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Home inspection regulations need to be tighter
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Home inspection regulations need to be tighter. One organization wants one common standard. Andrea Macpherson February 27, 2013 12:10 pm. 5 · Tweet · Share. Related Stories and Links. Buying first home will be more difficult under new rules from ...

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Sault Star
A two-year home inspection program, backed by Mike Holmes in early 2011, will be retitled residential construction technician – home inspection in September 2014. The title change won't nail students who want to work as home inspectors, says the ...

How to Avoid Home Inspection Problems
WebWire (press release)
The best thing you can do to head off any home inspection issues is prevention. Regular maintenance and a little vigilance will go a long way towards making sure you have homes for sale that will pass muster and help you profit. The Goodale Miller Team ...

Real estate home inspection: Buyer beware
Toronto Star
As Mr. Reiss was an electrician, he did not bother with a home inspection. He had asked the sellers whether they had experienced problems with the air conditioning, furnace or plumbing systems and the answer was no. He asked whether all the windows ...

Saurastri: Don't waive right to home inspection
OCRegister
Now that the seller has accepted your offer, you have a contractually agreed upon timeline to remove your home inspection and other contingencies. The California Residential Purchase Agreement stipulates that the house you bought is sold in "as is" ...

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Spring Hill man gets 8 years for phony home inspection reports
Tampabay.com
Spring Hill man gets 8 years for phony home inspection reports · Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer · View all Articles. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:53am. Print; 0. WILL VRAGOVIC | Times. Last March, Secret Service agents raided Dean Counce's office ...
Brooksville home inspector, Dean Counce, to serve 8 years for $25 M fraud caseWTSP 10 News
American Mortgage Field Services owner sentenced to prisonTampa Bay Business Journal (blog)

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Examiner.com
Gun bill giving sheriff right to inspect homes pulled by Washington lawmakers
Washington Times
Democrat bill sponsors, facing widespread outcry, told The Seattle Times they didn't fully vet the eight-page bill before introducing it last week and that the home-inspection allowance was a simple oversight. “I made a mistake,” Sen. Adam Kline said ...
WA Dems drop home invasion clause in gun control billRenewAmerica
'Orwellian' bill allows search of gun-owner homesWND.com
Home inspections for gun owners proposed by Washington state lawmakersExaminer.com

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Mistake in gun bill could defeat the effort
The Seattle Times
One of the major gun-control efforts in Olympia this session calls for the sheriff to inspect the homes of assault-weapon owners. The bill's backers say that was a mistake. By Danny Westneat. Seattle Times staff columnist. Related. Most Popular ...

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Senate unanimously passes bill to turn over home inspection oversight to real ...
The Republic
JACKSON, Mississippi — The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill to give the real estate business oversight over home inspectors in Mississippi. That would put the people most interested in selling homes in charge of regulating and licensing ...

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How to find nursing home inspection reports
Capital Times
How to find nursing home inspection reports. Print Email. 2013-02-17T04:00:00Z How to find nursing home inspection reportsSARAH KARON | Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism madison.com. February 17, 2013 4:00 am • SARAH KARON ...
State law conceals nursing home abuse, neglect recordsGreen Bay Press Gazette
Wisconsin nursing homes fail to report deaths, injuriesWisconsinWatch.org

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How to find nursing home inspection reports
Chippewa Herald
How to find nursing home inspection reports. Print Email. 2013-02-16T20:01:00Z 2013-02-16T20:04:32Z How to find nursing home inspection reports Chippewa Herald. 5 minutes ago. (0) Comments. In January, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services ...
New state law conceals records of abuse, neglect in nursing homesWisconsinWatch.org

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Home inspections critical
The-review
Almost all Realtors (99 percent) surveyed by NAR and ASHI recommend a home inspection to homebuyers. Most Realtors (84 percent) have not had seller contracts terminated as a result of an inspection. That information may be the strongest testimonial of ...

Home inspection-pest control business honored by UGA
newtoncitizen
Home inspection-pest control business honored by UGA. Want daily summaries and Breaking News alerts? From staff reports (9567). As of Thursday, February 14, 2013 © Copyright 2013 Newton Citizen. Favorite story Your favorites; Discuss Comment, Blog ...

Home inspection-pest control business honored by UGA
Rockdale Citizen
Home inspection-pest control business honored by UGA. Want daily summaries and Breaking News alerts? From staff reports (10115). As of Thursday, February 14, 2013 © Copyright 2013 Rockdale Citizen. Favorite story Your favorites; Discuss Comment, ...

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Carson Dunlop Partners with North Carolina State University to Offer Home ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)
The comprehensive education program, covering all aspects of the home inspection profession, was created by two leaders in the field – Carson Dunlop and the American Society of Home Inspectors. The 10 courses were developed in collaboration with ...

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PR Web (press release)
Carson Dunlop Partners with North Carolina State University to Offer Home ...
PR Web (press release)
Carson Dunlop and North Carolina State University Continuing and Professional Education have formed a strategic partnership to offer a career home inspection training program. The 10-course certificate program is available through distance learning.

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Home inspections help identify important details
Your Houston News
A typical home inspection covers a home's structure, electrical system, heating and air-conditioning system, plumbing system, appliances, as well as certain other improvements in place such as lawn irrigation. The minimum level inspection as defined by ...

Hendricks: Home inspection rules may change for the worse
San Antonio Express
Anyone buying or selling a house, or their agents, should know what's going to happen Monday in Austin. The Texas Real Estate Commission's agenda calls for a vote on proposed changes to the mandatory form used when house inspectors write up defects ...
Home inspections help identify important detailsYour Houston News

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Home inspection photos you won't believe
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Home inspections are meant to protect the homebuyer from any nasty maintenance surprises post-sale. In a way though, they also protect the seller from any non-disclosure lawsuit, or in the case of some of these photos above, from a potential electrical ...

The Consumerist
5 Home Inspection Photos That Show Why DIY Is Not Always The Best Route
The Consumerist
Every day, emboldened by endless home-improvement shows, and Ed Harris' soothing, assuring voice in commercials for Home Depot, millions of Americans attempt to repair and upgrade their homes without the help of a professional. The results vary from ...