December 2019

Shedding Light on Kitchen Pendants

The kitchen is one of the busiest and most productive rooms in a house. It needs lighting that is not only stylish but bright enough to illuminate the cooking, cleaning, snacking, studying and cleanup. As an addition to canned lights and as a replacement for more traditional chandelier lighting, pendant lights are increasingly being used …

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Holiday Gifts Are Not the Only Hot Things Right Now

Black Friday is behind us and holiday gifts are flying off the shelves in stores and online. Unlike last year, however, there’s another type of buyer that is very active this winter – the homebuyer. Each month, ShowingTime releases their Showing Index, which tracks the average number of appointments received on active U.S. house listings. …

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States With the Largest Home Equity Gains

National home equity in the third quarter of 2019 rose 5.1% year over year, reaching an average of $5,300 per homeowner, according to CoreLogic’s Home Equity Report. States that saw the largest equity gains are Idaho (where homeowners saw an average increase of $25,800), Wyoming ($24,000), Utah ($21,000), and Montana ($17,800). © CoreLogic Meanwhile, the …

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A Calendar for Shoppers: December’s Best Buys

With the holidays upon us, there’s still plenty of time to score some excellent deals. Here’s a look at the biggest December discounts. Big-screen TVs, home theater accessories and gaming systems. The sales on these popular holiday gifts will continue through December, though rock-bottom prices may have already occurred in November. Tools. A popular classic …

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