5 Easy Ways to Slash Summer Energy Bills

As temperatures rise, it’s common for utility bills to do the same.

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Prepare for a slowdown in housing prices

U.S. home prices may not rise as fast as they had been, but take it as a sign of normal.

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Home prices see record jump in April: Case-Shiller

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)—Prices for U.S. homes leapt in April, posting record monthly growth and the fastest year-over-year growth in seven years, according to S&P/Case-Shiller data released Tuesday.

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What You Need to Know About Easements

As you search for a home, you may have come across the term easement in a listing and wondered what it means.

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6 Foods That Fight Off Belly Bloat

Fitness Thought of the day. Read these few simple idea's to get rid of the belly bloat. 

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6 Tips for First-Time Home Buyers

If you’re a first-time buyer in the market for a new home, congratulations. Your timing couldn’t be better.

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Seven Takeaways on Rising Home Sales

Thursday’s report from the National Association of Realtors that existing-home sales in May rose by 4.2% adds to an upbeat market trend that has unfolded over the past two years. Here are seven takeaways on the sales data:

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US sales of previously occupied homes rise above 5 million in May, first time in 3 � years

WASHINGTON –  U.S. sales of previously occupied homes surpassed the 5 million mark in May, the first time that's happened in 3 ½ years. The gain shows the housing recovery is strengthening.



 

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Summer Movie Guide

25 Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2013

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The Return of the 10 Percent Down Payment

Remember the 10 percent down payment on a house? After virtually disappearing for years, it’s back.

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Your Ultimate Summer Reading List

For your reading pleasure: 

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Getting a mortgage after foreclosure

There are some additional hurdles for homeowners who have gone through a foreclosure, short sale or bankruptcy, but a little patience and some financial hard work will go a long way.

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There are some additional hurdles for homeowners who have gone through a foreclosure, short sale or bankruptcy, but a little patience and some financial hard work will go a long way.



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When you are selling your home, a good seller disclosure might be your new best friend.



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Nail your home renovation budget

Renovate your home before you sell. 

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5 Ways to Woo Lenders

The requirements needed to obtain credit have toughened since the financial collapse of 2008, which was largely caused by homeowners who were given mortgages they could not afford.

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Fannie Mae Predicts Housing Will Boost Economy in 2014

A report from Fannie Mae said while the nation’s economy may be growing, it hasn’t reached its full potential yet due to fiscal headwinds. 

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5 Unexpected Places to Clean Before Listing a Home

With summer upon us, the housing market is starting to heat up.

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10 ultimate dude foods for Dad

It's Dads day on Sunday. What feast do you have planned for the special day? 

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99 Days Of Summer!

99 Fun Ideas for Summer

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Why It's True: You Should Own, Not Rent

The "American Dream" means owning a home rather than renting.

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Top 10 Reasons to Buy and Hold Real Estate

Many articles on BiggerPockets are geared towards the “business” of real estate investing (ie. flipping, wholesaling, etc.)

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Work With Intention: The 3 Components of Performance Time



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9 things you learn when you sell your home

Working with a stager is helpful if your trying to sell your home. But one thing to keep in mind, don't take it personally. 

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3 Critical Tips To Improve Your Credit Score And Mortgage Terms

When you are looking for a mortgage for your home, your credit score is very important. 

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Pocket Listings Make Comeback, But Should You Sell Your Home this Way? Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2013/06/05/pocket-listings-make-comeback-but-should-sell-your-home-this-way/#ixzz2VNVie2S1

If you’re looking to sell your home but don’t like the idea of open houses bringing strangers in to trample through your house and examine every nook and cranny, then you may want to consider a pocket listing.



 

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Buy What You Need, Not What You Want

Make a list of your ideal home and stick to it while house hunting

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Making an irresistible home offer

You've found a home you can afford, in a great neighborhood with good schools. It even has a fenced-in yard for your dog. So what could go wrong?

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The Obamacare Shock

The Affordable Care Act, a k a Obamacare, goes fully into effect at the beginning of next year, and predictions of disaster are being heard far and wide

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10 keys to bring more inspiration into your life

Have you ever asked yourself what is inspiration?

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What You Should Look for When House Hunting

Keep your eye on these big-ticket items when shopping for a home!

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7 Steps To A Hot Commercial Real Estate Deal

There's an old joke in commercial real estate: If you think nobody cares you're alive, just miss a few mortgage payments.

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Wal-Mart vs. Hospitals? The Retailization Of Healthcare Continues

The delivery of primary healthcare services on chain retailer floorspace – sometimes referred to the retailiziation of healthcare – is underway.  Signs include:

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10 Bath and Kitchen Trends to Watch This Year

Shades of gray, quartz finishes, and energy efficiency are all growing in popularity. 

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Sellers calling the shots on home deals

According to the survey, 42% of the people shopping for homes placed offers in the past six months, yet only 11% of the bids were accepted.

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3 best features of the new Gmail

One of the most widely used email clients in the U.S. is about to get (even) better.

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8 Amazing Home Exterior Transformations

If you are like most people, the majority of your design daydreams are about upgrading your interiors. 

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Unless inventories grow, demand for housing will keep the pressure on prices

Did You Know: Inventories are declining at a slower pace, but unless inventories grow, demand for housing will keep the pressure on prices and the balance of the market in favor of sellers.

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Obama administration extends Making Home Affordable Program until 2015

The Department of Housing and Urban Developmentteamed up with the Treasury Department on Thursday to announce an extension of the Obama administration’s Making Home Affordable Program through Dec. 31, 2015. 

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Don't Fall for these 10 Mortgage Misconceptions

Mortgages are tricky and often hard to understand.



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8 Stylish Sink Types for Kitchens of All Kinds

 If you're on a tight budget, you don't need to skimp on your sink's style. 

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13 Things That Americans Do That The Rest Of The World Just Finds Bizarre

This is a great read.. I even found it baffling. 

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How to Make Your Home Bid Stand Out.

Home sellers in some markets are receiving multiple bids, and when it comes to picking the best offer, experts warn it’s not all about price.



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His-and-Her Closet: Sharing is Caring

Whether you live in a small apartment or a single family home, the amount of closet space you’re gifted to work with in your bedroom never seems to be enough.

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Spring Patio Fix-Ups: Install an Outdoor Fireplace or Fire Pit

Boost resale value.

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Restaurants, Luxury Tenants are Once Again in Expansion Mode

The retail real estate market

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Just A Friendly Reminder That Summer Is Coming

It's happening, people.

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Home inventory rises sharply in April

Housing inventory rose significantly in April, easing a supply shortage that some experts say has constrained home sales - See more at: http://www.inman.com/wire/home-inventory-rises-sharply-in-April

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The worst iPad accessories -- Ever

Those who own one of Apple’s iconic iPadsprobably have a handy accessory or two that adds some extra functionality to the tablet. 

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Flower Power Doesn't Pay

The Appraisal Institute recently advised that landscaping can make a significant difference a home’s value.

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How to Choose the Right Neighborhood for You and Your Family

This is a great article and definitely worth the read. 

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The South's Best Pies

Something sweet to talk about!

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Eight Kitchen Counter Options That Will Make You Forget Granite

Granite is great. No one is denying that.

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Greatest Moments of 'The Office' in 2 Minute

One of the best comedy shows in the last decade!  Enjoy

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Lending Standards Loosen Up a Little

FICO scores for approved mortgage applications in April decreased slightly for the fifth consecutive month as lenders turned their attention to financing buyers during the spring buying season.

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Guest Picks: 20 Fab Outdoor Finds, Almost All Under $100

Grab your flip-flops, because it's time to update those outdoor spaces that are faded and worn from the harsh winter elements. 

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My Picks of Consumer Reports' Best, Secret Tips

The May issue of Consumer Reports features 101 savvy secrets gleaned from the magazine's testers and writers.

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Carve Out A Truly Great Space

After years of filling overwhelming great rooms and domineering kitchens, designers are viewing the heart of the home in a more holistic way. Make way for "lifestyle spaces" that are in better sync with how people live today.

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5 Top Things Today's Home Buyers Want

Many people shopping for real estate today are younger than previous generations of home buyers, and they’re extremely tech savvy.

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Survey: Majority of Americans forecast home prices to rise

The majority of Americans now are forecasting home prices to rise, and only about a third are expecting prices to fall, a reversal in attitudes of a year ago.

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Home Prices Jump but Affordability Remains in Buyers' Favor

The national median price for an existing, single-family house was $176,600 in the first quarter, up 11.3% from the first quarter of 2012, the trade group reported. 

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5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Buying

In most parts of the country, the housing market is good (or great!) for buyers right now



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8 Hot Gadgets to Supercharge Your Summer

The weather’s getting warmer, the streets are getting hotter and the siren song of summer is a-calling. Whether your M.O is to head to the nearest pool, venture out to the local lake or just bicycle around town, take along some gadgets for the ride.

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U.S. Housing Market: 5 Things Every Homebuyer Needs to Know Right Now

The U.S. housing market's recovery is gaining momentum, but there are still a number of issues for homebuyers to be cautious of.

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10 hottest U.S. housing markets of 2013

After a long and painful downturn in the housing market, home prices in many—but not all—regions of the U.S. are showing signs of recovery.

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Brokers Embrace New Technologies to Save Time, Add Value

Love it or hate it, these days technology can be a huge boon to busy commercial real estate brokers in creating efficiencies and delivering faster and better services to clients. 

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Real Estate Matters: How to be a smart property investor

 

Home buyers and real estate investors have been in a good mood for years, since around 2007, when the housing crisis began.

And why not?

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Home Prices Near New Peaks In Many Markets

Home prices in 10% of the nation’s top 200 housing markets have recently hit new peaks or are only a hair away, new data show.

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March home prices see biggest yearly gain in 7 years: CoreLogic

CoreLogic's (CLGX.N) home price index jumped 1.9 percent from the previous month and accelerated by 10.5 percent compared to March last year.

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Playing This Video Game Will Sharpen Your Mind

Hmm Interesting. Never thought a video game would help with your mind. 

 

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Listing losers: 8 reasons your home isn't selling and what to do about it

Think of these examples as cautionary tales for sellers, with a bit of advice sprinkled in from agents who have seen it all before.

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Painting to Sell: What Color Homes Sell Best?

If you are thinking of selling your home, and need to make some changes to the facade, then this article is a must read

 

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55 Inspiring Ideas to Update Your Kitchen

Tap into these great idea's to update your blah.. kitchen into your dream kitchen! 

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Selling your home? The cards are in your favor

Catch buyers' attention, and get multiple offers, by pricing your home in line with comparable sales.

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Trulia: Housing in 'Early Stages' of Multiyear Recovery

Shoppers looking for the cheapest airfare can learn something from stand-up comedians: It's all about timing.

I would completely agree with this. This article is very interesting and well worth the read. 

 

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Trulia: Housing in 'Early Stages' of Multiyear Recovery

The housing market has come roaring back over the past 12 months and, despite constrained inventory, is set for an uptrend over the next several years,

 

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Mortgage rates drop for 5th week, flirt with record lows

Mortgage rates drop for 5th week, flirt with record lows

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AirLife Memorial Run

Airlife Memorial Run 

Saturday, May 11, 8 AM - 2 PM



Designed to commemorate the lives lost in the 1997 AirLife helicopter crash, this annual event honors police, fire, and emergency service workers who risk their lives daily to save the lives of others.



In partnership with AirLife Committee.

11 most popular home improvements

When it comes to certain interior features, many home buyers are willing to spend thousands of dollars above the price of the home to have them included.

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Sorry, Siri! Google Now, another smart assistant, is invading iOS

Google Now was first introduced as part of Android 4.1 — better known as Jelly Bean — during last year's Google I/O developer's conference. 

 

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Gratitude Practice: 25 Things You're Feeling Thankful For

Today, we're sending a little reminder out into the world to be grateful. 

 

 

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Pending home sales rise in March: NAR

Economists polled by Reuters had expected signed contracts, which become sales after a month or two, to rise 1.0 percent after a previously reported 0.4 percent slip in February.

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Home Prices to Rise 10% This Year

Home prices will likely climb 10 percent in 2013 and 8 percent in 2014, according to Barclays analyst Stephen Kim, who recently upgraded his view of the housing market from neutral to positive.

 

 

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Protect your Social Security number. Read these great tips on how to. 

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How One Woman Created a Zero-Waste Home

Was there something you read or saw that you modeled your Zero Waste Home after?

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New home sales rise; housing recovery on track

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rose in March, indicating the housing market recovery remains on track.

 

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Top 10 Things That Devalue Your House

As an astute homeowner, your job is to consider both what you can do to improve your home's value, as well as what you may (inadvertently or otherwise) be doing to decrease it. 

9 Gorgeous Beach Houses That Have Us Dreaming Of Summer

We may not be ready to spend $24 million on a summer house, but that doesn't mean we can't dream about spending the summer as guests at gracious friends' and family members' beac...

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Supply of homes starts to catch up with sales

The supply of newly listed homes for sale is starting to show signs of keeping pace with buyer activity in some of the nation's hottest real estate markets, new data sugges

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Former Homeowners Get a Second Chance, as FHA Helps

More than 1 million people are now eligible for mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration, which considers applicants three years after a foreclosure or short sale.

 

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Great Pictures of The Comfort Dogs In Boston

Meet Maggie, Addie, Luther, Ruthie, and Isaiah — the five golden retrievers trying to help Bostonians recover after the marathon bombings.

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How Does The Economy Affect the Furniture Industry?

Does the economy affect the furniture industry?

“The economy absolutely affects the industry, as furniture is a discretionary item” says Leslie Carothers of The Kaleidoscope Partnership…, a social media and marketing company focusing on the furniture industry. “When the economy is good people are definitely more willing to invest in furniture as well as better quality furniture as they

The 15-point checklist before starting a bathroom renovation

Your only 15 points away from having the bathroom you've always dreamed of. 

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What Are the Factors That Impact Mortgage Rates?

Everyone wants that lowest advertised mortgage rate. They often get upset when they don’t. Not realizing that there are several factors that impact mortgage rates and a change with any of those factors can impact what rates they qualify forr

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Own a home? Take advantage of rising home equity

Are you a homeowner? Or not planning to sell your home anytime soon? 

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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Decline for Third Consecutive Week

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered between 3.41 and 3.32 percent for the majority of the week, dropping to the current rate this morning.

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Own a home? Take advantage of rising home equity

Let rising home prices give you the confidence to start fixing things up again.

Buy tickets to the best concerts of the summer at

Get the lastest 411 on the upcoming concerts at Hudson Gardens, Denver Colorado..

13 Things You're Better Off Buying Used

View these great tips on what can be bought used to save a little cash in your pocket.

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