Good tips for new home owners and renters.

The Future of Home Setup? It’s Already Here.

August 8, 2011

Roughly 35% of home owners are interested in being able to remotely control the lights, temperature, and appliances in their home. If that’s not tech enough for you, about half of U.S. households report that they’d sign-up for email and text alerts in case of fire, water or gas leaks, or a break-in. Of course, [...]

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The Top 20% of Ways to Make Your Home Green.

August 3, 2011

There are a lot of green home tips out there on the web. There’s Top 10 Ways to Make Your Home Green, The 10 easiest ways to green your home, and 9 Ways to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient, just to name a few. Everyone wants to save money, and a good number of [...]

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5 Things Every New Homeowner Must Do After Moving In

July 29, 2011

Many new homeowners and renters think that the hard work is over once the paperwork is signed and everything has been unpacked. But lifting heavy boxes and making a hefty down payment is really the easy part. The real work begins once you move into your home and resume normal life. There are many issues [...]

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What Home Alone Taught Me About Home Security

July 20, 2011

No high-tech home security system? No problem. You can learn plenty of helpful home security measures from Kevin McAllister. Don’t know who Kevin McAllister is? He’s not a ninja or a seasoned security expert. He’s the eight-year old kid from Home Alone (don’t laugh). Think about it: with no help from the police, young Kevin [...]

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9 Invaluable Safety Tips Stock Photography Taught Me.

July 19, 2011

While searching the internet for some tips on staying safe, I stumbled onto some stock photography websites. Yes, stock photography – that ever-accurate reflection of real life, that mirror of the way things really are. As we all know, nothing is more realistic than a stock photo.* I’m sharing these stock photography-based tips with you [...]

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In Plain Sight: the Dirt on Laundry Room Dangers

July 15, 2011

The fourth installment of In Plain Sight unfolds the hidden dangers lurking in your laundry room. You may think the laundry room is one of the cleaner and safest rooms in your home, but there’s a few hidden dangers that you may not be aware of entirely. Here are a handful for you to consider. [...]

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Surprising Places to Hide Objects in Plain Sight.

July 14, 2011

Trying to hide some spare cash so kids/spouse/burglars can’t find it? Looking for a fancy place to store your important tax information or passport by chance? Recent design graduate Yiting Cheng has solutions that will surprise you. From hiding a spare key beneath a glass of milk, to a truly secret compartment hidden under a [...]

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The First 7 Things You Should Do After Buying a Home

July 11, 2011

Homeownership is awesome, no doubt about it. But it can also come with a lot of headaches, especially if your dream home turns out to be a money pit. However, there are a few things you should do as soon as your buy a home to ensure that everything is properly taken care of and [...]

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What to Do After Signing the Purchase Contract on a New Home

July 8, 2011

Once you’ve found your dream home, have negotiated a price with the seller (or rather through the seller’s real estate agent), and signed the real estate purchase contract, what do you do? You’ve already indicated that you intend to purchase the house, and the seller can’t accept any other offers once you’ve both signed, so [...]

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New Home Tips from Four of the Best Experts.

July 7, 2011

Buying a new home is without a doubt one of the biggest (and most stressful) purchases you will ever make. There is an endless amount of paperwork to sign, you have to drain your savings account to cover the down payment and simply the thought of making such a large purchase may leave your heading [...]

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