Buying your first home is an occasion worth celebrating. But before you get caught up in decorating and planning that housewarming party, it’s important to make certain your new home is secure. New homeowners are especially vulnerable to security risks, as they are just beginning to learn about their new home and neighborhood. Get a
Halloween is almost here, and before you know it, trick-or-treaters will be ringing your doorbell. Decorating your house for the season should be easy, fun, and bring just the right amount of spookiness. Follow these simple tips to bring hauntingly elegant Halloween flair to any area of your home. 1. Drape spooky fabric as a base Whether you’re
Halloween is almost here, and before you know it, trick-or-treaters will be ringing your doorbell. Decorating your house for the season should be easy, fun, and bring just the right amount of spookiness. Follow these simple tips to bring hauntingly elegant Halloween flair to any area of your home. 1. Drape spooky fabric as a base Whether you’re
Creating and keeping a good working relationship between you and your landlord is crucial to having a good experience in the rental – and getting great referrals after you no longer live there. Here are a few tips on how to establish a great partnership from all phases of renting, from before you move in
The homeownership gap between immigrants and the native-born is closing as more foreign-born U.S. residents move towards buying homes, according to a new report from Trulia. Trulia used the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey and American Community Survey data for this study. For calculations involving the American Community Survey data, the company used five-year
Painting projects are a fantastic and easy way to update and refresh the look of your home. If you’re hoping to economize on your upcoming painting projects, here are some easy and painless ways to do it. Use mistints Every store that sells paint has mistints – paints that the store mixed to a specific color for
Painting projects are a fantastic and easy way to update and refresh the look of your home. If you’re hoping to economize on your upcoming painting projects, here are some easy and painless ways to do it. Use mistints Every store that sells paint has mistints – paints that the store mixed to a specific color for
LawnStarter, a lawn care provider, put together data from the U.S. Census Bureau to show the 14 metros with the highest percentage of homes with a mortgage. LawnStarter used Census Bureau data from the largest 100 metro areas in 2015 and compared the number of owner-occupied homes to owner-occupied homes with a mortgage in each metro. 14. Salt Lake City, Utah Number
Homeowners are still placing too much value on their homes, but they are getting closer to the appraised value, according to the Home Price Perception Index released by Quicken Loans, a retail mortgage lender. Homeowners’ estimates of their home prices came in 1.26% below the appraised values in September. This is a narrower gap from
Interior designers and builders across the country entered their top design projects for your vote. The second annual Zillow Digs Design Awards polls closed and your picks compiled, confirming this year’s winning designs. Five designs from the West and five from the East advanced to this national competition after popularity voting on Zillow Digs and battles