Top Priorities When Moving With Kids

According to the Pew Research Center, around 37% of U.S students will be going back to school soon and the rest have already started the new academic year. With school-aged children in your home, buying or selling a house can take on a whole different approach when it comes to finding the right size, location, school district, and […]

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American Confidence In Housing At An All-Time High

Fannie Mae just released the July edition of their Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI). The HPSI takes information regarding consumers’ confidence in the real estate market from Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey and condenses it into a single number. Therefore, the HPSI reflects consumers’ current views and forward-looking expectations of housing market conditions. Great News! The index reached its highest level since Fannie […]

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Rent Vs Own

Owning your own home vs. renting may lead to some great options, such as locking in your monthly payments and having the freedom to customize your living space. Whether you rent or own, you have to cover someone’s mortgage costs. You may as well be doing so to build your own wealth, rather than that […]

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Amazon is selling entire houses for less than $20,000 – with free shipping

There are a number of strange but intriguing cabins and homes for sale on the internet giant — their prices may be shockingly low, but there are often additional costs and significant downsides Residential builders have found a new home: Amazon. Prefabricated and modular housing — with homes prebuilt in factories — is having another […]

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HOTELS WITH STYLE: LUXURY FASHION HOTELS

Today, a brand is more than just a label; it’s an experience. For top luxury marques, a hotel creates the ultimate expression of the brand in action. Guests are immersed in an atmosphere that showcases the spirit of the brand and is shown not just in the details of furnishings and linens, but in each […]

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These features could boost your home’s sale price by over 30%

If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, then the way to a home buyer’s wallet may be through the kitchen. A new report from real-estate firm Zillow  found that home listings touting premium kitchen features sold for 30% or more above the expected price. To complete the analysis, Zillow examined the […]

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Craving a Natural Lawn? Consider Organic Fertilizers

At the recent Northeast Organic Farming Association OrganiConn conference, great information was abundant in regards to helping home and property owners reap the benefits of lush lawns, marvelous mulch, bountiful blooms and generous gardens. Switching to organic fertilizers, it appears, is becoming quite a thing. And luckily, there are loads of qualified resources and advice […]

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LAVISH HOME ACCESSORIES AND FURNISHINGS FOR YOUR DREAM HOME

It is truly the details that make a house a home. From the furniture to the lighting and from the bedding to the storage, each piece makes a statement about the space and therefore the people in it. It is important to take the time to make the right selections in order to bring forth […]

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Daylight Savings Time Begins

Don’t forget to set all of your clocks one hour ahead!

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ASEAN AND THE LUXURY MARKET

Last year, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrated its 50th anniversary marking a five-decade run of  exponential growth. The ten members of this powerful group are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Since ASEAN’s founding in 1967 much has changed in the world, and these nations are of […]

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