Over the last couple of years the growth of the green building industry has skyrocketed. So many people are concerned about how to save money while also making the world we live in a much cleaner place that the green building trend is no longer a trend but a way of life. I realize it [...]
Over the years it has been interesting to see how home trends have changed. I live on the outskirts of a large city and when we first moved into the area there were many new subdivisions being built. And you know how fun it is to walk through the model homes and see the newest [...]
With the housing market hitting an all-time low and no apparent upswing in sight many homeowners are trying to use the equity in their home to refinance. That is what we are trying to do. We own one of those beautiful country home plans in a rural neighborhood and are in the process of refinancing. [...]
We have been in our home for over 5 years, have made the payments on time and have not thought twice about refinancing until the recent offer of lowering our interest rate became really appealing. It is usually a rule of thumb that unless you are reducing your rate by 1% or more it is [...]
We love the neighborhood we live in, but our home is over 30 years old and needs a facelift on the interior as well as the exterior. It’s one of those simple ranch home plans, so the possibilities are endless. I absolutely love Craftsman style home designs, so we are leaning towards remodeling with that [...]
My parents are part of the baby boomer era. I really was unsure of what that meant but come to find out this term refers to any individual that was born between 1946 and 1964. My father is turning 50 and out of this era about one third of the baby boomers will reach this [...]
While recently researching exterior and interior design ideas for the smaller, narrow lot house design, this house was discovered. The trend in the housing market this year is that homes will be decreasing in size and will be designed to include more efficient floor plans and amenities as opposed to the luxury extras of year’s [...]
With the downturn in the economy, the housing moarket truly has suffered from the very start. But, as time passes, there are small signs that life in the housing market is turning around. And with that, so is the attitude of home buyers. What’s important to home buyers now? Well, when the financial climate changes, [...]
For a homeowner, one of the most frustrating things to do is putting their home on the market. From ranch homes to two-story, from vacation style to luxury, no matter what type of home you are putting on the market you have to take the time to get it ready to sell. A buyer’s first [...]
It’s hard for people to come to grips with spending alot of money on a house when they’re trying to sell it. Usually, the homeowner is looking forward to their next dwelling and hoping to come out of their current home ahead financially. So, whether you’ve planned to move or there now has been a [...]