Update Exterior Lighting Days might be getting longer, but outdoor lighting is more important than ever as you start taking activities outside. Check existing outdoor light fixtures around the house and yard (don't forget the garage) and replace any burn...
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Welcome warm weather with these essential spring home maintenance tasks. With upgrades for both interiors and exteriors, these home improvement projects, including cleaning gutters, pressure-washing patios, and repairing windows, will keep your home in to...
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1. Property tax started in ancient times. It's one of life's not-so-fun facts: Taxation has always been a part of civilization. As for property taxes, there's no one person to blame. Land taxes can be traced as far back as 5,000 BC in ancient Egypt. 2. ...
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1. Sears used to sell mail-order houses. Available by catalogue order from 1908 to 1940, Sears Modern Homes took DIY to a whole new level. As many as 75,000 home kits were sold in hundreds of different styles, some of which are still in existence. 2. A ...
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2024 Real Estate Predictions: Rates roughly doubled in 2022, thanks in part to the Federal Reserve's war on inflation, and have stayed relatively high since. While the Fed does not directly set mortgage rates, mortgage lenders take cues from them, and mo...
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The Sun Belt's Popularity Continues To Rise As Americans shift out of big cities, one destination they are moving to is the Sun Belt. The pandemic reinforced the increasing popularity of the Sun Belt, which is expected to persist for the foreseeable fut...
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Real Estate Trend #3: Mortgage Interest Rates Are Higher The average mortgage interest rate (the interest fee lenders charge as a percentage of your loan amount) was lower than it's ever been in 2021. But it's gone up since then. Because the Federal Res...
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Real Estate Trend #2: Annual Home Values Are Still Rising Yes, home prices are still going up year over year. The national median home price for active listings increased by 11% to $416,000 in November 2022 compared to November 2021. But that rate actu...
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Real Estate Trend #1: Home Inventory Is Low but Growing The real estate market has been dealing with low inventory for a while now. That just means there weren't enough homes for sale to meet buyer demand—a real estate trend that only got worse during ...
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Destin ranks #17 on U.S. News' 'Best Places to Visit in the USA for 2023-24' by Kelly Sierra Thu, August 10th 2023, 12:03 PM CDT DESTIN, Fla. -- Destin ranks in the top 20 on U.S. News' "Best Places to Visit in the USA for 2023-2024" list. Coming i...
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