Posts Tagged DIY
Innovative Kitchen and Bath Designs
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Real Estate on June 21, 2010
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The National Kitchen and Bath Association show in Chicago this past April had a host of unique and new ideas for improving value in your home. Barbara Ballinger, an Architecture Coach from the National Association of REALTORS® visited the show and offers these ideas:
You can see more information for each of these ideas by visiting the Styled, Staged and Sold webpage. |
9 Decor Trends to Skip
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Sellers, Real Estate on June 13, 2010
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From [the nest] and re-printed on msn.com, here are nine home decorating trends that you should consider skipping:
If you would like to see the discussion on msn.com click here. |
Spring and Summer Maintenance Tips
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Cincinnati Real Estate, Home Sellers on June 10, 2010
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From the National Association of REALTORS® and their houselogic.com website, a look at some home maintenance tips for the summer months. Click on the video segment to the left, or you can read the article on the houselogic website by clicking here. Key home maintenance items include:
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Affordable Ways to Make a Home Look Expensive
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Sellers on June 3, 2010
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Photo courtesy stetted via Flickr |
Stephanie Decker, a professional property stager in Mill Valley, California, recently published and article in NAR’s Styled, Staged & Sold internet magazine that presents five ways to affordably bring expensive to any staging project. Stephanie’s ideas include:
If you like to see the complete article please follow this link. |
Kitchen and Bath Trends
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Real Estate on May 11, 2010
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The 2010 Kitchen and Batch design show was recently held in Chicago. The National Kitchen and Bath Association provided its list of seven trends that you may be hearing from buyers over the coming months. |
Kitchen & Bath Trends
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To access the complete article visit: Styled, Staged & Sold
Tax Refund? Invest in your home.
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Real Estate on April 18, 2010
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Photo Courtesy: Brew City Contractors via Flickr |
Are you expecting a tax refuend this year? Maybe you have already received your refund. Investing in you home is a great way to use the cash, and HouseLogic.com offers tips for making the best use of your refund. By visiting the site you will receive advice for various refund levels, including projects that are: Visit the complete article by following this link. |
5 Signs a Home Has Potential
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Buyers, Real Estate on April 13, 2010
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The line between a great real estate opportunity and a money pit is sometimes thin. REALTOR® Magazine offers their five tips for seeing the potential in a great deal.
You can see the entire article from REALTOR® Magazine by following this link. |
The Value of Home Maintenance
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Real Estate on April 5, 2010
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Photo Courtesy: rnoel1 via Flickr |
Home maintenance always seems like a good idea for next weekend — the weekend that never comes, but Houselogic.com is now showing that by letting regular maintenance tasks linger we could be reducing our home’s value. In a well presented article Houselogic.com provides information about regular home maintenance tasks, what to budget, how to look at the tasks, and what the potential valuation effect is. Their topic areas include:
You can read the entire article by following this link. |
5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Home Stager
Posted by Kathy Landstra in General Info on March 24, 2010
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A professional stager can help you get your home ready to show and sell. The stager can also help your house stand out. Here are a few questions from REALTOR Magazine that you should consider before hiring your professional stager.
You can access the complete article by clicking this link. |
Three-figure Kitchen Re-model
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Real Estate on March 12, 2010
Photo Courtesy: pink Amanda via Flickr |
It is common knowledge that a kitchen remodel is one of the most cost-effective updates a home owner can undertake. It is also a project that is often discussed as part of the “get ready to sell” party list. Unfortunately, kitchen remodels can also be one of the most expensive projects in your home. If your looking to brighten your kitchen, add some functionality, or update a few areas, CNNMoney has pulished some ideas that cost $hundreds, and not $tens-of-thousands. The article offers ideas on:
You can see the complete article by following this link. |
5 ‘Hip’ Ideas for Do-it-Yourself Staging
Posted by Kathy Landstra in Home Sellers on March 3, 2010
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The website Styled, Staged & Sold by REALTOR Magazine presents five “Hip Tipz” from professional stager Charlene Storozuk of DEZINGERDIGZ. Take a look. Some of these offer interesting ideas for a spring DIY project — no need to stage for a move! |
A preview of Charlene’s ideas:
You can view the complete report and the last two ideas by visiting the online article here. |
Vote for your Favorite Design
Posted by Kathy Landstra in General Info on February 27, 2010
The 2010 Desgin Challenge from the National Kitchen and Bath Association (“NKBA”) offers you a chance to vote for your favorite Kitchen and Bath designs. The design challenge presents ten kitchens and ten baths and you are asked to vote online for the best design. It is interesting to see the various
Link to the 2010 Design Challenge
| 2009 Bath Finalists | 2009 Kitchen Finalists |
New DIY Management site from NAR
Posted by Kathy Landstra in General Info on February 19, 2010
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The National Association of REALTORS® has opened their new Do-It-Yourself site, houselogic.com. According to the houselogic.com home page: “HouseLogic is a free source of information and tools that can help you make smart and timely decisions about your home. With content covering home improvement, maintenance, taxes, finance, insurance, and even ways you can get involved in and enrich your community, HouseLogic can help you increase and protect the value of your home by helping you make confident decisions.” The site looks like it could be really useful for planning and for project ideas. If you’re the DIY-type, or if you’re looking for maintenance or home improvement ideas, it’s worth taking a trip over to houselogic.com. |
Six ways to ensure remodeling pays off
Posted by Kathy Landstra in General Info on February 5, 2010
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From the CNNMoney.com website, Josh Garskof (a Money Magazine contributing writer) provides six new rules for making remodeling projects payoff. As he observes, it was not too long ago that any project done correctly and within a reasonable budget would yield a payoff for the homeowner. It may not be that simple today, and Josh provides his quick primer with these simple rules: |
If you would like to see Josh’s explanation of the rules, follow this link to the CNNMoney.com website for the full article. |
Home Trends – 12 Hot Home Ideas
Posted by Kathy Landstra in General Info on February 3, 2010
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Really interesting article in REALTOR Magazine about the hot trends in home design and gadgets. Follow this link to the read the complete article. The top three ideas are:
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What is a Home Warranty?
A home warranty is a service contract, normally for one year, which helps protect home owners against the cost of unexpected covered repairs or replacement on their major systems and appliances that break down due to normal wear and tear. Coverage is for systems and appliances in good working order at the start of the contract.
What is a Short Sale?
If a home is being sold for below what the current seller owes on the property—and the seller does not have other funds to make up the difference at closing—the sale is considered a short sale. A short sale is different from a foreclosure, which is when the seller's lender has taken title of the home and is selling it directly. Homeowners often try to accomplish a short sale in order to avoid foreclosure.
