The winter holiday season can be a challenging time to prepare your house for sale. Fortunately, staging the outside of your home with potted plants and simple decorations will help attract potential buyers. Try these...
The winter holiday season can be a challenging time to prepare your house for sale. Fortunately, staging the outside of your home with potted plants and simple decorations will help attract potential buyers. Try these...
Nothing says Christmas like brilliant red poinsettias. Also available in other colors, these tropical plants can spread cheer throughout the holidays and beyond if you care for them properly. Here’s how to keep these festive...
Putting out a “For Sale By Owner” sign is tempting. You certainly cannot be blamed for wondering if you could do it all yourself. It’s not impossible, but it may be a bigger job than...
Christmas and other winter holidays bring excitement and good cheer, but they also create waste: lots of it. It’s estimated that more than 1 million extra tons of trash go to landfills each Christmas. And...
Glittering Christmas decorations look festive to you. To your dog or cat, they look like a playground. Your pet can get hurt in a romp with the Christmas tree or holiday decorations. But it’s possible...
Today’s higher mortgage interest rates have many homeowners hesitant to sell their houses and buy new ones. But the skyrocketing home prices of recent years mean that many of those owners are sitting on substantial...
There’s no better way to start making memories in your new home than to host a holiday celebration. But when you’re still unpacking and settling in, how do you find the time to decorate, cook,...
The ease of online purchasing is one of life’s simple joys. One of life’s most vexing aggravations is having that purchase stolen from your front porch before you can retrieve it. Here are several ways...
It’s time to decorate for Christmas but do you really want to struggle with that twisted and tangled mess of incandescent lights? Or is it time to invest in the newer LED types for your...
Today’s mortgage interest rates are a good bit higher than those of a few years ago, and that’s keeping many buyers on the sidelines, waiting for a better rate. Should you wait until interest rates...
Outdoor Christmas lights can transform your home into an enchanting place. New choices in lighting allow you to create a memorably beautiful display while also saving money. Here’s how. The revolution in holiday lighting Light...
You may need to shut off your home’s utilities in the event of a repair, suspected leak or an emergency. Here’s what you need to know about shutting off utilities safely. Cutting the water supply...
