Buy $169K Michigan dollhouse, get real home 'free'. Like many homeowners around the country, Gerry and Cindy Mann have struggled to sell their house during the past year.

Health Care REIT Makes $643M Seniors Buy. Sept 3, 2008 By: Michael Fickes, Contributing Correspondent Health Care REIT Inc.

Planned sale of records intensifies privacy concerns. Operators of a public records Web site that lists the Social Security numbers of thousands of Iowans confirmed Wednesday that they have been attempting to sell the information to a real estate database company.

Offer made for Scottish Rite, Mizpah Shrine. A downtown landmark could soon be sold to a local developer. Hanning & Bean Enterprises Inc.

Thousands Missing Out On Property Tax Freeze. Metro officials said that thousands of Nashville's residents are missing out on a chance to freeze their property taxes.

AvalonBay Fund Packs $950M.. AvalonBay Communities has formed a new fund that has been seeded with $333 million in equity commitments--$150 million of which was kicked in from AvalonBay.

Preliminary Investigation Rules Balcony Death as Accidental. Ike is forecasted by the National Hurricane Center to move into the warm Gulf of Mexico and become a significant threat to the central panhandle.. Rely on our Hurricane Tracker to keep you informed.

Clothes Dryer's Vent Inspires Some Inside-Out Thinking. Q: DEAR TIM: My husband wants to vent our clothes dryer into our garage to keep our cars warmer in the winter. I think dryer vents should be directed outdoors. Can you settle this debate?.

Home Front: Pet Hair, Painting Furniture, and Lampshades. Post Home staff editors Annie Groer and Jura Koncius are here to answer your decorating-related questions.

Outdoor Shed Can Answer Your Storage Problems. Where do you store your lawn mower, gardening implements and other tools? If the answer is the garage or the basement, odds are that your gear is hard to get to or tough to find when you need it.

The Good, the Bad and the Untidy: Thoughts on Early Spring. With spring upon us, many plants are already in full bloom and will soon require attention.

Home Front: Refinishing Furniture, Front Door Colors, and Furniture Delivery Fees. Post Home staff editors Annie Groer and Jura Koncius are here to answer your decorating-related questions.

Dark Beauty. ARTIST JUDY JASHINSKY DID NOT CREATE THE DARKLY MYSTERIOUS AMBIENCE OF HER CAPITOL HILL ROWHOUSE, with its coal-black interior. But she clearly relishes the drama of the stage set.

Drawing Up a Screened Porch That Isn't Just a Mutated Deck. Q: DEAR TIM: The next project at my home is a screened porch. I have looked at many plans, but none of them really excite me. But after looking at some pictures, I have some good ideas about what I want in my design.

Making the Connection Between Your Home and Your Planet. Even though two-thirds of Americans now accept that global warming is a serious issue, the cause hasn't yet hit home for many.

A Crash Course in Putting Up Drywall. Q: DEAR TIM: I need to learn how to hang and finish drywall in a hurry, because a good friend wants me to show her how to do it. The trouble is, I have just seen it done on some home-improvement TV shows. Is it really that hard to install drywall?.

Healing a Magnolia, Pruning Redbuds and Perfecting Peonies. I planted an Alta southern magnolia about a month ago. The leaves are turning yellow and brown, and many have dropped. What should I do?.

Home Front: Dorm Room Decor, Displaying Diplomas and "Man Rooms". Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week, they start getting ready to go back to school, as they learn about eco-friendly college dorms and help parents get organized for their students' routines.

Little Fixes Can Often Free Sticky Locks. Q DEAR TIM: Several door locks at my home don't work properly. When I try to extend the deadbolt lock, it will not turn all the way.

Helping Nature Help You. A well-researched landscape design can go a long way toward lowering energy costs and putting homegrown food on the table. Nature has given us the tools to save money while being environmentally conscious.