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Real Estate Niche: Luxury Student Housing That Gets an “A”
Rising Demand for Luxurious Student Housing Housing options for college students have expanded exponentially, not unlike the choice of majors and courses now available. And after freshman year, the housing that students can move into both on and off campus is light years from what most of their parents experienced decades before in uninspired buildings.....
4 Fantastic Retirement Destinations for Baby Boomers
Listen to the conversations of Boomers and many debate whether to stay put or go elsewhere. This isn’t about whether to move into an assisted living facility or nursing home. It’s not time yet for many Boomers—those born between 1946 and 1955—who are still healthy and active and want to continue to play tennis, golf,.....
Home Automation Systems
Lights, security cameras & home entertainment systems should all speak the same language Homeowners motivated by safety, convenience and fun when choosing home automation systems can also add voice-enabled capabilities in their home components, according to Dave Pedigo, vice president, emerging technologies for CEDIA, the global trade organization that represents those that manufacture and install.....
Moving Companies Offer Better Service with New Technology
What's Happening with Those on the Go Professional moving companies have shifted their heavy lifting to new levels of efficiency and expediency. Thanks to technology, a move is faster, greener, more accurate, specialized, and interactive in real time. "There continues to be an abandonment of paper (better for the environment) where a surveyor comes to.....
Protect Your Home with Flood Insurance
In 2017, almost 200,000 California residents were evacuated when the Oroville dam almost failed. Residents were allowed to return home, but the risk of having homes and businesses flooded – and lives lost – remains high. Residents in other parts of the country have to contend with flooding too, from hurricanes such as Sandy, Katrina,.....
Southwestern Chic
Desert Colors, Cacti, Stone, Mesquite Now With a Mix from Afar Long before there was email, tweeting, and Instagram, design trends were debuted in "shelter" magazines with distinct trends in different parts of the country. These regional variations still exist because of climate needs and indigenous materials, but there's certainly greater sharing from near and.....