For renters planning to buy a home, preliminary steps like creating a budget and saving for a down payment are obvious. Here are five more advanced steps toward moving out of your rental and into a dream home of your own. Understand the full cost of homeownership As a renter, a single rental fee covers your monthly
New home sales dropped in April, and now experts are saying they have a long way to go before hitting the historic average. Sales of new single-family homes dropped 11.9% in April from last month, but remained up 0.5% from last year, according to the release from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department
As housing inventory tightens across the U.S., the need for new builds becomes more essential to the housing market, especially for first-time homebuyers. In order to assess the current state of the new-build market, the National Association of Realtors compared building permits from 2000, 2005 and 2015. The study found that 28% of counties saw the
Just like home interiors, landscape design evolves with our lifestyles and the times. Here’s a look at eight trends that will be shaping your lawn, garden, and outdoor spaces this year. Estate style scales down Who says you need to have rolling acres to deck out your landscape with soaring hedges and climbing vines? Compact and dwarf
Although home prices continue rising, one degree stands above the rest as being the best for those who wish to buy at home closer to the start of their career. Of the top 26 degrees that would allow graduates to purchase a home in four years, 22 of them involve engineering, a study from realtor.com
Editor’s note: For many people, spring kicks off prime moving season. Wherever you’re headed, being well prepared to relocate will help minimize the upheaval and ensure that you can get settled into your new place as painlessly as possible. Every day this week, we’ll be giving you the resources you need to get ready to move. Once all the
Editor’s note: For many people, spring kicks off prime moving season. Wherever you’re headed, being well prepared to relocate will help minimize the upheaval and ensure that you can get settled into your new place as painlessly as possible. Every day this week, we’ll be giving you the resources you need to get ready to move. By Manuella Irwin
A couple with two young kids tapped Richmond, VA interior designer and architect Kristi Lane of Visible Proof to transform their small, segmented kitchen, breakfast nook, and dining room into functional and flowing spaces for their daily family gatherings. “The part of the home they were spending most of their time in needed renovating,” says Lane.
During the home-buying process you’ll see tons of homes, mostly listed by real estate agents. But from time to time you might encounter a home listed for sale by owner (FSBO). You may even have a friend or relative who wants to sell you their home directly. While it may seem that buying a FSBO home without
Editor’s note: For many people, spring kicks off prime moving season. Wherever you’re headed, being well prepared to relocate will help minimize the upheaval and ensure that you can get settled into your new place as painlessly as possible. Every day this week, we’ll be giving you the resources you need to get ready to move. Nightmares aren’t supposed