For Sale By Owner: How to Market Your Home Sale
Filed under: SellingIt's hard enough to sell a house in today's market without taking a substantial loss. If you then have to skim the cream off the top to pay for a sales commission, you're digging an...
View ArticleTop Home Improvement Projects for Your Townhouse
Owning a townhouse isn't for everyone. Yet, for many people who cherish nearly maintenance-free homeownership, living close to neighbors, and communal luxuries (pools, gyms, etc.), they can't imagine...
View ArticleHome Improvement: Top Projects Under $1,000
It's hard enough to save $1,000 for your home improvement budget. Trying to decide on the best way to spend the money can be overwhelming when you run into project-after-project that's just a little...
View ArticleHome Improvement: The Truth About Going Green
When it comes to green home improvements, a lot of people are stuck in black-and-white thinking. Either you install solar panels or you might as well continue to gobble fossil fuel. Either you use...
View ArticleEnergy-Efficient Home Improvements for Every Budget
It's easy to give homeowners tips on home improvements that increase energy efficiency -- without considering the budgets available to different homeowners. On an individual, national, and...
View ArticleHome Improvement: Do It Yourself or Hire a Contractor?
Knowing whether or not tackle a home improvement yourself can seem simple: Match the project's degree of difficulty to your own skill level and make a decision, right? Although that line of thinking...
View ArticleHome Improvement: Best Ideas for Every Room in the House
Filed under: Home ImprovementThe home improvements that add the most value, like updated kitchens and baths, also cost the biggest bucks. But you don't have to shell out for a full-scale renovation to...
View ArticleTop 10 Home Improvement Projects Under $5,000
Many homeowners look for that elusive home improvement that will make a substantial impact on their home without making a huge dent in their budget. Although everybody has his or her own level of...
View ArticleHome Improvements: Top Projects Under $500
These home improvement projects may not be the most expensive, but it doesn't make them less important. Often, projects that cost less than $500 involve work that maintains and protects a larger home...
View ArticleHome Improvement: Top Projects for Under $2,500
A price tag of $2,500 is in the sweet spot for many home improvement projects. It represents a little more than two weeks' salary for the average U.S. household. It's also about the amount of the...
View ArticleSurprise Home Buying Wisdom
It's not hard to get advice when you're in the market for a new home, but often real estate trends and quick tips get passed off as a gospel in this "historic" housing market. And there are a few --...
View ArticleMake Your Lawn Eco-Friendly and Low-Maintenance
Filed under: Design,Home ImprovementThe prospect of weekly vacuuming and annual steam cleaning is enough to turn off many people to carpet. Dishwashers have gotten so powerful that "pre-rinsing" is...
View ArticleHome Improvement Mistakes: How to Avoid and Fix
Home improvements can be like tattoos. Both are high-risk, high-reward decisions. And they both hinge on picking the right one the first time, because some hold up better than others. And if you make a...
View ArticleSmart Upgrades Landlords Should Consider
Too many landlords don't want to put in the time, research, and upfront costs to renovate their rental properties. And it's their loss: Improvements could earn them money. But the problem has gotten...
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