Buying a home is like searching for a mate. You'll go on many first dates and in the end the one that has most but maybe not all of the characteristics that you want will win your heart.
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Want to roll out of bed and pick up a cup of single-origin java from a coffee shop on your corner? Or grab a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich from a food truck parked down the street? Does a drea...
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The chaotic finish "captures the confusion of this whole three weeks of shoddy officiating" while the league's regular referees have been off the field during a contract dispute an...
The pace of U.S. home resales rose in August to its fastest in over two years and the price for sold homes climbed from a year earlier, hopeful signs that a budding housing market recovery is ga...
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“Come in, stay awhile,” whispered the heavy oak door with stylish sidelights. “Go away!” shouted the scuffed storm door through its torn screen. You’re righ..
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Across the country, parents are preparing this week to send their children back to school, spending hundreds of dollars on books, uniforms and cold cuts for brown bag lunches. Another key back-t...
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. We have an unused bedroom. Is it better to stage it as an office or a guest room?
While conditions continue to show signs of improvement, favorable mortgage rates are helping housing market confidence amongst consumers. According to Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey fo...
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The Federal Open Market Committee announced a new round of asset purchases — better known as quantitative easing — that will target the housing market. The FOMC plans to buy $40 bill..
When it comes to assessing a home's value, real estate agents and homeowners tend to be an optimistic bunch. In the post-bust world, appraisers are a different story. They have to predic
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Selling your home is a battle with other listings for the qualified buyers that are out there, a battle with everything else a buyer has to do for their time and attention and a battle with ever...
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As we head into fall, the change in seasons brings about a feeling of concern for some sellers. They fear that their home won't be looked at as much or, worse, won't sell.
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My husband and I have dubbed 2012 The Year of Thinking Small. Instead of tackling big renovations in areas of our home that sorely need it, we're going for instant gratification — mino...
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The Denver real estate market continues to ride a wave of recovery as evidenced by gains in home sale prices, according to theCoreLogic Inc. home price index (HPI) report released Tuesday.
Asking prices for homes for sale on real estate search and marketing website Trulia were up 2.3 percent in August from a year ago, the largest year-over-year increase since the housing recession
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