Cynthia Hash's (chash) Blog

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Single women account for the fastest growing segment of the home-buying population in the U.S. This trend has been on the rise for many years. From 1994 to 2002, the number of unmarried women owning homes climbed from 13.9 million to 17.5 million. By 2004, 18% of all homebuyers were single women....

Scott Mactavish, a former Hollywood insider and US Navy vet, will be screening his film GOD AND COUNTRYthis Memorial Day Weekend, Sunday and Monday at the Elks Club at Darden Towe Park in Charlottesville, VA.  5:00 pm both days.  Admission is free and open to the public. A Q&A session with the di...

Several years ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched a campaign to raise public awareness of the importance of individuals knowing their family health history.  Since many diseases can run in families (cancer, heart disease, diabetes, etc.), knowing your own family's histo...

We've all seen changes in the housing market lately.  If you purchased a house in 2004-05, your equity is growing slower than expected due to buyers' market conditions.  In a sellers' market, equity tends to grow at a higher rate of return.  In 2003-05, sales prices grew about 10%-16% in the Char...

Thinking about remodeling your home? Many homeowners don't think about remodeling until they're ready to sell. This is wise, but, only in part. Remodeling recovery rates were down in 2007 from 2006 due to rising remodeling costs and slowing home appreciations. Currently, if a remodel is recently ...

According to Peter Cefarati of Mahone Mortgage, LLC, financial freedom gives you more control over your life in times of economic uncertainty and rising costs.  That means owning enough working assets to support you, so you have time to enjoy life, family, helping others, and give your children a...

A broad coalition of organizations has come together to plan a regional housing conference to grapple with issues and develop an action agenda for our region. The Regional Housing Conference "Finding Common Ground" will provide opportunities to participate in in-depth discussions on a variety of ...

Have you ever wondered if an e-mail you have received is the truth or a scam?  For example, are there really organ thieves out there stealing peoples' kidneys.  Have you recently won a foreign lottery you don't remember entering?  Is the IRS really paying people to take their on-line survey?  Or,...

A recent study conducted by AARP indicates that less than half of women baby boomers have begun planning for their parents' care as they age.The study, according to Laura Skufca of AARP Knowledge Management, found that:Approximately 2/3 of the 629 survey respondents have talked with their parents...