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Posted on 05/05/2022

Try These DIY Wall Art Ideas to Decorate Your Home

Wall art helps to fill the space on any wall regardless of its size or shape. While it's easy to head to a big box store that sells home decor and other household items in order to find wall art to hang, it's far more interesting to create your wall art yourself. These are DIY wall art ideas...

Arts And Crafts

Diy

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Posted on 05/04/2022

Electrical Safety Tips for DIY Construction

When you’re doing DIY construction that involves using power tools or working with wiring, it’s important to be aware of electrical safety. Working with electrical tools and equipment can lead to electrical shock, fires and other hazards if you’re not careful. You can avoid these dangers by making sure you follow these electrical safety tips while tackling DIY...

Construction

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Posted on 04/29/2022

How Will Rising Gas Prices Impact the Housing Market?

As gas prices are steadily rising across the country, many U.S. residents are wondering when this increase will begin to slow down and whether or not sky-high gas prices could affect the housing market. Over the past several years, housing prices as well as the costs of many common goods and services have slowly risen due to the...

Gas Prices

Housing Market

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Posted on 04/27/2022

The Top 5 Pet-Safe Houseplants

Keeping houseplants can enrich our lives and beautify our homes. Unfortunately, many popular houseplants are toxic if ingested by your pets or fellow humans. To keep your furry friends and family safe it’s important to know which plants are safe to keep in your home. Here we’ll go over some of the best choices of pet-safe houseplants. Areca...

Houseplants

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Posted on 04/20/2022

Upgrade vs. Demolish: How to Make the Right Decision

Purchasing a property with a blighted house on it may present a cost-effective opportunity. The presence of a faltering structure typically drives down the price tag. Once you buy the parcel and building, you must carefully consider whether razing or restoration makes the most sense. Rather than move forward with a predetermined idea about the next step, conducting...

Building Codes

Construction

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Posted on 04/18/2022

How much money should households keep liquid, and in what form, for emergencies?

If you have a disruption in your income due to a job layoff or even a cut in hours, it’s vital to have a liquid emergency fund to pay for unforeseen expenses like a sudden car or home repair or a medical emergency. "Everyone needs an emergency fund and the ultimate destination for most households is to have enough...

Households

Emergencies

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Posted on 04/15/2022

Kitchen cabinet trends to avoid for timeless style

If you’re trying to keep your home’s style as timeless as possible, it might help to know which kitchen cabinet trends to avoid. The kitchen is one of the most frequently updated or renovated rooms of the home, which might mean your last update relied on trends that have fallen behind. Whether you intend to sell your home...

Cabinets

Dark Color Scheme

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Posted on 04/14/2022

Understanding grandmillennial style

Sometimes called “granny chic,” the grandmillennial style of decorating has come to the forefront of accessible design trends. Grandmillennial style is a perfect balance of new and vintage, mixing beloved heirloom pieces with contemporary essentials. To help you understand the basics of this chic yet comfortable decorating scheme, here are some of the key elements of the style:...

Decor

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Posted on 04/06/2022

Vacation: How to keep your home safe while on vacation

When you go away on vacation, the last thing you want to do is worry about dealing with a break-in or property damage when you come back. Fortunately, there are several ways you can protect your home from break-ins, fires, floods and other dangers when you're away. The following tips can help you keep your home as safe...

Home Safety

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Posted on 03/30/2022

Making a budget for home expenses

Making a budget for home expenses is one of the first steps a new homeowner should take. While the extensive planning and budgeting for closing costs and buying the home might be over, your new financial life at home has just begun. To help you get started, here is a basic guide to creating a budget for your...

Budgeting

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Posted on 03/29/2022

Some Owners Turn to Cash-Out Refinances

© whyframestudio - iStock / Getty Images Plus Some homeowners are turning to the equity in their current home to fund their next real estate transaction. But the move isn’t without risks. Most homeowners who bought a home before 2020 have seen rapid appreciation and rising equity in their homes. A cash-out refinance is allowing them to use...

Posted on 03/25/2022

In a grim sign for the housing market’s busiest season, pending home sales, which measure signed contracts on existing homes, fell 4.1% in February compared with January, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were down 5.4% compared with February 2021. Analysts were expecting a slight gain. This is the fourth straight month of declines in pending...

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