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Home Values, Sales Retreat In August
Tweet Bad news on the housing front: after four consecutive months of gains, home sales dropped by 2.7% in August, while home values continued to fall reaching a national median
FHFA Records 0.3% Housing Price Increase
Tweet Consumers who have been waiting for the housing market to bottom out may have received a strong signal that home prices, indeed, are stabilizing. According to the Federal Housing
One In Four Sellers Reduce Their Asking Price
Tweet There was a time when a home was placed on the market and a bidding war broke out. Owners quickly discovered that buyers were willing to pay five, ten
How To Sell Your Home In A Lousy Market
Tweet You must be crazy if you’re thinking about selling your home right now! At least that is sentiment of some homeowners who see potential job loss, plunging home values
4 Ways You Can Reduce Your Energy Usage
Tweet Our family no longer lives in the northeastern US, but we have relatives and friends that still do and they’re glad that they haven’t needed to use their air-conditioning
You Can Save Money On Your Bathroom Renovation
Tweet Friends of ours recently sold their home, less than two weeks after putting it on the market, and at 99% of their asking price. This news was encouraging for
Real Estate Recovery Remains Spotty, Elusive
Tweet The housing market remains volatile, but signs of stability, even recovery are appearing in some markets while other areas remain stuck in a deep downturn. That’s the findings of
6 Smart Home Improvement Projects
Tweet Updating your pool or adding on a sun room to your home may sound like wise investments but if you think that you’ll get your money back when you
Does Your Home Have A Safe Room?
Tweet I live in the southeast US where tornadoes occasionally happen but not to the degree as they do in tornado alley. Thus, very few of my neighbors have basements
Durable And Bright Vinyl Fencing
Tweet A neighbor on our block recently replaced his wood slat fencing, choosing to go with vinyl instead. Time, the elements and a family of moles took its toll on
4 Timely Tips For First Time Home Buyers
Tweet You’re in the market for your very first home – congratulations! Yet, you know that these are unusual times in which to buy a home with unemployment levels pushing
Plan Now For Next Winter’s Home Improvement Projects
Tweet Like so many homeowners, you’re enjoying the warmer weather and longer days, the perfect time of the year to take in a vacation, hold a backyard BBQ or take
Leaky Roof? Check Around The Vent Pipe!
Tweet Our home has a new roof so when my wife spotted a leak in the laundry room we were both shocked and worried. Hadn’t the roofers done a good
Nearly One In Four Homes For Sale Have Already Seen A Price Reduction
Tweet The current housing market continues to offer a good news/bad news scenario. First the good news: prices continue to drop. Now for the bad news: sellers are dropping their
Buying Foreclosed? Consider This First!
Tweet Not many people are calling the bottom of the housing market yet, realizing that in some markets further declines in home values may still be happening. But, for the
