Starting
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REFERENCE BOOKS -
Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be
checked out. |
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917.3 Ame |
American
Cost of Living Survey |
Salaries and
cost of living statistics for 506 US cities. |
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R 917.3 Ame |
America’s
Top-Rated Cities |
Detailed
demographics and statistics for major
US
cities. |
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R 917.3 Ame |
America’s
Top-Rated Smaller Cities |
Detailed
demographics and statistics for smaller
US
cities. |
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917.3 Sav |
Places
Rated Almanac |
Cost of living,
transportation, job outlook, education, climate, crime, arts, health care, &
recreation
for 354 metropolitan areas. |
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FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
333.33,
643.12 |
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In
addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books
and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way
to find good sources of information is to do a subject search
in our Library catalog. You can
access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by
going to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
then to Search Our Catalog.
Good subject searches
for this topic are
house buying;
house selling;
home ownership.
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eBOOKS
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library offers located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. See a reference librarian for more details. |
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FINDING ARTICLES
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
·
The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles on these online databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain magazine. |
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WEBSITES
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Becoming a Homeowner |
Fannie Mae’s
guide to buying a home. |
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Buying
a Home |
Nine
steps to buying a home - from the US Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
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Home
Buyer's
Information
Center |
Tips
& budgeting checklists, finding or building a home, mortgages,
contracts, inspections and other aspects of home buying. |
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Home Purchasing Guide |
A collection of helpful article
from E-finance Directory. |
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Home
Seller’s Information Center |
Checklists, selling with or w/out agents,
pricing, house-showing, contracts & more. |
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HouseBuyingTips.com |
Many tips on buying a house and avoiding scams. |
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Move |
Realtors.com's articles,
columns, calculators, salary converter, city guides, relocation wizard, school
reports, home-buying advice and more. |
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MSN's
Real Estate |
Home
locator, buying and selling tips, rentals, insurance,
financing, repairs and, for a fee, foreclosures. |
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Zillow |
Find the
market value of your home or potential home, lot size, sales
history, comps, bird’s eye photos & more. |
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cmoore@wppl.org
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Updated:
December 11, 2007 Copyright (C) 2008 Winter Park Public Library. All rights reserved.
Winter Park Public Library -- 460 E. New England Ave.-- Winter Park, FL 32789 -- (407) 623-3300. |
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