Lancaster Life and Home

Happy Friday Readers, it's time once again for some helpful tips from Matt Steger at WIN Home Inspection!   This week Matt discusses Level 2 Chimney Inspections as part of a fireplace and chimney maintenance plan.  Don't have a chimney maintenance plan?  You should! Don't forget to call Matt Steg...

... and he plans to use it to take out the US Housing Market! I know, very dramatic.  Maybe even a little uncalled for.  On the other hand, there is really no other way to describe how potentially dangerous the policy changes that  HUD Secretary Donovan is proposing this week.  What are those cha...

Happy Friday Readers!  Here we go, this is the last in a Series of 6 Fall Maintenance Tips from Matt Steger at WIN Home Inspection.  Don't worry though, Matt will be back next week with more helpful tips and advice.  This week's tip deals with the not so glamorous, but ever so important, issue of...

I know, I know, not the most inspiring title but seriously, when we look at market statistics in today's ecnomy not that bad is pretty darn good!  Read on to find out more!I don't know if you are familiar with Zillow.com or not, but they are a national website that aggregates real estate listings...

It's official!  Today, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) announced that it has allocated funding in the amount of $5,000,000 for the continuation of their Tax Credit Advance (TCA) program!   This is a limited time offer, so take note, once they run out of money it will be too late, so yo...

Happy Monday Readers!  It's time again for another Monday Fit Bit from Mickey Glick at Body and Soul Fitness Studio.  When people tell her they don't always have time to go to the gym, Mickey tells them that going to the gym isn't the only way to stay healthy and there are many excercises that ca...

There is a place in our industry for large lenders, but I think we can all agree this is a bit ridiculous.  Thanks for the info Larry!I'm really seeing something wierd going on here: Mortgage Compaines blowing up.  Mortgage companies thriving.  Clients are making the shift.  Big box lenders are s...

Happy Friday Readers!  Time for another Fall Maintenance Tip from Matt Steger with WIN Home Inspection!   Windows.  They bring in light, add beautiful accents to the look of a home, create a warm, welcoming environment and, if you aren't careful, drive your heating costs through the roof!   Read ...

Good Afternoon Readers!  It's Monday, time for another Monday Fit Bit from Mickey Glick!   The one thing I hear all the time from Mickey is that fitness isn't about making huge radical changes, but about all the little things that add up to an overall healthier life.  Stand up, walk, laugh.  Yup,...

This past Friday, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3548.  This bill, at it's heart a bill to extend unemployment benefits {which, by the way, is being completely overlooked as the critical step it was to help the unemployed workers in this country, but that's a topic for another day (see, I'm...