Homeownership Articles
Sharing articles with clients and customers on all aspects of homeownership, buying and selling.
Do Organic Home Remedies for Lawn Care Work?
We might love the idea of maintaining our lawns with non-toxic pantry products — soda, vinegar, and dish detergent — that help keep pesticides and other chemicals out of the environment while saving us a little money.
Did You Know Dirty Light Bulbs Waste Energy?
Granted, cleaning light fixtures is a hassle that requires a stepladder and a steady hand. But it’s a necessary spring-cleaning chore that freshens your home and gives you the light you’re paying for.
8 Cleaning Tips and Tricks to Keep Things Cleaner Longer
Giving your home that fresh feeling takes some elbow grease, but these ideas make it easier to fight those dirty jobs faster and keep it cleaner longer.
9 Easy Mistakes Homeowners Make on Their Taxes
As you calculate your tax returns, be careful not to commit any of these nine home-related tax mistakes, which tax pros say are especially common and can cost you money or draw the IRS to your doorstep.
10 Tips for Saving Energy in the Laundry Room
Most laundry room expenses come from heating water for washing and heating air for drying. But these costs aren’t set in stone, and you can save money by following these energy-reducing tips.
How to Help Your Appliances Last Longer
Do your appliances die before their time? Here are ways to keep them humming longer.
4 Money-Saving Ways to Add Style and Function to Your Yard
No doubt, exterior upgrades like adding a wood deck or installing new garage door offer great return on investment that’s worth the cash outlay. But these four blogger projects will ratchet up your curb appeal for a lot less money. And your friends will think you hired a pro.
How to Use Comparable Sales to Price Your Home
How much can you sell your home for? Probably about as much as the neighbors got, as long as the neighbors sold their house in recent memory and their home was just like your home.
Home Prices Up 25% Over Three Years
If you own a home, chances are good it’s worth more now than when you bought it. Home prices rose in 86% of metro areas in the fourth quarter of 2014, data from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® show.
7 Tips for Staging Your Home
The first step to getting buyers to make an offer on your home is to impress them with its appearance so they begin to envision themselves living there. Here are seven tips for making your home look bigger, brighter, and more desirable.
Keep Your Home Sale from Falling Apart
Repair wood floors and scratches that make rooms look worn out. We’ll show you easy ways to put the luster back into your floors.
Budget Kitchen Remodeling: 5 Money-Saving Steps
Can’t afford an entire kitchen remodel in one full swoop? You can complete the work in 5 budget-saving stages (and still cook dinner during the down time).
Kicking Off National Homeownership Month!
National Homeownership Month actually started as a week-long celebration of homeownership during the Clinton administration in 1995. In 2002, President George W. Bush proclaimed June as the National Homeownership Month.
Erase Ugly Scratches from Your Wood Floors
Repair wood floors and scratches that make rooms look worn out. We’ll show you easy ways to put the luster back into your floors.
Budget Kitchen Remodeling: 5 Money-Saving Steps
Can’t afford an entire kitchen remodel in one fell swoop? You can complete the work in 5 budget-saving stages (and still cook dinner during the down time).