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2018
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There’s nothing worse than walking around your deck and winding up with feet full of splinters; worse, having to yank out tiny shards from kid knees and hands.That happened to us when our infant son, Ben, practiced his crawling on our older deck. We were horrified to find our only child looking l...
06/29/2018
Fifty-five percent of homeowners who have a child under the age of 18 say their kids’ opinions factored into their homebuying decision, according to a Harris Poll survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults. What’s more, 74 percent of millennial parents—those up to age 36—indicate they took their kids’...
06/28/2018
Outdoor projects can help boost a home’s value by up to 10 percent, according to a new realtor.com® report. Outdoor showers, barbecue stations, entertainment pools, and firepits are the top projects that realtor.com® researchers found with the biggest potential increases to a home’s price.For its...
06/26/2018
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Today’s TV shows love showing the most dramatic rebuilds and remodels of distressed houses all over the map, but are there some you just shouldn’t buy?Wholesaling real estate, fixing and flipping houses, and acquiring, remodeling, and leasing rentals can all be great ways to make money. Still, ma...
06/25/2018
Maybe you’ve heard stories about people who bought rundown properties for little to nothing and turned them into palaces. You might be curious about how one acquires a foreclosed home. Is it difficult? Are the prices as good as they seem? Buying a foreclosed home is possible — you just need to kn...
06/22/2018
As a real estate professional, you likely know a lot about universal design in homes, a tenet that provides property accessibility for people with special needs and the ability to age in place. But what about "inclusive design" for your real estate website and e-marketing? Similar to the purpose ...
06/21/2018
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Generation Z is still mostly comprised of kids, but analysts in the housing market are already expecting big things about this generation’s future appetite for real estate. Generation Z, born in 1997 and beyond, is a cohort of about 65 million to 75 million who are expected to start buying homes ...
06/20/2018
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The front porch is making a comeback. More builders are adding them back into new home designs too.The front porch was once a mainstay in home designs in the early 1900s. But over the years it has gotten swapped out for those street-facing garages. Also, homeowners sought more privacy and started...
06/19/2018
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Industry pros give tips to help brokers prep their agents and clients to navigate tight market conditions BY ERICA CHRISTOFFER Shannon Brien, broker-manager at The Douglas Realty Group in Cary, N.C., says their clients are at the mercy of ultra-low housing inventory. Building permits were down 2...
06/18/2018
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Some Highlights: Whether you are selling your home, just purchased your first home or are a homeowner planning to stay put for a while, there is value in knowing which home improvement projects will net you the most Return On Investment (ROI). Minor bathroom renovations can go a long way toward i...
06/15/2018