Housing

How to pick the perfect neighborhood

It used to be that good schools and well-kept homes told you all you needed to know.

 Five rules for buying today 

Also: 

• December home sales rise
• Foreclosures up in cities
• Costly megamansions

How to Build an Earthbag Dome

Owen Geiger built this earthen dome in Thailand in 2007. The main component is bags of soil. You can build your own with his tutorial at Instructables.

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