For Sale by Owner House Hunting Tips

Buying a house in a private real estate sale can have many benefits for buyers. FSBO homes, because they do not use a real estate agent, can often be cheaper than similar homes listed with a seller agent. You will also get a chance to work directly with the owner/seller of the home, rather than having to go through their …

Reasons That House Building Is Good For The Economy

Copyright (c) 2010 Nadine Davis To many of us, building a new home may seem like a wasteful enterprise. Isn’t buying an existing home a better idea, since you’re not creating more waste along the way? Surprisingly, building a new home is actually much healthier for the economy and for the planet. If you’re in the market to buy a …

Hurricane Damage Can Have A Long Lasting Effect On Your House

Water damage can really injure a residence, a community, a town and the environment as a whole. Several of these results are short term and can be cleaned when the water recedes. Others are more lasting. Serious flood damage causes structural damage and can eliminate food supplies and drinkable water for entire animal populations. The permanent effects of water damage …

What Can You Do with Your Twenty Year Old House?

There are many things you can do to give your twenty year house a face lift. If your house is in the age where most people are allowed to vote and still remains the same as the first time you bought it, perhaps its time to spruce things up. It is more likely that if you are staying in a …

Bar Stool Chairs: Superior Stools And Chair Choices For Your House Bar

If you plan to buy a bar stool online, read on for a full overview of Amazon’s four most popular bar stool chairs. The Air Lift Stool by Winsome Wood The Winsome Wood air lift adjustable stools are funky and cool with a stainless steel frame, black faux-leather seats and a curved foot rest that invokes the feeling of a …

House Mice: 3 Tips to Keep Them Away

One of the things that we, as homeowners have to be always vigilant about is our safety. This does not just apply to being prepared against burglars and intruders but to mice infestation as well. As much as we prepare against thieves by installing anti burglary systems and perhaps video surveillance cameras and motion detector lights, we also need to …

Why the Bank Does Not Want Your House

Many homeowners, when they cannot pay their mortgages, stop reading letters from their lender and ignore phone calls regarding their mortgage. In essence, these homeowners simply give up and decide that the bank is going to take their home, and there is nothing they can do about it. The fact is, the bank doesn’t want your house. What they want …

Is Now the Time to Buy a House With Mortgage Rates So Low?

Buying a house can be a difficult proposition, especially when the economy is in such a difficult position. However, there are some amazing deals, some historically low interest rates and new federal home buying programs that could help anyone interested in taking the plunge into home ownership. If you are looking for the best fixed rate mortgage an FHA loan …

House Assessment How Much Is My House Worth If I Sell It Now

The mortgage crisis continues to rock the real estate world and affect many home owners. In fact it was announced today that almost one million home owners are loosing their house to foreclosure. This does not include the over 380,000 home owners who fell behind on payment this last quarter. With the continuation of increased foreclosures there is no doubt …

Moving Or Jobs Around the House Play It Safe With Power Tools

You may be involved in a move from one house to another home. Perhaps your goods taken out of storage are just arriving from the mover and you have decided that its time to complete some run of the mill unpacking and setting yourself up around your new home. That is after the moving vans have left. Or it may …