New York City and Long Island Engineer/Home Inspections

Tom Murray, whose films focused on gay Americans, dies at 65
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A native of Woodstock, Ill., the 65-year-old Murray was a home inspector who began making movies in 2004. The former Peace Corps volunteer, cab driver, ...

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Flush with facts
Toronto Sun
Rob Parker, a registered home inspector with the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors and certified home inspector with the American Society of Home ...

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For more than a century, the Parrish Art Museum has been a fixture in Southampton Village, growing from a small gallery to an artistic center. But after initial efforts to expand downtown, the museum instead is gearing up to exit the village and build a new $25 million museum on 14 acres in Water Mill. The [...]

Earthtimes
“Consumer Protection With Home Inspection” Law Impacts Homebuyers
Earthtimes
“HUD counseling programs will help homebuyers seek the right qualifications in a professional home inspector. There are no universal qualifications within ...

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy pushed the county's smart permitting plan to business leaders Friday in Ronkonkoma. Addressing a meeting of the Long Island Mid-Suffolk Business Association, Levy said county officials are working on creating a uniform building permit application for all 10 towns, a move that will streamline the process for doing any construction work [...]

Any way you look at it, sand is Long Island's most valuable natural resource. As one of the main ingredients in concrete and asphalt, sand is in heavy demand. Every day hundreds of trucks roll down the Long Island Expressway carrying thousands of tons of sand to construction sites and asphalt plants in and around New [...]

With more than 1,500 miles of shoreline, Long Island is surrounded by sand. But the good stuff isn't at the beach. Large deposits of glacially produced, pristine sand lie beneath much of the Island, and its value hasn't been lost on those who've been digging it here for 150 years. Perfect for making cement, concrete and asphalt, [...]

About the House: Words, phrases and smart-thinking at home
Sturgis Journal
... using those sharp tools About the House. Rob Kinsey has been a licensed builder for 25 years and is a home inspector with more than 15 years of experience.

Households across a majority of large U.S. cities received more foreclosure warnings in the first six months of this year than in the first half of 2009, new data shows. The trend is the latest sign that the nation's foreclosure crisis is worsening as homeowners battling high unemployment, slow job growth and an uneven rebound in [...]

Tips to make a home ready for sale
Helium
Hire a reputable home inspector to look over your home so you are aware of all the potential problems. Don't just gloss over the repairs, but truly fix what ...
Free home buying and selling advice in "How To" booksMidland Free Press

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“Consumer Protection With Home Inspection” Law Impacts Homebuyers
RealEstateRama (press release)
... new law to be very valuable to buyers. “HUD counseling programs will help homebuyers seek the right qualifications in a professional home inspector. ...

Is your drywall dangerous?
Stock Markets Review
If you are buying a new home, it is important you hire a qualified home inspector to check for any problems, not just the drywall. ...

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Zere brokers 90,000 SF in smaller spaces Long Island companies are still consolidating and many are looking for smaller spaces. Michael Zere, vice president of Ronkonkoma-based Zere Real Estate Services said he has recently brokered more than 90,000 square feet of industrial and office space in several small lease signings. Some of Zere's deals included 17,000 square feet [...]

You too can live like Christie Brinkley. All you need is $15.75 million. The supermodel has put one of her Long Island properties up for sale. It's a five-bedroom house on 4 1/2 acres in Sag Harbor on the Island's East End. According to records, Brinkley bought the house in 2004 for $7.15 million. She owns other [...]

Granite Construction Inspections Announces Richard Overton of Cardiff by the ...
PR Web (press release)
... and InterNachi, a home inspector organization focused on technical skills and business management with a wealth of online resources. ...

Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
It isn't easy being green
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
... don't hear much about it because it's basically unattainable unless you're very, very wealthy,” says Mike Jordan, a home inspector and green verifier. ...

A Read on Warranties
San Angelo Standard Times
Chartrand advises buyers to always hire a qualified home inspector to determine if the heating, air conditioning and other features are in working order. ...

“Consumer Protection With Home Inspection” Law Impacts Homebuyers
Business Wire (press release)
“HUD counseling programs will help homebuyers seek the right qualifications in a professional home inspector. There are no universal qualifications within ...

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Homeowner's persistence yields results
Baltimore Sun (blog)
After signing the contract, she used a variety of professionals recommended by her real estate agent, from the title company to the home inspector. ...

Over-the-counter drug maker LNK International paid about $8 million for a vacant 93,000-square-foot industrial building at 55 Arkay Drive in Hauppauge. LNK will use the building, which has 3,000 square feet of office space and 40,000 square feet of manufacturing space, to expand its manufacturing and warehousing footprint. LNK will still [...]