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Clark rebuilds in Joplin, MO - May 2012

Marking the one-year anniversary of the Joplin tornado, Clark Howard returns to the decimated Missouri city to build a Habitat for Humanity home during a special day of reconstruction and healing. The consumer champ will be building alongside hundreds of volunteers pouring in from across the country. Clark and executive ...

• 12:24 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2012

Real estate recovery is local

Real estate is going back to being local in a big way, according to a new report from Kiplinger. In an article titled 'A Tale of Two Housing Recoveries,' Kiplinger paints a picture of a nation where 30 to 38 states are having a meaningful recovery at the same that ...

• 1:51 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2012

Clark broadcasts from his 17th annual Habitat for Humanity build

Welcome to a special broadcast of The Clark Howard Show. I'm on location today at the site of my 17th annual build with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. We're doing two new homes in Atlanta, marking my 44th and 45th homes as a sponsor. Come May, I'll be sponsoring another home, ...

• 2:10 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012
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Habitat houses are a hand-up -- not a handout

People often think the houses built by Habitat for Humanity are just given to the homeowners. That couldn't be further from the truth. Families typically get a 25-year mortgage with a 0% interest rate. The typical monthly payment is between $500 and $525 a month. Why so cheap? First, the ...

• 2:09 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012
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Homes that have no power bills now being built

It's now possible to build "net-zero" homes that generate little to no power bills for the homeowner!

• 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012

Net zero energy homes now being built

Who wants to pay a utility bill? I know I don't! I've taken the very expensive route to not having to deal with high energy bills by installing whole house solar on an existing property. The solar system at my Florida home is working so well that two months ago ...

• 2:19 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012
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Builder inspired by economy of cruise cabins

One thousand square foot homes will be the wave of the future if one Milwaukee builder has his way. Tom Hignite of Miracle Homes is intent on cranking out three bedroom, 2.5 bathroom homes with a fireplace starting at $89,000. The builder told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  that the design ...

• 1:32 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2011
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New methods of home construction can deal with floods and hurricanes

When you see the video of what happened in Japan, with people being swept to sea or drowning in the tsunami, it's just so horrific. The Dutch believe much of the destruction to life and property could be preventable in coastal communities simply by changing the method of home construction. ...

• 1:15 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 2011
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Refinance That Mortgage

Want to refinance your mortgage to a new lower interest rate? You should - the money you save could be so significant that it may even warrant going about it with this drastic measure...

• 12:00 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2011
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Hope for the Condo Market

Are you sitting on a wounded condo that you can't unload, and you don't really want to be a landlord? There may be hope. Clark talks about a new trend that could heal the market.

• 11:47 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, 2010
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