
Five Common Home Decorating Mistakes: Avoid These Tacky Design Choices
If you are planning to sell your home, of course you want to get as much money for it as the market will bear. To appeal to the widest possible buying audience, you may spend significant time and effort making updates to set just the right stage. But sometimes poor decorating ...
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Single Story Homes are in Demand: These Five Compelling Reasons are Fueling their Popularity
The ‘graying of America’ is creating some interesting trends in home design. Ranch style homes, for instance, have become a sought-after commodity. They’re currently selling faster and for more money than their traditional two-story counterparts. It’s no coincidence that this trend is occurring at the same time massive numbers of ...
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Do You Really Need a Property Survey? Here are Five Times It’s Indispensable
When you’re making an investment as substantial as a home, there’s a lot of research involved. One of the items on that long to-do list is a property survey. It may not seem like a big deal, but foregoing a professional property survey can lead to some disastrous results. Read on ...
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An Important Message
PLEASE BEWARE THAT PHISHING AND WIRE FRAUD ARE ON THE RISE! Lenders, Realtors, Real Estate Brokers, Closing Attorneys, Buyers, and Sellers are all potential targets for fraudulent activity, including wire fraud. Certified Title Corporation (CTC) advises all customers to be vigilant following an increase in phishing emails targeting real estate transactions nationwide. In ...
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Owner’s Title Insurance: What It Is and Why It’s So Vital
Title insurance is probably something you’ve never thought about until you began the process of purchasing a house. It’s actually one of the most valuable types of insurance because it protects buyers from unknown claims of ownership to their new residence. With so much at stake, it’s a smart investment ...
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Moving Storage Scams are on the Rise: Follow these Eight Tips to Avoid Them
The endless organizing, cleaning, and packing that come with moving can be exhausting. It’s no wonder many people enlist the help of a moving storage company to ease that stress. But if you're among the nearly 40 million Americans planning to relocate this year, you should be aware that the number ...
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