Two quick home-improvement videos from Sherwin-Williams. I like the idea of gluing marble or other natural stone over a brick firecplace, but a simple paint job is an easier fix that anyone can do: Those wood decks out back need regular maintenance - or else!
Even though our market has been red hot, less than 70% of the homes listed for sale actually sell. Hat tip to Charles for authoring this list of reasons why: When you first put your house on the market, you might be hopeful for a quick sale—especially if you've put a...
With the lack of new homes available, the flipped homes have become a substitute for buyers who don't want to do any repairs or improvements. Here are four good questions: Question #1: Have the Renovations Been Permitted? Question #2: Were the Sub Contractors...
While we await the final vote on tax reform...... We've heard some pretty delusional ways to describe architectural features over the years. There are always certain less-than-desirable elements to any home and it makes sense to soften the bad things by...
Thumb through any home decor magazine, and you'll see a master bathroom with a soaker or shower as the showpiece. Ta-da! Homeowners, it turns out, are splurging to scrub up, according to the recently released U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Study. Ninety-one percent of...
Good tips from realtor.com: When you're selling your home, you might imagine you hold all the cards. And you do—sort of. But it's easy to become overconfident in a seller's market. If you don't do a reality check, pronto, you could end up sabotaging your sale. So...
Examples of capital-gains tax - let's use this as a marker in case the Trump plan goes through: Dear Liz: We are in the lowest tax bracket. If we sell a capital gains asset worth several hundred thousand dollars, does that put us in a higher bracket and we pay 20% or...
From Dwell: Wood in general is a beautiful, evocative natural material, and when it's saved from a landfill and reused, it has even more character, history, and sustainability. Reclaimed wood can be recovered from a wide variety of sources, but it most frequently...
It's the time of year when we see some price adjustments by agents who have tried everything else, to no avail. But how much do you need to reduce the price to cause a sale? Ideally, it needs to be enough to cause buyers who have already seen the house to come back -...
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/City-To-Offer-Up-To-17000-Rebate-To-Replace-Lawns--450681053.html The City of San Diego is offering a lawn rebate, $4,250 for residential owners and $17,000 for commercial owners to replace their grass, in an effort to encourage...
