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To replace or not to replace? Here are some common-sense solutions to selling a house with dated or mismatched hardware, lighting and cabinet finishes.

6 Home Staging Tips for Dated Cabinet Hardware Many homeowners worry about spending large sums of money replacing outdated cabinet hardware. Here are some useful tips for sellers staging a home for sale.

If you are remodeling your kitchen, you'll likely be picking out a new kitchen range. Here's a good primer to read before you start shopping.

Let’s Go Shopping for a Range Proper cooking ventilation is a must for every kitchen. A hood removes grease, smoke, chemicals, condensation, and odors generated by cooking, and keeps your kitchen and the air inside your home cleaner. Nowadays, lots of ventilation options are available. Here’s what you need to know before you b...

Home shoppers are increasingly looking for green building features. Learn how the National Association of REALTORS® is training agents to meet that demand.

Green Building Well-Recognized Throughout Industry Green building is now the name of the game in both new construction and the retrofitting of existing homes. Here's what's happening in the industry.

Safe rooms provide a potential lifesaving retreat in times of danger. Here’s what you need to know to create and furnish one.

A Home Safe Room in Time of Storm Danger A safe room in your home could save your life and those of your loved ones in the event of extreme weather or a natural disaster.

In some ways, selling rural land is similar to other real estate transactions, but there are also crucial differences from selling a home in a subdivision. Learn the keys to land a buyer for that rural paradise.

Selling Rural Land Selling all or part of your undeveloped rural land differs in some big ways from other real estate transactions. Let’s get your property ready for sale.

Tipping for services outside the home seems pretty clear, but what about the individuals who do work around your house? Avoid awkward situations with these tips on tipping.

Should You Tip Home Service Contractors? Everyone knows to tip restaurant servers, who rely on tips for income. But what about the various contractors who provide services to you at home?

Does location still matter in real estate? Yes - more than ever! Read on to understand why.

Is the First Rule of Real Estate Still Location, Location, Location? Location is obviously important when considering where to purchase a home, but is it still the most important thing to consider? The answer is yes. Here’s why.

Keeping up with decorating trends can be exhausting and expensive. Read this article to find out what you should keep and what can go.

Decorating Trends to Keep and Discard Decorating trends come and go, often returning yet again with a reinvented look. So how do you know which trends to keep and which to discard? Keep reading.

When nearing retirement you may want to downsize homes. But your decision choices are different at this age, so give some thought to these considerations.

Important Considerations Before Selling and Downsizing Downsizing is the byword for shedding the outsized house for smaller, more manageable living. But before you sell your house, answer these questions.

Could home sharing help you or a loved one? Learn more about this practice and share this article with someone who could benefit.

Are You a Candidate for Home Sharing? Once you graduated from college and got a place of your own, you probably assumed your spouse would be the last roommate you’d ever have. Recently, however, adults who would otherwise be on their own have begun sharing living spaces for a variety of reasons. Could home sharing work for you?

How long until you can move in to the house of your dreams? The answer depends in part on whether you buy an existing home, purchase tract housing or build a custom home. Sort out the choices with these criteria.

How Long Until I Can Move In to a New Home? When shopping for a home, you have three options: choose an existing house, buy a tract home or build a custom property to your exact specifications. One of the ways these options differ is in how long the purchase process takes and time until move in.

They’re snuggly and adorable, but don't forget to prep for that new pup! Here is how to get ready so that both you and your pooch feel happy at home on day one.

Get Ready to Bring Home Your New Dog Bringing home a new dog is an act of sheer love. Joy and adoration await you, but so does responsibility. Here are tips to prepare for a great experience.

Are you ready to negotiate the sale price of your home with a buyer? Use these strategies to get top dollar.

Let’s Make a Deal: Seller Strategies When you get an offer to buy your house, take a deep breath and set aside your emotions. It’s time to negotiate using solid numbers based on the real estate market’s current conditions in your area. Crunch the numbers. Ideally, you and your agent did a Comparative Market Analysis or CMA before l...

Maybe you won’t ever be in the movies, but could your house be a star? Movie and television production companies have paid lucrative sums to homeowners across America who rent their homes as sets. Ready...and action!

Use caution when purchasing a home with an underground storage tank. Read this article to learn why.

What Home Buyers Need to Know About Underground Storage Tanks When considering the purchase of a home or land with an underground storage tank on site, prospective buyers should proceed with caution.

Storage is always a challenge, especially in a tiny linen closet. Here are seven tips for a clutter-free space.

Organizing Your Linen Closet: A How-to Guide A little organization and a fair amount of purging can turn even a modest linen closet into a functional space for a family. Here are a few tips.

Selling your house means making it shine...and that really should begin before your listing agent is first introduced. Here’s a checklist of things to help you get started.

Prep Your Home Before Meeting Potential Listing Agents Before inviting potential listing agents to your home, you’ve got work to do. Get your house ready with this checklist. Outside the house. Evaluate the landscaping and the general condition of the house. If you were a buyer driving by, what would you think? Does your home have curb appeal? Mow and...

DIY can save you money...but not always. Here are seven questions to ask yourself before embarking on a potential do-it-yourself disaster.

Is This a DIY Disaster in the Making? Unfortunately, DIY doesn’t always equate to saving money because DIY disasters can cost homeowners plenty in repairs and redos.

If you’re a veteran or first responder, home buying programs exist specifically for you, as a way of honoring your service. Check out these resources when you’re ready.

Home Buying Help for Military and First Responders Military and first responders may need financial assistance in the home-buying process.These programs were designed to save our heroes time and money.

Electricity is an indispensable resource, but it can be dangerous if used improperly. These safety tips are a must-read for all home owners!

Electricity: Your Home’s Risky Resource Electricity powers much of our modern lives but is a potentially dangerous resource that must be used properly to avoid danger.

It’s a dicey problem: buying or selling a house where construction work was done without proper permits and inspections. Here are some factors to consider as well as some possible solutions.

Buying or Selling a Home With Unpermitted Space Selling or buying a home where construction was done without required building permits can be a big problem. Here’s what to know about unpermitted space.

Have an upper floor that is hotter than the lower? Here are some things you can do to even out the temperatures!

Dealing With Home Temperature Differences Owners of two-story homes commonly deal with their upstairs being hotter and the downstairs cooler. Read these tips to resolve the temperature differences?

Are you relocating for the U.S. Military? Here are eight tips to execute the move with military precision.

Military Relocations: 8 Tips to a More Successful Move Military families move frequently -- often with short notice and few choices. Check out these eight tips to ease the stress of military relocations.

A person with a medical condition may have an emergency at home alone and be unable to communicate with first responders. Here’s how to have vital medical information easily available to EMTs.

Having Vital Medical Information Ready In a medical emergency when seconds count, quick and easy access to medical information can make the difference between life and death.

Do you need rental truck insurance, or is it just a profit booster for the rental company? Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself and save money when moving.

Should You Purchase Rental Truck Insurance? Insurance coverage is also available when you rent a truck to move or carry cargo. But is rental truck insurance necessary?

Running the air-conditioning full-blast 24/7 isn’t the only way to keep your home comfortable in summer. Follow these cool tips to keep temperatures - and energy bills - low when it’s hot.

A Cooler House without Big Energy Bills Summer can bring high utility bills from air conditioning. Keep your house comfortable and avoid smoking-hot energy bills with these heat-reduction tips.

Do you really need to keep all those new owner’s manuals? Decide for yourself whether to keep the paper or go digital with these considerations.

Keep or Trash Appliance Manuals? Is it really necessary to keep instruction manuals for your new home’s appliances and other products? Let’s read up on reducing the number around the house.

You may never give your refrigerator or freezer a thought until something goes wrong, but with a little regular maintenance you can keep them cool and performing as they should.

Help Your Refrigeration Keep Its Cool With a few simple steps, you can prevent a lack of refrigeration maintenance from causing appliance failure. Here’s how to keep things chill.

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Air-conditioning is a summertime necessity in most of the country, but that outside unit is a landscaping eyesore. Here are some decorative ideas for camouflaging that ugly machine.

Cool Coverings: Screening an Outdoor Air-Conditioner Unit A central air-conditioner unit makes summer tolerable in our homes, but the outside condenser and compressor are eyesores in the yard that can be covered.