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Author Archives: Debbie Prosser
The Nation’s Fastest-Growing States
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Utah is officially the fastest-growing state in the nation. The population there surpassed 3 million last year, an increase of 2 percent from July 2015 to July 2016, new Census data … Continue reading
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7 Tips for a Perfect Holiday Home for Not-So-Perfect People
Here’s how to cope with your never-ending to-do list. Whoa, December. You have 27 holiday parties to attend, a nine-hour baking marathon, and oh yeah, the kids are out of school and underfoot. Spending time on your house is just … Continue reading
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Tagged clean, Cleaning, event, family, front yard, gifts, holidays, home, house, houselogic, jobs, kids, lights, look, national association of realtors, outside, realtor, room, savings, stressfree, trees, windows
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Holiday Décor Tips and Tricks for Sellers
Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, December 08, 2016 Some home sellers use the holidays to showcase the warmth and character of their home to potential buyers. But they need to be careful not to cover up their home’s finest … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, buyers, for sale, holidays, home, home sellers, Ice, lights, national association of realtors, outside, real estate, realtor, room, Sale, Sales, selling, size, trees, windows
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6 Things Everyone Should Do When Moving Into a New House
Skip potential trouble by doing these 6 things When I bought my first house, my timing couldn’t have been better: The house closing was two weeks before the lease was up on my apartment. That meant I could take my … Continue reading
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Tagged clean, Cleaning, family, fresh start, heat, home, homeowners, house, houselogic, money, moving, national association of realtors, realtor, room, water
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Kitchen Color Schemes: Avoiding Kitschy Colors
The never-regret kitchen starts with the right hues The kitchen is the heart of the household, a place where you prepare meals and make memories. So it only makes sense that your kitchen’s color scheme reflects your unique tastes and … Continue reading
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Tagged buyers, dream home, Environment, flowers, house, houselogic, look, marketing, national association of realtors, neutral palette, open, paint, realtor, resale, room, Sale, size, splash, value
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5 Plants That Fight the Winter Blues
Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, February 09, 2016 It’s not uncommon to feel a little down this time of year. The combination of frigid temperatures in much of the country, nasty winter weather, and a lack of sunlight causes … Continue reading
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Tagged lack of sunlight, positive feelings, quality, sadness, stress relief, sunlight, weather, winter, winter blues
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These Plants Can Improve a Home’s Air Quality
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, November 28, 2016 A study 30 years ago by NASA revealed that certain houseplants can help clean the air inside space stations, and studies since then have confirmed they may be able to do … Continue reading
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Tagged air quality, clean, healthy, healthy home, home, house, NASA, plant varieties, plants, sq.ft., square footage, varieties
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Are Garageless Homes the Future?
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, November 21, 2016 Self-autonomous vehicles are expected to be available commercially within the next five years, and by 2030, driverless cars could make up as much as 60 percent of U.S. auto sales, according … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, building, buyers, community, Environment, green, home, home buyer, homes, look, national association of realtors, News, open, park, real estate, Sale, Sales, shape, size, value
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Why Veterans Make Some of the Best Clients
Daily Real Estate News | Friday, November 11, 2016 There are 18.8 million veterans and veteran families in the U.S. That’s a huge pool of potential buyers and sellers. Traditionally, the home ownership rate for veterans of the U.S. military … Continue reading
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Tagged Active, buyers, home, home buyer, home ownership, home purchases, NAR, national association of realtors, News, real estate, realtor, Sale, Sales, Sold, VA, veteran, Veterans, vets
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