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Pulsating Pipes When Tub Water Tap Turned On — Make it Stop!
If you’ve owned an old house, then banging, pulsating pipes go with the territory. Here’s a Zillow Advice question from corguy who asks: When i turn the water on to the tub it pulses non-stop how can i make it stop? Some great answers from sunnyview and DanaEv . Have a home improvement problem ?
$8000 Tax Credit Extended Through April 30, 2010
In what has been urged as a must-have by real estate professionals and builders , the $8000 tax credit for first-time home buyers (previously due to expire Nov. 30), has been extended through April 30, 2010, according to the Associated Press . Not only has it been extended, but it has also been expanded to include more buyers.
Local Market Explorer v2 Now Available
The Local Market Explorer WP Plugin that we released in August just got an upgrade! Though the BETA version 2 has been available for a few weeks , it’s now officially available for download in the Wordpress Plugin directory . Here’s what’s new with version 2: Support for neighborhoods and ZIPs rather than just cities Additional flexibility to re-order the various modules on the page More market statistics are now included in the market statistics module Support for video embeds ( Scripps Ranch example on Geek Estate with Kris Berg’s video embedded ) in the about module A few performance improvements You can download version 2 of the Local Market Explorer plugin here in the WordPress Plugin Directory , or if you already have the plug-in installed, then simply navigate to your plugins page and click the automatic upgrade link. If you have questions, please check the FAQs . Here are a few sample pages on Geek Estate Blog : 90210 94010 94027 Pearl District, Portland, OR Upper Eastside, New York, NY Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA New York, NY Los Angeles, CA Charlotte, NC As always — we’d love your feedback; please leave feedback on this Zillow Advice thread or in the comments field below.
Buy vs. Rent Question by First-time Buyer
Zillow user Muddslide says in Zillow Advice : I’m a first time home buyer and have saved 200,000. I’m looking for a great deal, but am really gun shy. It’s nice to hear there really are people who have been careful and not been sucked into the subprime seducements of the past few years.
Announcing the “Mortgage Center” Plug-in for WordPress
We are pleased to unveil a new mortgage center plug-in that creates a mortgage center inside your WordPress blog. This new Mortgage Center WordPress plug-in provides: real-time rates a monthly payment calculator closing cost estimates (courtesy of Closing.com ) a few educational mortgage articles links to the latest blog posts from Mortgages Unzipped , Blown Mortgage , and Mortgage Reports . Since buyers are looking for mortgage information and many agents and brokers have WordPress blogs, we thought this was the perfect plug-in for us to develop. We launched our first WordPress plug-in ( Local Market Explorer ) in August, and were thrilled with the great customization , feedback , and implementation – including early adopters Jay Thompson and Kris Berg .
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