Zillow
- Annual U.S. Home Value Appreciation Exceeds 5 Percent for Sixth Straight Month in April May 21, 2013U.S. home values continued to climb in April, increasing 0.5 percent from March to $158,300, according to the April Zillow Real Estate Market Reports. […]
- Most Expensive Home Hits the Market at $190 Million May 20, 2013The home sits on 4,000 feet of coveted waterfront property on Long Island Sound, and that doesn't include access to two private islands in the Sound. […]
- Fatten Up Your Wallet This Summer May 20, 2013As you finalize your pricey summer vacation plans, you may be looking for ways to put money back in your pocket to help subsidize the costs. Here are some suggestions that you likely haven’t considered. […]
House Logic
- Trellis Tops Garage Door and Gives It Instant Interest May 16, 2013Give your garage door some style and curb appeal by adding a trellis topper. […]
- How to Make Your House Numbers Stand Out May 9, 2013Here’s a terrific project that’ll help your home make a great first impression. […]
- Should We Get Rid of Our Lawns? May 8, 2013To some, a lawn is their yard’s crowning glory. To others, it’s a big hit on the pocketbook and the environment. Where do you stand? […]
Trulia – Ask Tara
- Fix This, Not That: 6 Tasks to Do (or Not to Do) Before You Sell May 15, 2013Online, you can find dozens and dozens of return-on-investment (ROI) calculators which aim to do the math on whether a given home improvement project is worth the money (or not). They tend to focus on how much of the remodeling spend will come back to you in the form of added value when the home is sold. I submit that this is only one part of the equation, […]
- 4 Reasons Your Home Isn't Selling May 8, 2013There are exceptions to every rule under the sun. So, even though the current market climate is hot in most places, every neighborhood, town and county has those homes that simply sit on the market for days, weeks, even months longer than average. These are the outliers. And being the outlier, in this particular context, is not a fun place to be. When all […]
- 5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Credit Report May 1, 2013Have you noticed your Facebook friends posting pics of their newly cleaned, organized, spruced, and shampooed closets, rooms and carpets? I certainly have - seems like the urge to tackle those big Spring Cleaning projects is in the air! Seeing those photos on social media is strange, as without the before, the after is not necessarily too exciting (looks l […]
- 7 Ways to Rethink Your Underused Rooms April 24, 2013As the Spring real estate season flourishes, and escrows close by the thousands, many home buyer’s fantasies of ownership become reality. For many, the house hunt is a quest for the the holy grail of more square footage. But the reality of home ownership is this: you furnish and decorate the spaces in your home according to their planned purpose (e.g., dinin […]