Daily Archive: May 25, 2022

New House

New recovery home for women, Angie’s House of Lansing, opened in honor of lost daughter

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – For those who struggle with addiction, help can seem impossible to get. But for residents of Lansing, more help is on the way.

David Martin tried to help his daughter overcome addiction. For years he watched her fight to stay sober.

“She was in high school and she had her tonsils removed,” Martin said.

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His daughter, Angie, was put on opiates to help with post-surgery pain.

“I think a lot of people, they trust their doctor,” Martin said. “The doctor says, you know,

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May 25, 2022
House Renovation

Mishawaka High School Building Trades program seeks house from city to renovate

MISHAWAKA — Building trades students at Mishawaka High School will learn renovation skills in addition to constructing a new house next year if the school district “buys” a house to upgrade.

The Mishawaka Redevelopment Commission on Monday will decide on an agreement  to sell a house at 324 W. Mishawaka Ave. to the building trades program for $1. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 600 E. Third St.

The house renovation plan is a first for the school’s building trades program. With currently high costs for building materials, teachers in the program have decided to expand

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May 25, 2022
House

The spooky cost cemeteries can have on your home’s value

How cemeteries and tower fall zones can effect your home’s value

You may not be worried about ghosts when you buy a property next to a cemetery, but its effect on the price of your home when selling it could haunt you.

ATLANTA – “Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!” This quote, made famous by Judy Garland as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” could certainly apply to residential real estate, but with different areas of concern.

Many agents are loath to show you houses for sale that are adjacent to a cemetery, also shunning any house near a

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May 25, 2022
Home Improvement

Curbio Expands into Richmond, VA with Fix Now, Pay Later Home Improvement Solution | News

POTOMAC, Md., May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Curbio, Inc., the leading fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents, brokerages, and homeowners, today announced that they have formally expanded their services into Richmond, Va. This expansion is the third for Curbio this year, following their recent launches in Nashville, Tn., and Charlotte, Nc.  

Curbio is a tech-powered, pre-listing home improvement company that has set out to transform the way that real estate agents get listings ready for market. With their proprietary technology and world-class team, Curbio is able to complete pre-listing home improvements up to

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May 25, 2022