Contributed by Kaitlin Krull, Modernize Keeping and maintaining a beautiful backyard is an important part of home ownership. However, at Modernize we know that landscaping and restyling your outdoor space can quickly get expensive. If you don’t have the money for luxury-grade backyard transformations, IKEA is the answer. Make your garden’s flat pack dreams come… Read More
The U.S. housing market continued to slowly stabilize with three additional metro areas entering their outer range of stable housing activity: Charleston, South Carolina; Sarasota, Florida; and Washington, DC. This news is according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Multi-Indicator Market Index® (MiMi®). “When we observe MiMi’s annual improvement, it’s clear housing markets continue to recover… Read More
Before you even apply for a mortgage you should understand this… APR may not mean what you think. Ever wonder what Closing Costs you’ll be responsible for when you buy or sell a home? Check out our infographic and article: Who Pays for What?
In many ways, today’s shifting housing market resembles the real estate climate of the 1980’s, according to Freddie Mac. The company’s November Insight & Outlook report examines the changes in mortgage servicing, discusses some of the factors that produced them since the housing crisis, and looks at the highly influential role the 55+ age cohort… Read More
By Nicholas Brown Staging a home for sale is all about inspiring your buyer, and their senses are the avenue by which you connect with them. French novelist Honoré de Balzac once wrote “love is the poetry of the senses,” and specifically touching on each sense when staging a home creates atmosphere that inspires just that kind… Read More
This video has some great advice including insurance for your move and a visit to www.protectyourmove.gov. A few additional tips from someone who’s been there a few times: Pack valuables in advance and carry them with you, as well as very fragile items or those irreplaceable things with sentimental value. Home Buyer’s Frequently Asked Questions Home… Read More
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni’s products range from sculptures to painting, poetry, engineering and architectural design, through the refinement of the High Renaissance and into the artistic age of Mannerism. He is considered by many to be the greatest artist of all time, and a major influence for Western Art. In 1549 at the age… Read More
Among the nation’s top 300 markets, a total of 170 or 57 percent have now achieved full price recovery, according to Homes.com®’s September 2015 Local Market Index, a price performance summary of repeat sales in the top 100 markets, and the companion Midsize Markets Report for the next 200 largest markets. By September, 53 out… Read More
Over 1.5 billion toys and games sold in the United States are purchased during the holidays—but many, unfortunately, present safety hazards to children. If you’re planning to gift a toy or game to a child this season, keep in mind the guidelines recommended by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Magnets, for instance, can… Read More
