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Small Ways to Get Organized at Home

Small Ways to Get Organized at Home

Does it feel like getting organized at home is an insurmountable task? Does it seem like it could take days, weeks, months, or even years to get on top of your clutter? Are you so overwhelmed that you don’t even…

Get the Coastal Grandmother Vibe at Home

Get the Coastal Grandmother Vibe at Home

Have you heard about the “Coastal Grandmother” aesthetic that is currently sweeping through social media? This latest trend borrows heavily from Nancy Meyers’ films like “It’s Complicated” and “Something’s Gotta Give”. Think relaxing beach days spent lounging around in comfortable…

Getting Your Home Ready for Fall

Getting Your Home Ready for Fall

Cozy season is almost here! It’s time to get out those chunky knit sweaters and pour yourself a pumpkin spice latte. It’s also time to start getting your home ready for the coming season. By tackling these tasks now, you’ll…

Downsizing Quickly – It Can Be Done

Downsizing Quickly – It Can Be Done

Downsizing can be a tough job. Downsizing in a hurry can be even more stressful. Giving yourself plenty of time to sell, donate, or trash some of your belongings is ideal. But if you find yourself in a situation where…

What To Know About FHA Loans

What To Know About FHA Loans

FHA loans can be a great choice for many homebuyers. Backed by the Federal Housing Administration, these mortgages have low down payments and can be excellent for buyers with less than stellar credit scores. Let’s take a closer look at…

Staging Tips You Shouldn’t Ignore

Staging Tips You Shouldn’t Ignore

Home sellers have been in a unique position over the past couple of years. With demand high and inventory low, we’ve been in a seller’s market during much of the pandemic. But while sellers certainly still have an advantage in…

Closing Costs for Cash Buyers

Closing Costs for Cash Buyers

If you’re financing the purchase of a house, then you know to expect closing costs during the process. These include title insurance, taxes, appraisal fees, attorney fees, and more. But what happens when you don’t finance the house and instead…

What To Know About Floor-to-Ceiling Windows

What To Know About Floor-to-Ceiling Windows

Abundant natural light is something that most homebuyers would be happy to have in their new homes. Living in homes filled with sunshine can make them appear larger and be a mood-booster. For this reason, floor-to-ceiling as well as double…

Moving Day Must-Haves

Moving Day Must-Haves

Are you preparing to move into your new home? Congratulations! Becoming a homeowner is a dream come true for many Americans. But we’d be lying if we didn’t confess that while buying a home can be an exciting time, actually…

Late Summer Home Maintenance Tips

Late Summer Home Maintenance Tips

It’s hard to believe that it’s already the end of August! Soon those long summer days will just be a memory as we begin to prep for the fall season ahead. As you get ready to transition from summer to…

Save Water In Your Garden

Save Water In Your Garden

With severe drought affecting many parts of the country, it’s important to become more water-wise at home. One of the ways that we often use more water than we need is in our home gardens. In fact, nearly half of…

Benefits and Risks of an All-Cash Offer

Benefits and Risks of an All-Cash Offer

All-cash offers can be very attractive in the real estate market. As a buyer, it gives you a competitive edge over other offers that need to be financed. As a seller, it helps you to avoid some of the pitfalls…

Ideas For Creating a Friendlier Neighborhood

Ideas For Creating a Friendlier Neighborhood

One of the best things about becoming a homeowner is the opportunity to build community. When you move into a new home you’re also becoming part of a neighborhood. But what if that neighborhood is on the quiet side or…

When Your Neighbor is an Arm’s Length Away

When Your Neighbor is an Arm’s Length Away

When you’re house hunting, you may come across a home that is literally only a few feet from the neighbor. In fact, more and more homes are being built on smaller lots so you may encounter this frequently. It may…

Is This Another Housing Market Bubble?

Is This Another Housing Market Bubble?

The U.S. housing market continues to make the news on a daily basis. If you’ve been following the news, then you may have concerns about a potential housing market bubble – or even a crash. Nobody wants to revisit what…

5 Ways To Use Your Home Equity

5 Ways To Use Your Home Equity

For homeowners, one of the silver livings of skyrocketing home values is a sudden increase in your home equity. According to a recent report by CoreLogic, homeowners who have mortgages saw their equity grow by more than 32 percent since…

Choosing a Tree for Your Yard

Choosing a Tree for Your Yard

As homeowners, we tend to spend most of our attention on the interiors of our homes. We labor over design decisions such as what color to paint the walls or what style of furniture to have in the living room.…