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Appraising solar power’s true value
Hot on the heels of guidelines to help appraisers analyze the value of energy-efficient home features, the Appraisal Institute (AI) announced its support for a new tool to help appraisers specifically hone in on the value of solar power. The [...]
Home Sweet Superbowl Archive
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Sensible Solar: What to consider before plugging into the sun
Now that there's a confirmed, true appraised value boost associated with solar panels installed on homes, more homeowners are using sun power, but they need to know how
PG&E offers storm preparation tips as strong weather system approaches
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC – A powerful storm carrying heavy rain and strong winds is forecast to hit California Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Wind gusts up to
‘Green’ homes, energy-saving upgrades factored into true, appraised home value
Installing a full-fledged solar panel system will get you a higher price when you sell your home, but if you can't afford to shell out tens of thousands
Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends, home Safety Check Time (SCT) resumes
The change from Standard Time (ST) to Daylight Saving Time (DST) began this year on Sunday March 13, at 2 a.m., the second Sunday in March. DST returns to
Should I add clover to my lawn?
GRANITE SEED -- Prior to the 1950s, clover was a part of most grass seed mixes for lawns. Clover’s ability to reseed itself and stay green was considered
Bromo sapiens knuckle-bump real estate value of man caves
Home Sweet Superbowl The overlap in major league sports seasons every fall prompts bromo sapiens to flock to a year-end rite of passage -- hunkering down in
Hurricane Katrina-spawned free flood clean-up manual now valuable for Hurricane Irene victims
When floods from one of the nation's worst natural disasters subsided, agencies got to work producing a guide to help clean up water-logged homes and prepare them for
How to keep Irene out of your house
Big, blustery Hurricane Irene is barreling up the East Coast and she's got her eye on your home. And when she sits around your house, she sits around your
Don't try these home improvements at homes for sale
From building-in more curb appeal to installing more square footage, home improvements can help improve your home's value. Improved value can allow you to bump up the selling price
Homeowner associations’ special disaster preparedness needs
If you live in a condo, townhome or other community governed by homeowners association (HOA), take a lesson from Judy Rosen who lives in a 70-unit HOA in
News from a fly on the wall during home improvements
It's one thing to have a home inspected, it's another to have a fly on the wall during improvements. A good building inspector can give the house a good
Home improvements that sell
One of the few things you can do in today's market to shore up or protect the value of your home is to give it a makeover. That's especially
On Father’s Day, retreat to a man cave
Home Sweet Superbowl Forget that breakfast-in-bed pampering Moms get on Mother's Day. Pops prefer primal hunkering down in spaces built for chest beating. To celebrate Father's Day, online real
Go ‘green’ doing it yourself
Simple do-it-yourself home improvements can turn your listing into a much more valuable sale this spring. Make those upgrades "green" and some of the work will both extend value
Always time for a home inspection
Always time for an inspection It's a good time for a home inspection. In today's tired housing market, a home inspection can wake up buyers to what "as is" really
Energy Star shines brighter after DOE crackdown
DeadlineNewsGroup here!How do you squeeze more energy efficiency out of your home appliances? Have the Department of Energy blow a fuse over manufacturers whose appliances don't make the
Staging in a box
Egyptians pan hymen-in-a-boxNo way related to staging-in-a-boxCall it "staging in a box." Now you can stage homes for sale with lightweight, collapsible chairs, sofas, tables, and beds that
Chinese drywall latest, potentially explosive, problematic import
Va voom! 'Hottest First Lady'Consumers complain Chinese drywall stinks, corrodes, makes them sick. EPA finds it unlike US-made drywall. Investigation to continue and likely find real problems.by Broderick


















