As the cost of heating homes goes higher and higher, many of us are scrambling for ways to stay warm and have enough left over to buy groceries. Most homes, after all, are heated by natural gas, oil, or electricity…and the prices of these fuels continue to escalate. So what can we do?
Following are some helpful tips for saving both money and energy. All of these ...
Offset Your Mortgage Costs by Saving on Homeowners Insurance
With the fluctuating housing market, it is harder and harder for homeowners to keep up with their mortgages. The need to save some extra money is becoming more and more prevalent everyday. One way homeowners can save some extra money to help with the mortgage is to save on their homeowners insurance.
Save on Homeowners Insurance by Comparing ...
By Don Logay
As the unofficial “What’s New Guru” of the home improvement industry, I attend numerous trade shows throughout the year and scour lots of magazines and trade publications looking for new and exciting products, intriguing concepts and “gotta have” gadgets that make life just a little bit better.
My checklist for “Hot Home Products” includes ...
By: Oliver Marks
Published: September 30, 2009
You’re ready to remodel but you want to make sure you get the best contractor for the job. Here’s what to ask the candidates before you decide.
For all of the excitement of choosing plumbing fixtures, cabinets, and tiles for a remodeling project, the most important decision you make won’t involve color swatches ...
The 5 Biggest Home Buying Obstacles
By Elizabeth Weintraub, About.com Guide
The biggest home buying obstacles generally involve the buyer and the property qualifying for a mortgage.
It's not always an easy process to buy a home. Many home buyers encounter obstacles, and it's not unusual to run into flying monkeys and wicked witches along that yellow brick road to home ownership. The ...
by Bob Hunt
Move up, move down, move sideways; it just doesn't matter. Whichever direction you move, financially, you may still qualify for the new tax credit available to current homeowners. It is unfortunate that the credit has too often been characterized as a credit for "move-up" homeowners. The phrase carries the implication that the new home must cost more than the sale price of the former ...
Help the environment, keep your house warm and save big bucks with these simple tips.
By Michael Kling of Investopedia
With winter here, temperatures are going down and heating bills are going up. Heating and cooling account for about 56% of energy use in a typical American home, making it the largest energy expense for most homes, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Many ...
PRIORITY MAINTENANCE FOR HOMEOWNERS
There are so many home maintenance and repair items that are important, it can be confusing trying to establish which are the most critical. To simplify things, we have compiled a short list of our favorites. These are by no means all-inclusive, nor do they replace any of the information in a home inspection report. They should, however, help you get started on ...
As U.S. home sales rebound, hopes have grown that 2009 will be remembered as the year residential real estate finally bottomed and began to heal. But while some economists predict rising home values over the next 12 months, others are pessimistic.
“I think 2010 will be a challenging year,” says Bob Walters, chief economist at Quicken Loans.
Walters is not alone in his glum forecast. In ...
Contingencies & Negotiations in Real Estate Contracts.
Some buyers make an offer to buy a home before they even list their own home for sale. However, they need to sell their present home in order to come up with the down payment to make the purchase. So they make their offer "conditional" on the successful sale of their own home.
That is a "contingency."
Actually, it is a major contingency.
Contingencies ...