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Freshen Up Your Home with the Color Trends for 2021
The arrival of a new year almost unfailingly motivates homeowners to give their homes a makeover. They can go for a major renovation and redecoration (including repainting and/or repapering), or a minor update like introducing a new pop of color or two, among other...
4 Reasons to Adopt the Japanese Year-End Home Cleaning Ritual Osoji
The Japanese do their massive home cleaning at the end of the year—which makes perfect sense in the context of starting fresh with a new year. It’s called osoji (“the big clean-up”), and it’s done to purify the home, to get rid of all traces of trash and useless...
7 Practices That Help You Sell Your House During the Winter
The common belief seems to be that winter is not a great time to list your house: People would be more focused on the holidays and would have little time to shop for a house; and the weather can pose a challenge for repairs and renovations as well as for home tours....
Which Kitchen Upgrades Help Ensure a Higher Resale Value for Your Home?
(This is the second article in our article series on how to increase your home’s resale value.) Real estate experts swear by a kitchen upgrade as the best way to increase a home’s value. In one of the sample computations in Remodeling magazine’s Cost vs. Value Report...
6 Ways to Boost Your Curb Appeal
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. So goes a popular expression. We usually form our impression of people within the first few seconds of meeting them, so it's just as likely we do the same with houses. Which is why you can never overlook curb...
Which Textures Will Make You Feel the Warmth of Home in Autumn?
Just as colors like pumpkin orange, rich browns, deep or fiery reds, and butterscotch yellows can hit you with a healthy dose of warmth and make you want to snuggle with a cup of choco or warm apple cider after being out in the nippy air, so too can things that feel...
Which Colors Can Turn Your Living Room into a Wellness and Relaxation Oasis?
Do you know what’s amazing about color? Color connotations and color mood associations are consistent across cultures, from one individual to another, from one group to another. Colors affect our mood. They leave their respective impressions and convey different...
6 Priorities for Your Fall Home Maintenance
The weather may be getting unpredictable, but the four seasons are still a pretty consistent guide when it comes to our activities, including those around home maintenance and repairs. Case in point: autumn mobilizes people into preparing their homes for the cold and...
Space for Work: 3 Things Homebuyers Should Consider Before Making an Offer
Work from home used to be a perk enjoyed by the fortunate few. However, in just a matter of months, we’ve all seen how it has become the way to work for many. In addition, more companies are now integrating WFH as a permanent part of their workforce management...
3 Location Factors to Consider When Buying a House
What makes a great location? The answer to this is usually both subjective and objective. Home buyers will be emotionally invested in this aspect, especially if it’s their first home and/or their dream home. However, a house is a financial investment, regardless of...
What’s the Difference between Prequalification and Preapproval?
The terms prequalified and preapproved are sometimes used interchangeably, but it’s important for homebuyers to distinguish one from the other. Understanding these two key steps in mortgage application makes it easier to navigate through the process. In a nutshell:...
What Buyers Should Ask and Do at an Open House
As someone who is serious about acquiring a new home, you should approach open houses with the mindset of a serious investor, not a window shopper. You want to leave an open house with all your questions answered and as much vital information as possible help you make...
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