In recent years, energy efficiency has become a booming home trend for a variety of reasons. While not everyone is ready to join the 1.3 million solar installations in the United States, many homeowners are now choosing to live more eco-conscious lifestyles, with others simply looking to cut down on regular utility bills. Whatever your […]

Selling your house to buy a new one can be a very stressful time, for both yourself and your wallet. If you’re on a budget, moving to a new house can be detrimental if you’re not careful about the process. Luckily, there are many things that you have control of to ensure that you end […]

While plenty of people welcome the colder weather as a break from summer’s sweltering heat, few homeowners are as excited about the extra costs that winter brings. Not only do you see your heating bills spike when the snow starts to fall, but you often have to invest in repairing damage around your home that […]

Every year, up to 35.5 million Americans move to a new home. About 33% of them are renters. Looking at individual families, this comes out to each homeowner moving every five to seven years. One of the benefits of renting an apartment is that you don’t need to worry about paying for repairs and maintenance. […]

Many families are forced to live on tight budgets. While this isn’t always the easiest experience, it can be made exponentially more difficult if someone’s car breaks down and needs to be replaced; with new cars averaging around $33,350, most people are forced to turn to the more practical — yet riskier — used car […]

If you’ve been hesitant to buy a house, you’re not alone. With skyrocketing housing prices and less-than-ideal mortgage rates, fewer young people have been buying homes in their 20s and early 30s compared to other generations. But now that the housing market is swinging back into the buyer’s favor and banks are coming up with […]

Each homeowner has their own sense of style and a vision of how they want their home to look. From the patio furniture you buy to the sheets you sleep on, your style is unique. And while it’s true that the average sales price in Manhattan was $1.9 million for condos in 2017, you don’t […]

Summer is the best time of the year to soak up the sun, but it’s also the most popular season for burglaries. This isn’t because the warm weather brings out criminals, though. Burglaries can happen at any time of the year. According to the FBI, a burglary happens in the U.S. every 15.4 seconds. So […]

If you’re a homeowner, you probably spend a good amount of time taking care of your lawn and dealing with weeds (I know I do!). Fertilizers and pesticides work to keep your lawn green, but you probably know they can be harmful to both humans and pets. If you have kids and dogs that like […]

Spring is on its way and you want to make the most of your spring cleaning schedule. In order to get a head start on improving the health of your home, you need to assure that your home is in peak condition for the annual scrub-down. Before you open those windows to let in the […]