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10/06/2016

Great news!

Housing affordability may finally be showing signs of improvement, according to a new analysis of American Community Survey data. View NAR's Housing Affordability Index About 33.6 percent of households were cost-burdened in 2015, which means they spent more than 30 percent of their incomes o...

10/04/2016

Get them while they're hot (And chilly outside)

If you have kids and are contemplating a move to a new school district, you might be planning to do it next summer. That way, you’ll have time to get…

10/02/2016

Always be better!

09/30/2016

Very educational

What happens to your credit score after you’ve purchased a home? That’s a complicated question with a complicated answer.

09/29/2016

Get Fall started off right!

Now that summer gear has been stowed away, it's time to focus on fall home improvement projects. According to Vicki Payne, host of the For Your Home with Vicki Payne television show, autumn is the key time to evaluate your home exterior and prepare it for the harsh winter months ahead.

09/26/2016

For when you're feeling too lazy

If you can't shout down the voice in your head urging you to procrastinate, you may be able to wear it down with the right questions.

09/24/2016

VERY useful chart

Mortgage fees vary. The table ranks the states from most expensive total closing costs to least expensive. 2016 Closing Costs Survey results.

09/22/2016

Smart Windows YES

New technologies are constantly emerging, rendering others obsolete every day. Many of these technologies eventually enter into our homes after being used in businesses or other capacities throughout the world first. Once they show themselves to be u

09/20/2016

Start somewhere

09/18/2016

The idea of an empty nest is fading...

Economic and cultural factors have spurred record numbers of Americans into multigenerational living arrangements. Is the nuclear family over?

09/16/2016

A little lesson on the most popular home styles (images inside)

Do you know a Georgian from a Greek Revival? Brush up on your home architecture knowledge with this infographic below spotlighting the features and differences between some of the most popular home styles today.  Source: PartSelect.com

09/14/2016

And your pens!

As prices on new homes dipped (unlike the soaring temperatures), buyers raced to snap up these newly constructed residences at a breakneck pace.