Author Archives: Brittany Icayan

Holiday Lights Safety Checklist for Worry-Free Decorating

Don’t keep them up too long! Lights, inside and out, are a beautiful part of the holiday season.  But before you deck the halls, run through this holiday lights safety checklist to keep your holidays merry and bright. #1 Inspect … Continue reading

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Home Weatherization and Weatherproofing Guide: Protect Your Home From Storms and Extreme Weather

Updated on Nov. 7, 2024 Find practical ideas to better protect your home against whatever nature throws your way. One of the latest buzzwords in home maintenance is weatherproofing — equipping your home to better withstand heavy rains, wind, snow, … Continue reading

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First-Time Home Buyers Shrink to Historic Low of 24% as Buyer Age Hits Record High

First-time ($97,000), repeat ($114,300) and typical ($108,800) buyer incomes hit all-time highs November 4, 2024Media Contact: Lauren Cozzi Key Highlights A record high 26% of buyers paid cash for their homes. Seventeen percent of home buyers purchased a multigenerational home, the … Continue reading

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Homeowners Insurance Protects You from Halloween Horrors

When zombies, Beetlejuices, and Taylor Swifts storm your front door , don’t fear! Your homeowners insurance can protect you from Halloween mishaps. Halloween is all fun and games — until your overloaded power strip heats up and causes a fire … Continue reading

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Consumer Guide: Offers of Compensation

As a home seller, you have a wide range of choices when deciding how to market your property. This includes whether you’d like to offer—or authorize your agent to offer—compensation to a buyer’s agent as a way to attract potential … Continue reading

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6 Tasks That Every Smart Homeowner Does in October

Updated on Sept. 20, 2024 Why now’s the perfect time to replace appliances. The temps are starting to drop, and the smell of wood smoke is in the air. That’s when veteran homeowners know it’s time to do these six things … Continue reading

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How to Find the Right Person to Sell Your House

Your guide to hiring the listing agent who can set you up for success. Your home is where you’ve lived and loved, laughed and cried, and huddled and snuggled. You’ve been through a lot together. Now that it’s time to … Continue reading

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Your Guide to Negotiating an Offer What you need to know to get the best deal for you. When it comes to evaluating offers for a house, what’s good for the goose isn’t necessarily good for the gander. An offer … Continue reading

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Should You Paint a Brick Fireplace? Exploring the Possibilities

If it’s time for a change, prep, prime, and get creative. Brick fireplaces are a classic feature of homes, exuding warmth and charm. However, over time, you might find that your once-beloved fireplace has lost some of its luster or … Continue reading

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