Getting ready to buy your first home? You're probably caught in that age-old dilemma of whether to buy in the city or move to the suburbs. There are plenty of reports out there that detail how millennials want to stay in the city to be where al...
There are many questions homeowners ask themselves during the selling process. "How much will my home sell for?" "How much should I list my home for?" "Who should I select as a real estate agent to sell my home?" "What if the real esta...
Buying your first home is incredibly exciting, but there’s also more than a little bit of stress that comes with it. A house is a big purchase, and it brings a whole host of new hurdles beyond the initial price tag.
If you’ll be purchasi...
Are you having trouble deciding whether or not to sell your real estate - home, recreational property, investment property?
It's not the length of time you've lived in or owned a property that determines when it's time to sell. There's no ma...
Hurricane Harvey just wiped out Houston and various other parts of the Gulf, and Hurricane Irma, currently a Category 5 storm and one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever seen, is closing in on Florida. It's more important th...
Just like with fashion, home trends come and go. And though it’s easy to realize in retrospect that features like shag carpet won’t stand the test of time, when you’re looking to sell, it’s harder to know if prospective buyers would rat...
When you’re renting, square footage is something to be savored, not squandered. It’s hard enough finding a home for your everyday must-haves, let alone bulky, infrequently used, or offseason items like snowshoes, pool toys, and...
For Rhiannon Kruse, moving to a bigger home was about facing the music.
For five years, Kruse and her husband had squeezed themselves into a downtown Seattle high-rise. At 700 square feet, their home meant giving up a dresser to cram clothin...
How to keep your home safe and healthy.
1. Open some windows and let the fresh air into your home, especially if you are painting or installing new carpets or building products.
2. Use exhaust fans that vent to the outside when cooking, f...