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Top 10 Auto Insurance Myths
The color of my car affects my auto insurance rate. My credit score has no bearing on my insurance premium. I have auto insurance coverage so my new car is already covered...right? Maybe not! Here is a list of fallacies many car owners believe and drive by each day. The truth just might make you change course.
Top 10 Auto Insurance Myths
Dubai Puts a New Spin on Skyscrapers
In skyscraper-crazy Dubai, architect David Fisher has designed a 68-floor tower where the floors would rotate 360 degrees. Each floor would rotate independently, creating a constantly changing architectural form.
Dubai Puts a New Spin on Skyscrapers - WSJ.com
Most and Least Reliable Brands
Consumer Reports' Annual Product Reliability Survey has data from almost 1 million people on which products really last. Certain brands, such as Sony for electronics and Whirlpool for appliances, have tended to be reliable across product categories. Some brands are more of a mixed bag, and others tend to be consistently problematic. Pricey brands have often been repair-prone. Among them: cooking appliances from Dacor, Jenn-Air, Thermador, and Viking; dishwashers from Fisher & Paykel; and refrigerators from Sub-Zero. See which brands are most/least reliable in cars, computers, cleaning/laundry, lawn, electronics and kitchen appliances.
ConsumerReports.org - Most and least reliable brands
Risky Loans -- Alive and Well
Despite the subprime meltdown, many lenders are still finding a place for exotic mortgages.
Risky loans - alive and well - MONEY
Digging Out of Delinquency
Mortgage lenders are straining to respond quickly to homeowners in trouble, but borrowers complain of red tape amid a sharp rise in delinquencies.
Digging Out of Delinquency - WSJ.com
Removing the Real From Real Estate
Airbrushed photos are becoming more common as prospective home buyers turn to the Web as the first point in their house hunts. Many real estate agents are using Photoshop to spruce up photos of homes for sale. Don't be fooled.
Altered photos: Removing the real from real estate - Bankrate
Green Acres
Farmland is more expensive than ever before thanks to a hunger for ethanol and simpler living. U.S. farmland values increased more than 200% between 1987 and 2006, from an average of $599 per acre to $1,900 per acre. The most expensive farmland is still in the Northeast, California, Florida, and Virginia, where prices followed the trends of the last real estate boom. Rhode Island's farmland, the priciest in the country, averaged $12,500 per acre as of January, 2006, up 11.6% from the year before.
Green Acres
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