home buying
Best Home-Improvement Investments
Renovating your home is a numbers game. How much do you have to spend to fix up your home and what will it get you in return? When is it worth it to spend more on high-end finishes to get a better ret...
Seven Steps to Help Choose a School That Fits Your Family
When searching for a new home and neighborhood, school often is one of the most important deciding factors for a family. And there’s more to choosing the right school than test scores. Other considera...
Six Ways to Evaluate Your Commute Before Buying a New House
If you had to choose, would you pick the dream house or the dream commute? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 11 million people drive an hour or more to work each way. In addition, Trulia’s B...
Three Ways to Avoid a Home-Inspection Nightmare
Although many sellers look at inspectors as the bearers of only bad news, there also are some positive factors. According to the American Society of Home Inspectors, a “home inspection can give [selle...
Pets and Their Role in the Buying, Selling and Renovating Process
When making decisions about buying, selling or renovating their homes, the majority of Americans take their pets’ needs into account, according to new findings from the National Association of Realtor...
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