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	The Canyons Ranch






	Fort Wayne, IN


	First-Time Home Buyers Make These Flubs Most Avoid an "oops": If you're never shopped for a home, it's easy to fall prey to mistakes that can cost you time and money. Here are three goofs new buyers make and how to avoid them.

	Low Rates in March Boosted New-Home Sales Opportunity knocks: Home buyers scrambled to take advantage of low mortgage-interest rates last month. New-home sales were up 8.9% in March, the largest gain in nine months. The Best Investments For a New Art Collector Your first Picasso: Entering the art market has never been so confusing, but experts say art aficionados with a desire to start collecting shouldn't be daunted. Learn the strategies for selecting pieces you love that will also hold their value. A New Legal Remedy For Neighborly Disputes House Talk: Squabbles over trees near property lines have become a flourishing branch of the law. Are you required to cut unwelcome limbs that extend into your neighbor's yard? Shorter Stints Replace Long-Term Relocations Alternate plan: As family issues become more important to employees and the price of housing continues to drive up the cost of relocating, companies are enticing reluctant transferees with short-term assignments. Tax-Exemption Advice For Large Capital Gains Balancing act: Married couples can exclude up to $500,000 in real-estate capital gains from their taxes, but this rule caused the demise of another tax benefit for home sellers. Plus, advice on restoring your credit after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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Second-home buyers from the mainland are so hot for property on Hawaii's Big Island that home prices there nearly doubled between 1998 and 2003. Learn more about this real-estate market in this week's Metro Snapshot.

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Make the grade with your next real-estate purchase. View homes in three school districts that have ranked high on at least three different school-quality surveys.

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This elaborate property is located 28 miles north of Chicago and features 20-foot ceilings, Ionic columns and inlaid marble flooring. Outdoor highlights include a cabana, 50-foot pool and even an apple orchard.

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