In a growing trend across the country, the unwatered “brown” lawns of foreclosed properties are being painted with green dye. The cost is about $500 per lawn, and the treatment lasts up to six months. In most cases, homeowners’ associations and municipalities are ponying up the dough. But some realtors are paying out of pocket in an attempt to spruce up homes they are trying to sell.
(Source: Associated Press and The Record)
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