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Online Government Information for Homeowners: Buying or Selling a House and Home Improvement & Disaster Prevention

Buying or Selling a House:

Buying a Home: Common Questions from First-Time Homebuyers 
http://www.hud.gov/buying/index.cfm 

Buying and Selling a Home in Massachusetts
http://www.state.ma.us/consumer/Pubs/buysell.htm

Home Buying Information from the State of Massachusetts http://www.state.ma.us/consumer/Info/homebuy.htm

HUD: Helping Everyone Live the American Dream
http://www.hud.gov/initiatives/homeownership/index.cfm

Life Advice About... Selling a Home
http://pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/sellhome/sellhome.htm

MassHousing: the state's affordable housing bank
http://www.mhfa.com

Selling a Home
http://www.hud.gov/selling/index.cfm

Selling Your Home: IRS Publication 523
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdf

Tax Information for First-Time Homeowners: IRS Publication 530 
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p530.pdf

Your Path to Homeownership
http://www.ginniemae.gov/ypth

Home Improvement & Disaster Prevention:

Avoiding Flood Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/pdf/flood_damage.pdf

Avoiding Hurricane Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazards/hurdam.pdf

Home Improvements
http://www.hud.gov/improvements/index.cfm

Housing-Home Improvement
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/crh/caw_housing_home_improvement.htm

Improve Your Home-Energy Star
http://208.254.22.7/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index

Life Advice about... Home Improvement
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/home-improve/homimprv.htm

Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor Program
http://www.state.ma.us/homeimprovement/

Preventing Damage from Mold: Tips for Homeowners
http://www.app1.fema.gov/dizas/mold.htm

Surviving the Storm: A Preparedness Guide for Tornadoes
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazards/survtorn.pdf