes in his new series, Holmes Makes It Right Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on HGTV. For more information, visit hgtv.ca. For more ...

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The Province
Shell Busey: Home purchase takes patience
The Province
Have the house, new or used, inspected by a certified, licensed home inspector. If it's an older, detached home with lots of trees, have the perimeter drainage system inspected by camera as a condition of the offer. When purchasing your first home, be ...

Buying a home? Order the "Housefax" from a Boulder-based dot-com
Denver Post
But for the most important purchase — a home — much of the due diligence isn't performed until after a contract has been signed, via the professional home inspector. A local dot-com aims to change that. Beginning in late April, house hunters will be ...

'Tis the season for home maintenance
Regina Leader-Post
Hire a qualified, licensed inspector who knows what they're doing. How do you know if they're qualified? Ask a lot of questions, and check out the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation fact sheet, Hiring a Home Inspector. Catch Mike Holmes in his new ...

Home purchase takes patience
The Province
Have the house, new or used, inspected by a certified, licensed home inspector. If it's an older, detached home with lots of trees, have the perimeter drainage system inspected by camera as a condition of the offer. When purchasing your first home, be ...

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people in business
Norman Transcript
Vanguard, established in 2009, serves all 77 Oklahoma counties. “So many rural areas don't have a professional home inspector in their communities and I wanted to help them protect their hard-earned investment dollars when buying property,” Graham said.

Spring into decking maintenance
Sturgis Journal
If in doubt, call a trained inspector to look it over. What with the Mayans being wrong, you will want that deck to last a long time, and give many years of safe usage About the House. Rob Kinsey has been a licensed builder for 30 years and is a home ...

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Home inspections vital part of buy-sell process
San Antonio Express
Home inspector Mark Eberwine climbs into the attic of a Windcrest-area home during an inspection. Inspections cost $300 on up, depending on the age, condition and size of the home. Photo: Photos By Robin Jerstad / For The Express-News. Home inspector ...

New York Daily News
Simona Wilson Awarded $4 Million in Lawsuit After She Was Electrocuted By ...
Opposing Views
Once the woman was shocked by the shower, she hired a home inspector to test the house. The inspector found 26 points in the house that were electrified, including many of her appliances and plumbing fixtures. The home inspector told her, “Get out now.
California Woman Electrocuted In Her Shower Wins LawsuitThe Inquisitr
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Woman shocked in shower awarded $4m
Ninemsn
A home inspector, however, discovered 26 points in her house that were electrified, including most of her appliances and nearly all of her plumbing fixtures. The inspector told her: "Get out now. I've never seen anything like this in my life." Wilson ...

New York Daily News
California Woman Electrocuted In Her Shower Wins Lawsuit - The Inquisitr
The Inquisitr
A Superior Court jury in downtown Los Angeles sided with Simona Wilson, awarding her close to $4 million in the judgment. The jury found Southern California Edison (SCE), the electric company and prior owner of Wilson's Redondo ... However, separate ...
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NBC Southern California
Mom Shocked in Shower by Stray Electricity Gets $4M From SoCal Edison
NBC Southern California
Simona Wilson suffered several medical issues from the shocks she repeatedly endured in her shower due to stray electricity. She was awarded $4 million by a Los Angeles County jury. Reggie Kumar reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 20, 2013.
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NBC Southern California
Mom Shocked in Shower by Stray Electricity Gets $4M From SoCal Edison
NBC Southern California
Although doctors were unable to link the stray electricity to Wilson's alleged injuries, an independent home inspector told her to "get out" immediately, according to her attorney. "There was no combustion, but sure as heck, it's a concern when you ...
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Buying your home 'should be enjoyable'
The Province
The realtor is just one member of a team that works with a lawyer, a mortgage broker and lender and a home inspector, she said. It's no surprise Hind would advocate for the profession, it was not just a self-serving recommendation. Buyers could arrange ...

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