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A Frontgate Design Expert And Psychologist Share Tips For Creating The Bedroom Of Your Dreams
A Frontgate Design Expert And Psychologist Share Tips For Creating The Bedroom Of Your Dreams Amanda LaurenContributor| Real Estate The...
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Feb 3, 20225 min read


New-Home Sales Surge Higher as Supply Shrinks
New-Home Sales Surge Higher as Supply Shrinks By Jacob Passy | Jan 26, 2022 The numbers: U.S. new-home sales increased almost 12% to an...
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Feb 1, 20222 min read


Top Motivators Tempting Owners to Reach for Their Equity
January 25, 2022 As home prices rise, homeowners are starting to realize they may be sitting on substantial amounts of equity. That has...
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Jan 27, 20221 min read


Consumers’ Preferences for the ‘Perfect’ Kitchen
January 21, 2022 The kitchen is a prime attraction when buyers are shopping for homes, but it’s not just a place for cooking. It’s also...
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Jan 25, 20221 min read


Home Features Promoting More Americans to Move
January 13, 2022 About 40% of100 Americans recently surveyed say they are considering a move in 2022. Gen Z and millennials, remote...
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Jan 20, 20221 min read


Mortgage Rates Post Big Jump This Week
January 14, 2022 Inflation continues to press on mortgage rates. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.45% this week, up from last...
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Jan 18, 20222 min read


Many Sellers Unprepared for Photo Shoots
January 6, 2022, | Realtor Magazine Most home buyers shop for homes online and judge properties by the photographs before deciding...
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Jan 13, 20226 min read


Homeownership Still More Affordable Than Renting
January 6, 2022, | realtor magazine Home prices may be growing faster than rents in most places across the country, but homeownership...
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Jan 11, 20222 min read


Tips on How to Stage an Empty House Without Furniture
Home & Garden, Real Estate|11/04/2021|By Laura Mueller There are lots of things that you can do to try to speed up the sale of your home....
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Jan 6, 20226 min read


Is Real Estate Investing Right for You? Here Are the Pros and Cons
Real Estate|11/30/2021|By: Teresa Bitler Real estate is one of the best vehicles for building wealth. Andrew Carnegie once said, “Ninety...
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Jan 4, 20226 min read


Experts Predict What The Housing Market Will Look Like In 2022
Brenda Richardson | I am an award-winning journalist and former real estate editor at the Chicago Tribune, where I was cited for...
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Dec 30, 202129 min read


How High Inflation Is Affecting Real Estate
December 13, 2021 Rising inflation is pressing on Americans across the economic spectrum with costs for groceries to gasoline increasing....
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Dec 28, 20212 min read


Christmas in San Francisco: Things to Do this Season Plus Christmas Eve & Day in 2021
BY JILL LOEFFLER UPDATED: NOVEMBER 30, 2021| Disclaimer: I receive a small commission from some of the links on this page. Christmas in...
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Dec 23, 202113 min read


22 Last-Minute Trips to Take Between Christmas and New Year's
The week between Christmas and New Year's is an ideal time to steal away. As the year winds down, many businesses and schools close for...
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Dec 21, 20216 min read


Pantone’s 2022 Color of the Year Breaks From Pack
Pantone’s 2022 Color of the Year Breaks From Pack December 9, 2021 Courtesy of Pantone Color Institute Many paint firms have selected a...
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Dec 16, 20212 min read


Average Homeowner Equity Gain in Third Quarter: $57K
Homeowners continue to build wealth. Home price growth is reaching the highest level in more than four decades, pushing equity gains to a...
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Dec 14, 20211 min read


Why Staging Matters
Barbara Ballinger | March 5, 2020 In its early years, the staging was occasionally used in vacant and hard-to-sell homes. Nowadays, more...
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Dec 9, 20219 min read


Home-Price Growth Slows for the First Time Since May 2020
By Jacob Passy|Nov 30, 2021 The numbers: Home-price growth is slowing Home-price appreciation occurred at a slower pace in September,...
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Dec 7, 20212 min read


5 Home Design, Building Trends to Watch in 2022
5 Home Design, Building Trends to Watch in 2022 November 11, 2021 Home design is getting more personal. More homeowners are using their...
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Dec 2, 20212 min read


Home Buyers Eager to Act Sooner Rather Than Later
Home Buyers Eager to Act Sooner Rather Than Later Share November 29, 2021 Contract signings climbed 7.5% in October, and home sales for...
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Nov 30, 20212 min read
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