Home Improvement
5 Factors That Affect The Resale Of Your Home
5 Factors That Affect The Resale Of Your Home – When buying a home, it’s key to keep selling in mind too. There are certain aspects of a home that can potentially affect its selling in the future. We’ve gathered our best tips on this topic, check them out below: 1. Location – The…
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Refinance Opportunity?
Refinance Opportunity? Refinance Opportunity? To find the right time for you to refinance, answer these four questions: 1. What’s your interest rate versus the interest rate you could get today? The bigger the difference between your rate and today’s rate, the more you can cut your monthly payment by refinancing. If you have a $100,000…
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Remodeling? Consider Recycling The Old Furniture or Building Supplies
Remodeling? Consider Recycling The Old Furniture or Building Supplies Remodeling? Consider Recycling The Old Furniture or Building Supplies. If you’re planning a remodel, don’t throw away your washer, bed frame with matching dresser or the tile floor from your bathroom. Instead, give them to a salvage store like Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore chain or your…
Read MoreHomeowners: Should You Remodel or Refinance?
Homeowners: Should You Remodel or Refinance?- To remodel or to refinance? That is the question. This has been a long-debated question that brings about many others. Should I wait to refinance my home until my remodeling is complete? What if I want to use some of that money to fund my remodeling? Maybe I should…
Read More5 New Landscaping Trends
Selling or Buying a CT Home – See Landscaping Trends 5 New Landscaping Trends – Maintaining an up-to-date interior and exterior presentation of your home is key to keeping it modern. Keep some of the following outdoor design trends in mind when you decide it’s time to update your landscaping. 1. Seating and Dining Areas As the…
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Hardwood Floors are still the trend
Hardwood Floors are still the trend Hardwood Floors are still the trend; now how to use rugs to get the best effects in each room and space. Follow these five tips from Kimberly Leach, a designer with FLOR in the trendy Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Georgetown, to get the most bang for your rug bucks:…
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Organize Your Closet
Organize Your Closet Organize Your Closet – maybe even create additional space. You can save tons of money getting your closet in shape if you use things are lying around your home says Consumer Reports’ ShopSmart Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lisa Lee Freeman. If you are getting ready to put your home on the market – there…
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Selling your Home – Can Energy Improvements Pay
Selling your Home – Can Energy Improvements Pay? Selling your Home – Can Energy Improvements Pay? Something interesting happened when the City of Chicago decided to include home energy cost information in the local multiple listing service where Realtors share details about homes for sale. The 10 percent of homeowners who chose to reveal their…
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Do an Air Condition Check UP!
Do an Air Condition Check UP! Do an Air Condition Check UP! To run efficiently, your air conditioning system needs a spring cleaning. These five cleaning steps can be done by just about anyone. Before starting, turn off the power to the air conditioner either by using the emergency switch or the breaker in the…
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Apps Homeowners Need For DIY Projects
Apps Homeowners Need For DIY Projects – It’s the time of year when homeowners start their next project around the house. Whether you are building a deck, painting the family room or even installing an in home movie theater, check out these apps that can help you make your DIY experience a little easier… Home…
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