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3 Proven Ways to Enhance a Home’s Interior

If you want to sell your house, you may want to take a close look at your home's interior. That way, you can identify any potential home interior issues and address them as quickly as possible. Determining the best ways to transform your home's interior from drab to fab may seem ...

Why Bargain Hunting is a Bad Idea

It seems like every month there is a new website offering deals on everything from electronics to travel. In fact, the “coupon industry” is booming. This trend has conditioned people, more than ever before, to look for bargains and become determined to pay well below the market price for merchandise. There’s ...

Planting Near a Basement or Crawl Space: How to Avoid Damage

It's tempting to plant shrubs and other plants against your house to hide the basement or crawl space area. However, you could be asking for trouble. Before you buy or plant anything new for spring, find out why it's not such a good idea to have plants too close to ...

Assessed value: How it differs from appraised value & market value

Finding the value of your home requires knowing the assessed value, appraised value and market value of the property. While these terms all determine how much your home is worth, each is used in different ways. Here is a quick guide to assessed, appraised and market value to help: Assessed value Assessed ...