http://www.post-gazette.com/homes Home and garden news and features, garden columns by Susan Banks, Doug Oster en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:01:38 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1014797-30.stm?cmpid=homegarden.xml Besides a down payment, options are just what a first-time home buyer needs. That's exactly what the Victorian-era house at 613 Chestnut St. in Coraopolis (MLS No. 79066) offers. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1014795-30.stm?cmpid=homegarden.xml A prime location for the Villa of North Park neighborhood helped builder Carl J. Spagnolo weather the dual effects of high interest rates and recession in 1979. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1014796-28.stm?cmpid=homegarden.xml Real estate news in brief. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1014799-30.stm?cmpid=homegarden.xml Ceramic tile is one of the most versatile and attractive finishes for countertops, shower and tub walls, and floors. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1015075-30.stm?cmpid=homegarden.xml Musicologist Mariana Whitmer and her husband, bank executive George Whitmer, have lived there happily since the summer of 1991. But the house at 838 N. Lincoln Ave. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1015076-54.stm?cmpid=homegarden.xml The 20th annual Butler Symphony House Tour serves dual purposes: raising money for a "note"-worthy organization and giving a glimpse inside some of the historic county's more noteworthy homes. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1015086-30.stm?cmpid=homegarden.xml Two holiday house tours are scheduled Dec. 5 and you'll need to act now to get tickets for one. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09325/1015190-30.stm?cmpid=homegarden.xml Pittsburgh area real estate showed signs of a turnaround in October as last-minute buyers apparently scrambled to take advantage of the $8,000 federal tax credit that was originally set to expire in November. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015081-30.stm?cmpid=homegarden.xml Fill out the form to enter the Post-Gazette's Renovation Inspiration Contest. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014905-30.stm?cmpid=homegarden.xml Howard "Hoddy" Hanna III, chairman and CEO of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, was honored recently by an organization of top real estate brokers for his work toward increasing homeownership and building better communities. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500