Category: Home Inspection

Connecticut Congresswoman DebraLee Hovey's home has been put in the home inspection list of the town assessor in Monroe. However, the state representative has refused to allow the inspection, arguing that she has constitutional rights and has the right not to allow the physical inspection.

The Environmental Service Professionals Inc. (ESP) in Palm Springs, California has raised $150 million to fund the formation of a national residential property inspection initiative designed to give military veterans across the U.S. a chance to gain employment. According to ESP, around 60,000 veterans will be employed under the project.

Default Resource, a financial services firm, has launched the Asset Surveillance Report (ASR). This service complements the services provided by a typical home inspection company. According to Default, ASR will inspect listed real estate owned or REO properties to see if listing agents are properly maintaining the pieces of real estate.

A home inspection certification program focusing on health and safety and a Crime Free Housing initiative are being planned in Collinsville, Illinois. An ordinance has been proposed that will lead to the establishment of these two programs and the city is seeking feedback from its residents with regards to the two programs.

According to those who have already used the services of Accurate Inspections, homebuyers should include the company in their home inspection list. The Texoma-based house inspection service firm is owned by Don Crook and Allison Crook and has been chosen as the Best Home Inspection Company in the area for the past four years.

Tighter home inspections guidelines are expected to lower the amount of storm-mitigation insurance discounts that homeowners in Florida receive. According to market analysts, these changes can make it harder for homeowners to qualify for discounts and will likely cause increased maintenance costs.

Michael and Barbara Rhodes from Kanawha, West Virginia have filed a lawsuit against property inspector Curtis McLeod for alleged negligent house inspection. According to the couple, they hired McLeod to inspect a house in Charleston that they were planning to purchase. The inspector’s services came with a warranty, the couple added.

Free homes inspections services to families with asthmatic children in Multnomah County, Oregon have been launched as part of the county-wide asthma education program aimed at low income families.

If you are buying a home in Florida, there are at least four things you should know about home inspection in this state.

House inspections have been thriving in the foreclosure market as buyers and investors of foreclosed homes make sure they are buying properties worth their prices.