1. When the Brood leaves the Nest
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... Senior homebuyers tend to stay in or near the same community after they retire. Most people continue to work much later in life, perhaps in an entirely new career or as a full-time volunteer who serves ...

2. A Good Showing: Dressing Your House for Sales Success
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As important a landmark as buying a home is in people's lives, you'd be surprised at how much of it can turn on snap decisions. If you're selling a house you'll have to put careful thought into customers' ...

3. The Price Is Right: Finding Home Financing to Suit Every Budget
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It's only natural that the homebuying process comes with many anxieties. For many people, one of the biggest is wondering how to afford a home at all. But this is often due to misconceptions which keep ...

4. Getting It Right the Second Time: To Remodel or Not to Remodel
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... may not be the same one that originally moved in – kids arrive, or people start to work more at home, and the house suddenly seems smaller or unsuited to new needs. Or maybe your new-home search has just ...

5. Career Path: Becoming a Realtor
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... I am a Realtor® can serve to guide aspiring sales associates just starting out. First, it's about helping people. Having a place to call your own is a reward we all seek and a need we all share, and helping ...

6. Doubling Your Investment: Do Income-Generating Properties Pay?
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Buying or selling a house is one of the biggest decisions most people will ever make with their finances and their lifestyle. Getting the best bargain in the purchase or making the most profit on the sale ...

7. New Kid on the Block: Moving With Children
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... move, the most important people in their life aren't going anywhere.    ...

8. When a Home is Not a House: Condo Pros and Cons
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Many real estate watchers can remember when buying a condominium was most would-be homeowners' second choice. These properties were considered a half-way measure for people wishing to break out of renting ...

9. Paying It Forward: How Renters Become Buyers
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... permanent house payment. Renting is most people's first step toward homeownership, but what do you need to do to realize the dream of owning a home? Sometimes, it's not the regular rent-money obligations ...

10. Making Your (Dog) House a Home: Moving With Less Stress for Your Pets
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... bowls, sandbox (for cats), and so forth. This way they'll have a reassuring (if rearranged) space to spend the moving process in. It will also minimize the chance of escape by anxious animals while people ...

11. How Accessibility Features Can Serve Homeowners of All Ages and Abilities
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... ease of use. Heightened awareness of the needs of disabled people of all ages, and increased legislative attention to their rights, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), have also helped ...