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Home & Design: Feature Articles

  • Water Damage Do's and Don’ts
    04/01/2005

    Only two out of every 100 insured homes will file a water-damage claim within the year, yet 22 percent of all insurance losses are caused by water damage on average. Should a leak or flood occur, technicians recommend that homeowners do the following to minimize loss and prevent further damage.

  • The Best Rural Places to Live
    02/01/2005

    From golf course communities to retreats to second homes, farmland isn't used just for farming anymore. Farmers also want to cash in, rather than miss the top of the gains that haven't been seen since the 1980 to 1984 run-up in rural land.

  • Home Design Trends Shift from Cocooning to Hiving
    09/01/2004

    Some of the country’s housing markets may be slumbering, but not in neighborhoods with new or updated housing. That's why it’s mission-critical for real estate practitioners to know the latest in the styles and amenities homebuyers want.

  • Help Buyers Rediscover Ranch-Style Homes
    08/01/2004

    The attractiveness of ranch-style depends a lot on local culture, including whether local real estate professionals appreciate ranch homes and how they are presented for sale. If the local real estate culture treats these homes as architectural treasures, sellers and homebuyers will too. Your enthusiasm as a real estate practitioner is infectious.

  • Get it Done: Curb Appeal
    07/01/2004

    Encourage sellers to spruce up their listing’s exterior, so buyers will have no reason to turn on their heel. Well-chosen improvements can draw buyers into the home and add value. Both the facade and yard should say: “This house is loved.”

  • Home Design Trends: Beyond the Usual
    04/01/2004

    Learn the latest trends for going beyond curb appeal, kitchens, bathrooms, paint and more.

  • Hot Trends in Home Remodeling
    12/01/2003

    The remodeling industry is booming and it, along with the residential real estate market, has been a boon to our struggling economy over the past year.

  • Setting the Stage
    04/01/2003

    Since time immemorial, sellers have been preparing their homes for sale—planting, patching, and clearing out clutter. But it’s only within the past five years that the concept of professional styling has begun to take hold.

  • Enter, Staged Right: Choosing and Using a Professional Stager
    04/01/2003

    Real estate professionals who use staging swear by it, no matter what part of the country they work in or the price range they serve. Here's a guide to using this selling tool correctly.

  • Power of One: High Design Lite
    12/01/2002

    New-home specialist Deena Loveland designed a home for the new millennium to prove to buyers and builders that an upscale house doesn’t have to be a utility buster.