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Home Heating Systems: What Every Homeowner Needs to Know

During the long, harsh, and challenging winter, nothing beats a warm evening at home. You might not give your heater a second thought, until it stops working. Here’s a quick tutorial on how they operate so you can stay warm this winter. Types of heaters. The main difference among most heaters is the fuel source. …

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Are You Saving Enough?

More than one in five Americans—or 21%—are not saving any of their annual income, according to a survey from Bankrate.com of 1,000 working American adults. A separate study, meanwhile, shows that only 29%—or 73 million of Americans—say they are financially “strong,” indicating they are spending, saving, borrowing, and planning well financially, according to a 2019 …

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Is This Your Situation: Should I Do Repairs on My Home Before Putting It on the Market?

There are a lot of factors involved in putting your home on the market, so you shouldn’t overburden yourself by making unnecessary updates that buyers won’t even notice. However, there are some areas of the home that should definitely be made over before listing. Here’s a breakdown of the repairs and updates that are worth …

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5 Top Landscaping Trends for 2020

Ornate landscaping and weaving in a blue color palette are two big trends for yards in the new year, according to the National Association of Landscape Professionals. The association recently released its list of the top landscaping trends in the new year. “Foundational landscape elements remain on homeowners’ wish lists, but modern updates and technology …

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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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