Nowadays, it seems like everybody is looking for ways to make their homes more unique and beautiful. But sometimes, it’s tough to find the motivation to make big improvements. This is where small, simple, and inexpensive home improvement projects come in handy. If you’re looking to add some instant value to your home and don’t
Top 10 Things To Do After Buying a Home
April 15, 2022 by
Maybe you’ve just left the closing on your first home with the key in your hand and are rewarded by walking through an empty house where you will build your future from a clean slate. Congratulations! But before you pound in a nail to hang your first picture there are some things that you want
How Landlords Raise the Rent Without Complaints
December 6, 2021 by
As a landlord, before you do notify a tenant of a rent increase, be sure you know when you can increase the rent and when the increase can become effective. Except in places with rent control, your legal right to increase the rent is primarily controlled by whether there is a lease in place or
Zillow finalizes ShowingTime acquisition despite opposition to the deal
October 5, 2021 by
Zillow has closed on its $500 million acquisition of the home viewing scheduling platform ShowingTime, despite the deal facing opposition and intense regulatory review. Zillow first announced its plans to buy ShowingTIme in April, however the deal was held up when the Federal Trad Commission announced it was carrying out a review to ensure the
California town buys at-risk homes to create a barrier against wildfires
September 2, 2021 by
Officials in the town Paradise, California, are hoping to eliminate the threat of deadly wildfires by buying up what they consider to be the most at-risk homes and transforming them into fire-resistant green spaces. NPR reported that Paradise suffered widespread destruction during the 2018 Camp Fire. Some 85 people were killed and more than 14,000
Millennials say they’d definitely consider living in a 3D printed home
August 24, 2021 by
Consumers are warming up to the idea of 3D-printed homes, with more than two-thirds of respondents in a recent survey saying they’d definitely consider living in such a structure. The realtor.com survey found that the concept is even more appealing to younger generations, with 75% of all millennials saying they would consider living in a
Dixie fire destroys almost 900 homes in California
August 13, 2021 by
The enormous Dixie wildfire in California is now the largest such fire on record and it’s leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, scorching an area that’s said to be more than twice as large as New York City. Officials say almost 900 homes have been destroyed by thefire since it began in mid-July,
Apartment rents are surging as people head back to work
August 8, 2021 by
Inner city apartment rents are rising again and available units are becoming harder to find as more people head back to work. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal this week, median rents for apartments in urban centers rose by more than 10% in the last month, compared to one year ago. Citing
Home builders press Congress to help ease housing shortages
July 18, 2021 by
American home builders have called upon Congress to take steps to address a tremendous shortage of affordable homes in the country through policy solutions. Real estate experts have long cited a perceived decline in new home building in the U.S. that began in the wake of the Great Recession last decade. Zillow recently said there
Buyer love letters have been banned in Oregon
July 12, 2021 by
Oregon has become the first U.S. state to ban buyer love letters when making an offer on a home
