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APCHA moves home repair grant proposal forward | News

The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority Board of Directors sent a new home repairs grant pilot program to the Pitkin Board of County Commissioners and the Aspen City Council for approval.

The program would award grants of up to $5,000 to homeowners to assist with repairing critical damage on their homes. The grants would not need to be repaid, and would only serve as funding assistance and a starting point for a pilot program.

“Aspen has one of the oldest affordable housing inventories in the state and there’s kind of a disconnect between free-market construction and affordable housing owners,” said housing

25/04/2023Home Repair Contractors

Car flies off the road and crashes through second story of home | US News

A white Subaru crashed through the second story of a home in Colfax, California (Picture: Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit)

A car that flew off a road and crashed through the second story of a home has left an elderly couple homeless.

A white Subaru went off the road behind the home of Penny Arant, 75, and her husband Robert, 69, and landed through above the porch through the upstairs window. Their home in Colfax, California, sits next to a turn after a long straight road.

Images from the scene showed fire emergency responders approaching the SUV from the second floor

Home Repair Fraud: Scammers going door-to-door for “work”

Be careful with you let work on your home!

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is issuing another warning to residents about a home repair fraud operating in the region. They say it’s very similar to reports that popped up last summer.

The fraud involves contractors travelling door-to-door selling services that are unsolicited by a consumer. These services include chimney or driveway repair and interlock stone work.

A suspect will provide quotes with prices lower than market value and once a deal is reached, will request a large cash payment. Based on previous complaints, initial work may start; however,

17/04/2023Home Repair Contractors

Should you use home equity to finance emergency repairs?

In certain circumstances, it may make sense to use your home equity to pay for emergency repairs.

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When you own a home, unexpected repairs are likely to happen. Whether it’s a failed water heater, broken pipes or something else, the repairs can be costly to the tune of thousands of dollars and become a significant financial burden.

Consequently, many homeowners turn to high-interest credit cards or personal loans to cover emergency repairs. Alternatively, you could cover home repair expenses using a home equity line of credit (HELOC) or a home equity loan. According to CoreLogic, the

13/04/2023Home Repair Contractors

Police warn Oakville, Burlington, Milton residents about home repair fraud in the region

The Halton police issued a warning to residents in Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville about a home repair fraud operating in the region.

The fraud involves contractors travelling door-to-door selling services that are unsolicited by a consumer. Police say these services include chimney or driveway repair and interlock stone work.

The suspect will provide quotes with prices lower than market value and once a deal is reached, will request a large cash payment. Based on previous complaints, initial work may start, however the work will be sub-par and/or incomplete.

After this initial work, the consumer may be approached to