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Q: “What remodeling projects or improvements add the most value to a home?“

Address: 8277 Saint Helena Highway, Napa.

Listing agent: Yvonne Rich, Yvonne Rich Exclusive Estates, 707-968-9888, yvonne@fabulousnapavalley.com.

High-end finishes abound in this bespoke residence whose interior was conceptualized by designer Benjamin Dhong. The entry level hosts a wine cellar, while the public rooms feature a de Gournay wallpaper mural. A fireplace warms an owner’s suite whose spa bathroom includes a soaking tub. A one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment that can provide the incoming owner with rental income resides on the lower level. Sale includes expansion plans for a partially covered rooftop deck.

Mortgage broker: Liz Bayer, ProMortgage.

Property type: Single-family home in Richmond.

Appraised value: $745,000.

Loan amount: $426,000.

Loan type: 30-year fixed.

Rate: 2.5 percent.

APR: 2.589 percent.

Backstory: Past clients of mine approached me after hearing the crazy news of just how low rates had gotten.

I explained to them that in conventional lending, after six months have past, the new loan no longer has a pricing hit so rates are even better. Читать дальше...

As San Francisco restaurant owners continue to feel the financial strain induced by the ongoing pandemic, Besharam is the latest restaurant to announce a temporary closure.

In an oddly timed move, late Sunday afternoon United Airlines announced that it would “permanently get rid of change fees on all standard Economy and Premium cabin tickets for travel within the U.S., effective immediately.” The fees will remain on international tickets, as well as the airline's cheapest, most restricted "basic economy" fares, however. Within 24 hours both Delta and American had matched the move. Will it last forever as the airlines have promised? Hmmm.

The San Francisco Giants did not make any significant moves during the 2020 MLB trade deadline even as NL West divisional rivals made a flurry of transactions.

For some weeks now, Scholz has rolled his 500-pound piano onto a blacktop at the Panhandle Park, pitched a sign reading "St. Jimmy Joe" — his stage name — and played to the runners, picnickers, and other passersby out getting a bit of fresh air during the city's shelter-in-place order. In more recent weeks, he's asked some friends to come along too; this particular Friday, he's joined by trumpeter Mike Olmos and saxophonist Danny Brown.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Liberty University announces independent investigation into school operations during Jerry Falwell Jr.'s tenure.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Republican congressional nominee in Alabama is facing criticism for a weekend social media post, which he later deleted, of a meme that appeared to support a teenager charged with killing two people, and wounding a third, during protests in Wisconsin.

The Detroit Tigers, who employed Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez for five seasons, now have his son after claiming Dereck Rodriguez from the Giants. Rodriguez had a surprisingly successful rookie season in 2018 but then faltered.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are speaking out to raise awareness about drug overdoses, which have increased nearly 20% compared with last year.

Reebok founder Paul Fireman has finally sold his lavish estate in Brookline, MA,  for $23 million—after four years and multiple price cuts.

SUGAR HILL, Ga. (AP) — A man was shot and wounded during a shootout after a semi-professional football game ended in a brawl in Georgia, authorities said.

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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country's 1994 genocide, has been arrested by the Rwandan government on terror charges, police announced on Monday.

TROY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man was so intent on hurting a woman he had been dating that he chased her car into a police station parking lot, where he shot the woman in the hand before he was arrested, authorities said.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee now leads the nation in criminalizing common protest tactics, with penalties including the denial of voting rights for pitching a tent on the Capitol grounds. But outrage over racial injustice isn't going away, and civil rights advocates say the law was pulled from an age-old playbook that hasn't stood up to history.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials report 11 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and one additional death.

BOSTON (AP) — Candidates for the U.S. Senate and House scrambled to make their final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday’s Massachusetts primary in a campaign held under the shadow of the coronavirus.

The Oakland A’s acquired Texas left-hander Mike Minor for two players to be named before Monday’s trade deadline. The Athletics’ two deadline additions are from AL West rivals.

Linebacker Fred Warner, one of the 49ers’ best defensive players, has been placed on the Reserve/Covid-19 list, the team announced Monday.

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com’s high school rankings after Week 1, distributed by The Associated Press.

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