toys: 7 of the biggest home-buyer turnoffs
- 04/13/14 08:52 PM
Avoid these, if you do nothing else to prepare your home for sale Home sellers in hot real-estate markets — where there’s not enough for-sale inventory for the number of people who want to buy — may not feel compelled to go all out in preparing their home before listing. And they may not need to, given the reduced competition.
But they still should do the minimum: Keep the house free of common issues that send prospective buyers running for the doors, said Brendon DeSimone, a real-estate agent licensed in New York and California. In his book, Next Generation … (0 comments)
toys: Super Uses for Sponges
- 07/08/12 10:11 PM
Surprisingly, kitchen sponges can be one of the worst sources of germs in the whole house. Why? The moist, porous surface makes a cozy home for germs. Wiping your counters or dishes with a dirty sponge will only transfer the bacteria from one item to another. But there are many other sanitary uses for sponges, including: If you tend to over-water plants or sometimes forget to water them, placing a sponge in the bottom of the pot can help plants thrive. The sponge will absorb extra water when you add too much, and then when the plant gets thirsty, its … (2 comments)
toys: The Holiday Hit List - See What Toys Are Hot This Year
- 09/22/10 12:33 AM
Memo to Santa, from Jerry Storch and his team of executive elves at Toys "R" Us headquarters in Wayne, N.J.: Here are the toys we're betting you will see on lots of kids' lists this year.Toys "R" Us released its annual list of hot holiday toys. The retailer selected three dozen toys it expects will be popular this year, and named 15 of those as the hottest of the bunch.How do you make the list? "It's the toys that will wow the child on Christmas morning, when they wake up," said Lisa Harnish, a Toys vice president. The list, she said, … (2 comments)
Avoid these, if you do nothing else to prepare your home for sale Home sellers in hot real-estate markets — where there’s not enough for-sale inventory for the number of people who want to buy — may not feel compelled to go all out in preparing their home before listing. And they may not need to, given the reduced competition.
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