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New Siding Can Boost Value When you want to sell your home, you need to improve its curb appeal. There are many ways to do this. One of the current trends is to replace older styles of siding with some of the newer materials available on the market.You are probably thinking that siding is not a g...

Buyers, Can You Envision a Home's Potential? Shopping for a new home is an exciting, yet stressful, process. Most potential homebuyers visit and consider several different homes before they find what they consider to be the best match for their lifestyle and price range. Not every buyer is looki...

Buyers, Can You Envision a Home's Potential? Shopping for a new home is an exciting, yet stressful, process. Most potential homebuyers visit and consider several different homes before they find what they consider to be the best match for their lifestyle and price range. Not every buyer is lookin...

Buyers, Can You Envision a Home's Potential? Shopping for a new home is an exciting, yet stressful, process. Most potential homebuyers visit and consider several different homes before they find what they consider to be the best match for their lifestyle and price range. Not every buyer is lookin...

How to Shop Online for Your Next Home Thanks to the power of the internet, today's savvy homebuyer has a considerable advantage over buyers in the past. Potential buyers can access important and valuable information to weigh the merits of locations, school districts and other factors that are imp...

Before Disaster Strikes   Fires . . . hurricanes. . . floods . . . earthquakes . . . tornadoes.... Natural or other disasters can strike suddenly, at any time, and anywhere. Your first priority, of course, would be to protect your family and your property.  But it's also important to protect aga...

DIY: Faucet and Sink ReplacementThe kitchen faucet was once nothing more than a utility, but is now an expression of the homeowner's style. Most people are surprised by the variety of sinks and faucets available on the shelves of major home-improvement stores. Faucets, which were once chrome or s...

Four Things NOT to Do When Selling Your HomeWhen you think about selling your home, either now or in the future, many things pass through your mind. You wonder where you will move, what you want in a new home, and how much your home will be worth when it sells. You probably start watching do-it-y...

Beware of Adjustable-Rate MortgagesAlmost any financial planner or investment expert will tell you that, although an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) seems like an excellent way to purchase your next home, there are many reasons to avoid this type of financing. Are you aware, for example, that in A...

DO NOT CALL LIST:  Are you on it?  Did you know that you can only protect your phone number for 5 years?  For the 63 million people who registered the first year, that 5 year protection is up in June, 2008, unless you re-register.  Go to DoNotCall.gov to see when your protection expires and be su...