In 2009 :
Lo : 41 °
Hi : 55 °** New Record Coolest : old record : 59 ° in 1954
Rainfall : 0.05 “ Rain fell during the 10 - 11 a.m. hours.

In 2008 :
Lo : 55 °
Hi : 70 °
Rainfall : 0.34 ”

In 2007 :
Lo : 61 °
Hi : 77 °
Rainfall : 0.10 “ Normal

In 2006 :
Lo : 52 °
Hi : 65 °
Rainfall : 1.50 “

In 2005 :
Lo : 43 °
Hi : 78 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”
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A survey released today reveals that 55+ Americans would prefer suburban living in single-story homes with amenities, particularly high-speed Internet access, for their later years, and they don't consider "universal" design a priority. These are some of the findings from 55+ Housing: Builders, Buyers, and Beyond, a survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the MetLife Mature Market Institute, which asked owners and renters about their current homes and...

Buying a home is one of the smartest purchases you can ever make. One reason is that homeownership has many positive tax implications. The three most important sources of tax savings for home owners are the:

• deductions for mortgage interest
• deductions for real estate taxes
• capital gain exclusion for the sale of a principal residence

The deductions for mortgage interest and real estate taxes reduce the annual cost of homeownership by reducing the home owner’s tax liability each year. For...

October 14, 2009 - The home building industry reached an important milestone this week when the 500th project earned National Green Building Certification by the NAHB Research Center (www.nahbrc.org), a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders.

The project is a new home in The Villages of White Oak in Arlington, Tenn., an entry in the Memphis Area Home Builders Association’s annual Parade of Homes and built by Chamberlain & McCreery of Cordova, Tenn.
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I was putzing around on a thread here where someone who is about to become homeless or already is was wondering where to stay without being hassled by the police or others. Not wanting to get into it with others who have faulty stereotypes about people who are facing homelessness and wanting to also be more free to mention the name of God than I might be able to do on a regular thread I figured it would be good to write some sort of San Diego survival Guide that I could point others to in the future....