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Common DIY projects that may trigger a home inspection, experts say

Here's the thing nobody tells you when you're about to swing that sledgehammer or fire up that new circular saw. What feels ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Are building inspections worth the paper they are written on?

Buying a home is usually the biggest purchase of someone's life. But what happens if what you thought you were paying for isn't what you end up with? Homebuyers have been reporting that an unregulated ...
Domain

What is a pre-purchase inspection report and how much does it cost?

Your mortgage finance is all ready, you’ve done your market research and you’ve been looking around at properties for months. Now you’ve finally found a house or apartment you’d really like to buy and ...
Mission Local

‘I feel like I was preyed upon:’ District inspectors say DBI director Patrick O’Riordan kept them off connected builders’ sites — Part II

Before his recent retirement, Norman Gutierrez was perhaps the Department of Building Inspection’s longest-serving employee. He was hired in 1987 and worked there for 34 years. As such, you see his ...