As we head into Memorial Day weekend, there are a lot of homes from which buyers can choose. And in their home searches, many are choosing to see them all!

The more homes viewed, however, the harder it is to remember the small details that can help the right home stand apart from the pack.

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During and after a rainstorm, it is a good idea to watch how the water flows surrounding your home. If water lingers within 5-10 feet of your house, it may end up seeping into your basement during “a wet year”.

One way to help water shed away from your home is to plant gardens with [...]

It’s the difference between pedaling a bicycle in high gear versus low gear. Both methods will move the bike, but low gear requires considerably less energy.

Now, let’s apply the same thinking to light bulbs.

Generating light from a traditional light bulb is similar to pedaling in high gear — it requires a tremendous amount [...]

To some people, reading real estate listing sheets is like reading hieroglyphics. So many symbols and unfamiliar terms.

So, courtesy of LendingTree, here is a quick primer on commonly used abbreviations.

aek: all electric kitchen appls: appliances ba: bathroom br: bedroom CA: central air cath ceil: cathedral ceiling c-d-s: cul de sac d/d: [...]

If you have a home that’s languished on the market for months, the short-term business professional rental market may be an option to consider.

Short-term rentals for business professionals is a market that is rarely tapped. It targets professionals that are in town for a month or so for business reasons and who then move [...]

Hey, sellers! Did you know that even after your home is “sold”, the deal could fall apart because of a “revealing” home inspection?

Once a home goes under contract, it’s typical for the home buyer to send a professional home inspector to review the fixtures, plumbing, and physical structure of your home for defects.

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In his weekly syndicated column, Kenneth Harney pulled back the curtain on a nasty piece of IRS tax code that can penalize homeowners with foreclosures and short sales.

Because the IRS treats canceled debt as ordinary income, homeowners that “work something out” with their lender may inadvertently add tens of thousands of dollars [...]

Relocate-America.com selected Asheville, NC as their #1 city in the annual report “America’s Top 100 Places To Live”. This is the second time that the mid-size city of 70,000 ranked in the list’s Top 10, compiled since 1998.

Rounding out the rest of the Top 10:

Asheville, NC Traverse City, MI Ithaca, NY Chicago, [...]

If you want your home to feel larger and more spacious but don’t want to plan a new addition, consider how light can impact your perception of space.

The best approach may be to start from the outside-in. Literally.

A feeling of spaciousness is not just about openness and “room”, but also about [...]

For a lot of homeowners, “Spring Cleaning” is an annual ritual. If you are one of them, are you doing it right?

Leave it to Martha Stewart whose Spring Cleaning tips should help you put your cleanest foot forward.

A few choice tips from her exaustive (and exhausting) list:

Vacuum and flip mattresses [...]