Growing an Indoor Garden
With several more weeks of winter to go, you might be hankering for some fresh greens, herbs or sprouts in your diet. Changes and improvements in lighting, soil and planting techniques… Read more ⇢
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2015 Programs for Home Buyers
Although the federal government has offered homebuyer programs in the past, for Tax Year 2015, most of the available home buyer programs will be at the local and state levels. State… Read more ⇢
What Does the Cost of Living Index Mean?
The cost-of-living index measures the relative cost to live in a certain region. There are several theories about how to arrive at the cost-of-living index, but in general it measures the… Read more ⇢
Is Painting Cabinets a Good Idea?
Gone are the days of the sticky painted kitchen cabinet that peels, chips and generally looks cheap. Modern paint finishes means you can rejuvenate or renovate your dated kitchen or bath… Read more ⇢
Holiday Decoration Safety
Each year, fire departments across the country respond to home and structure fires caused by holiday decorations. In a study by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)… Read more ⇢
Moving During Holiday Season
Whether Thanksgiving weekend or the full week between Christmas and New Years, the holidays may be the best time, or indeed the only time, you can plan the move to your… Read more ⇢
Can I Sell My House with a Reverse Mortgage?
To help you through your retirement, you took out a reverse mortgage on your family home. Now, several years into your retirement, you son wants to buy his childhood home so… Read more ⇢
Should I Buy or Sell on Contingency?
While your home is on the market, and you find your dream home (or at least the perfect “next” home), it is tempting to place an offer on the new place… Read more ⇢
Professionals Answer: “How Do I Increase My Home’s Value?” (Part 3 of 3)
A common question for prospective home sellers is “How can I increase my home’s value or get a higher selling price?” In our earlier articles on this subject, we discuss… Read more ⇢
Professionals Answer: “How Do I Increase My Home’s Value?” (Part 2 of 3)
A common question sellers ask is “What can I do to get the maximum selling price on my home?” Since each home and every market is different, we, as your real… Read more ⇢
Professionals Answer: “How Do I Increase My Home’s Value?” (Part 1 of 3)
When preparing to sell their home, a common question pops up. Homeowners want to know what they can do to get the maximum selling price on their home. Of course, the… Read more ⇢
Is It Time to Stop Renting?
It’s not your imagination that rent keeps going up. In fact, across the United States, from the end of summer 2013 to the end of summer 2014 rents increased over six… Read more ⇢
Planning Appropriately for a Renovation
You walk into a home that potentially has the perfect layout, although the kitchen is dated, the floors need upgrading, the bathrooms are awkward … but the price is right and… Read more ⇢
Apple Watch and other Smart New Home Products
Not just relegated to the workspace or entertainment, home technology products focus on every room in your house. Check out these smart-home products geared to make your life easier: Apple Watch… Read more ⇢
Downsize to Upgrade
Whatever your reason for wanting a smaller home—empty nest, tired of cleaning, less mobile, closer to grandkids, moving from the suburbs to be nearer to work, single again—downsizing does not mean… Read more ⇢
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