CPSC Releases the “Top Five Hidden Home Hazards”
 
Safety Agency Places Popular Magnetic Toys on the List of Deadly Dangers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Whether it is an apartment, duplex or single-family residence, the home is a place that is supposed to give families a feeling of safety and security. For many Americans families however, an injury or […]

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Fisher-Price Recalls Licensed Character Toys Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firms named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. 
Name of Product: Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, and other children’s […]

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Newly listed properties and properties back on the market…..1,891 *
Expired listings, price adjustments, and removed listings…..2,948 *
Closed sales, under contract firm and contingent…..17.31*
Current properties for sale…..30,792*
*Numbers obtained through the Mid America Regional Information Systems MLS and represent activity for the past 7 days.

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Abusive and predatory lending practices are a serious problem for our nation’s communities. Because of abuses in the subprime market, families are losing their homes and savings, foreclosure rates are higher, and some neighborhoods face increased vacancy rates. Empty neighborhoods, or those where the majority of houses are for sale, can be perceived as blighted. […]

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Throughout MSD’s service area, there are hundreds of points where a combination of rainwater and wastewater discharges into local waterways from the sewer system during moderate to heavy rainstorms.  These sewer overflow points act as relief valves when too much rainwater enters the sewer system, and without them, our community could experience thousands of basement […]

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