All posts tagged home improvement
Curb appeal for rental properties
When it comes to common-knowledge approaches to curb appeal, first impressions are lasting impressions, and property managers can build on that axiom to boost love-at-first-sight interest in rental properties.
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
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
American Dream more sustainable with smaller carbon footprint
The latest study extolling the intrinsic value found in green homes puts energy efficiency at the top of the list of features buyers most desire. The Yahoo! Home Horizon
Infographic: ‘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
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
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
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
Real estate resolutions for 2010
Sure you can loose weight, get in shape, launch a business or find a new job. But haven't you also procrastinated long enough about buying a home? How long has
Swimming pool season safety tips
Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in children aged 1 to 4. Drowning deaths involving children younger than 5 in pools and spas is up and the
Home heating wearing out wallets
As sure as year-end holiday decorations hit the stores before Halloween, the annual home heating fuel cost forecast is a real horror. The U.S. Energy Department's (DOE) 2007-2008 "Short
