From the rugged nature of the Carpathian Mountains to the Beaches of the Black Sea  Romania offers a wealth of sites for all to see her beauty.  Transylvania has some of the most untouched medieval towns in all of Europe and is home to the legend of Dracula . See the Northern province of Moldovia and be amazed by the majestic frescos in the monasteries covering the country-side. For fishing and adventure, there is a great spot called the Delta of Danube, one of the biggest natural reservations in the area.

Greensburg, KS, will have to cut through a lot of red tape before it can rebuild as the "greenest" rural town in America -- no matter how noble its plans.
Local building industry and government representatives are floating a unique and timely plan to rebuild the tornado-twisted town as a model of environmental sustainability by using green building materials, design and techniques.

Mortgage fraud rose 30 percent last year; it is spreading nationwide, and it's getting the blame for the housing bust.
The Mortgage Asset Research Institute, a ChoicePoint service reported this week that not only has mortgage fraud risen by 30 percent from 2005 to 2006, but that the crime is spreading nationwide.

I've seen a lot of contracts fall apart right at the tail end of the transaction and it's usually because some small detail (that had important ramifications) was not taken care of. The "T" failed to be crossed and the "I" was missing a dot. Don't let this happen to you. Realtors, take notice.

Most real estate contracts are huge -- multiple pages with pre-printed, fine print (about 6-8 point fonts), legally-binding and costly -- but the key here is "legally binding." This is what you want. A good contract that's enforceable and locks buyers and sellers into an agreement to get the deed done. The challenge is when someone wants out and finds a loop hole left wide open by the other party and an agent who didn't get a signature or meet a deadline.