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The Izaak Walton Inn is steeped in railroad history. Sure, it’s located alongside the railroad tracks, across from the Amtrak station, and offers accommodations in the inn itself, in rustic cabins – and in luxuriously re-furbished railroad cars – to the dream of rail enthusiasts. But there are greater connections. In the early 1900s, James J. Hill, owner of the Great Northern Railway, and his ...

A homeowner in Lorette, Man., has found out the hard way that when he needed his new home warranty, he could not rely on it.

Carson Dunlop Home Inspection Training Program Now Offered by Iowa Central Community CollegeDes Plaines, IL (PRWEB) April 10, 2013 Carson Dunlop and Iowa Central Community College have formed a strategic partnership to offer a career home inspection training program. The comprehensive 10-course certificate program is available through distance learning. Content is delivered in a highly visual ...

Q. We've just made an offer on a house, and our agent gave us a list of home inspectors. Two of the inspectors that we called sound knowledgeable, but they prefer to do the inspection alone and then email the report to us. Do you think it's important for us to be at the inspection or simply to receive the report afterward?

An extensive regulatory framework should govern the practice of home inspection in Quebec and Canada. This is the main conclusion of a major study conducted by the Association des consommateurs pour la ...

Paul Laney landed a job two months ago as a home inspector in Woodstock, Georgia, as the city added staff to oversee a growing residential construction industry. “I am really ecstatic about it,” said Laney, 52, who closed his own contracting business in 2007.

Paul Laney landed a job two months ago as a home inspector in Woodstock, Georgia, as the city added staff to oversee a growing residential construction industry. "I am really ecstatic about it," ...

The home inspection process is a key step to buying a home since often offers are contingent on its findings, so working with the right inspector is important. After all, you don’t want to buy a home only to find out the inspector missed the cracks in the foundation or an on-the-fritz furnace.

A B.C. couple say they were tricked into buying an "unlivable" house when they moved from Yukon to the southern interior city of Kelowna last summer.

Fixer-uppers are a longstanding fixture in the housing market and Bergen County is no exception. Some buyers plan to do most or some of the work themselves. Others come shopping with their contractors in tow. Some real estate agents say there are still a decent number of fixer-uppers on the market now because of the lingering effects of the recession and the housing bust.

DEAR BARRY: We are in escrow to buy a home, and we hired the home inspector who was chosen by our re ...

ASHLAND, Ky. — Working as a home inspector Todd Brammer has seen it all, everything from mold to fire damage, and decided he wanted to do more than just tell people they have a problem.

Beginning in late April, house hunters will be able to order a "Housefax," a comprehensive report on a property's history that includes information about insurance claims, building permits, fire-related incidences, meth-lab and sinkhole hazards and other data.

Once you’ve found your new home, hire a licensed home inspector to make sure it’s in tip-top shape.

The end of January marked the four-year anniversary of the province's announcement of a licensing program for B.C. home inspectors. On January 30, 2009 a news release issued by the Ministry of Public Safety ...

Before buying a computer, you might read a review on CNET. Before buying a used truck, you might order a report from Carfax. But for the most important purchase — a home — much of the due diligence isn't performed until after a contract has been signed, via the professional home inspector.