Tiny Houses Become Big Business
More home owners are thinking small, in fact, very small when ready to buy a house. The usual reasons are that they want to curtail their initial investment costs as well as expenses and time connected with maintenance. Building companies and individuals in the trade have listened and have come up with the "tiny house".....
Best Home Warranty
A home warranty provides homeowners with service in the form of repairs or replacement of covered systems and appliances. A warranty can also give those owners peace of mind that they won’t be hit with a costly repair bill. Choosing the best home warranty company takes a little time and effort, but it’s worth it.....
Landscaping Tips for New Homeowners
Whether you purchased a newly built home with minimal landscaping or you’re ready to put your stamp on the existing home you just moved into, it can be daunting to decide where to begin to design your outdoor space. You can hire a landscape designer or work with a local nursery to get advice, but.....
Virtually Visualizing Your Future Home
You’ve seen the Oculus headset and maybe even the cardboard Google glasses used to play around with virtual reality, but did you know virtual reality is increasingly important to homebuyers and builders? While the old-fashioned way of looking at homes, tramping from model home to model home or visiting numerous properties listed for sale, still.....
2018 Housing Trends
What’s currently in vogue?We look to national mega-builder DR Horton, Inc. for answers. Houses are built larger or smaller as the economy shifts, or as family dynamics change and people upsize or downsize, and new home trends, features and designs create demand. We talked to one of the largest homebuilders in the country, DR Horton,.....
Pay One-time for Owner’s Coverage
The Other Insurance Policy Every Homeowner Needs In the wake of 2017’s destructive hurricanes, floods and fires, homeowners are more aware than ever of the importance of having adequate homeowner’s insurance and possibly flood insurance to protect their investment. But another insurance policy – title insurance – is just as essential and less costly. Title.....