By Jonathan Sweet, Editor in Chief HousingZone.com September 1, 2011 As the unemployment rate stays stubbornly high and housing remains mired in recession, several proposals have come down the pike lately on how to jumpstart a recovery in both areas. Here’s a look at a few...
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Inexpensive, easily adaptable, and striking, color is a powerful tool in the right hands. Too often it’s a casualty as home designs are reduced to the blandest common denominator; a strategic burst of color in small details or sculptural statements can lend vibrancy to your...
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Chicago-based HousingZone and Bizy to launch first-ever, publisher-led business-to-business deals program, serving home builders, remodelers and contractors HousingZone, the leading online portal for home builders, remodelers and contractors, and Bizy LLC, operator of co-branded vertical industry deal sites and BizyDeal.com, today announced the launch of HousingZone...
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When coming over to the US, you have a couple items to pay attention to so you can eventually get a Mortgage. I will go over the specific things to address when you move to the United States and how to be better prepared for...
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“Plenty of consumers are shopping around for new homes, but they believe they can’t buy until they sell,” states Bob Schultz, President and CEO, Bob Schultz & The New Home Sales Specialists. He goes on to write that despite all the negative press, hype, and conversation...
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Unlike a mortgage loan, which finances an existing home, home construction loans are used to pay for both the construction of a home and the completed home. One construction loan option is the one-time close construction loan, which lets you finance both the construction and...
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Old adages don’t exactly apply in real estate — looks do matter and what’s on the outside definitely counts. Whether you are getting your home market-ready or planning to stay awhile (and perhaps secretly coveting that “Yard of the Month” accolade), an exterior home makeover...
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The Sherwin-Williams Colormix 2012 forecast proves a color palette doesn’t need to stray far from its roots to make a big design impact. Forty hues highlighted in the 2012 selection indicate Earth-inspired color family groups with reds, blues, greens and neutrals dominating the palette. Sherwin-Williams color experts drew...
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In business, we are always looking for ways to communicate a message or a concept. This can be difficult, but thinking about things from different perspectives can be a powerful way to communicate and perhaps make a few light bulbs go off. Most of us have...
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When the housing market collapsed, buyers became more interested in smaller, energy-efficient homes and smaller lot sizes, but bigger houses might be coming back, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Homeowners remain interested in their properties as investments, especially regarding outdoor living space. Accessibility...
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