http://text.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/home/home_buying_finance/index.htm The LSU AgCenter exists to develop and deliver practical, useful, life-enhancing information to the citizens of Louisiana. LSU AgCenter CMS Stager Copyright2009, LSU AgCenter 180 webmaster@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda Benedict) web@agcenter.lsu.edu (Sam Razi) en-us Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lsuagcenter.com/images/agcenter-logo.gif http://text.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/home/home_buying_finance/index.htm http://text.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/home/home_buying_finance/Avoid+HighCost+Predatory+Home+Loan+Traps.htm Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:51:12 GMT Some unscrupulous lenders are using misinformation and high-pressure tactics to prey on vulnerable homeowners. There is no clear-cut definition of a predatory loan, but LSU AgCenter family economics professor Dr. Jeanette Tucker says that it is the result of a lender misleading, tricking and sometimes coercing someone into taking out a home loan at excessive costs and without regard to the homeowner’s ability to repay. http://text.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/home/home_buying_finance/Avoid+HighCost+Predatory+Home+Loan+Traps.htm JTucker@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jeanette A. Tucker) http://text.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/home/home_buying_finance/Check+Houses+For+Termites+Before+Buying.htm Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:22:09 GMT What to look for on termites and termite damage when buying a new home. http://text.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/home/home_buying_finance/Check+Houses+For+Termites+Before+Buying.htm DRing@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dennis R. Ring) http://text.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/home/home_buying_finance/Best+Ways+to+Cut+Costs+of+Keeping+Cool.htm Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:54:56 GMT You probably think of an air conditioner as something that puts cool air in your homes, but what it really does is remove heat from your home. So an understanding of how heat gets in your home is the key to choosing the most cost-effective ways to cut summer utility bills while staying cool and comfortable. http://text.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/home/home_buying_finance/Best+Ways+to+Cut+Costs+of+Keeping+Cool.htm CReichel@agcenter.lsu.edu (Claudette H. Reichel)