1. When the Brood leaves the Nest
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... their community. A major decision you are probably facing is determining exactly what you would like your next living arrangement to be. Unlike generations in days past, today it is nearly impossible to ...

2. Playing It Safe: Security Measures for Homesellers
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... helps protect your property, but also helps spreads the word of its availability to more possible customers. In addition, a common practice of full-service real estate companies is pre-approval through ...

3. A Good Showing: Dressing Your House for Sales Success
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... in as general taste as possible – personal memorabilia, collectibles, and eccentric wall colors and furnishings should go out with the clutter. Repainting rooms in a neutral white also helps convey the ...

4. Age Differences: Old Homes vs. New
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... possible drawbacks. In making this decision, it's important to literally leave your preconceptions at the door of any home you're considering. Quality construction can appear in any era, and you just ...

5. The Price Is Right: Finding Home Financing to Suit Every Budget
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... the customer from methods that could make it possible but may be less well-known. With the right information, you can set aside much of your concern about affording a down payment and financing a new home. ...

6. First Time's the Charm: Tips for Beginning Homebuyers
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... is perfectly equipped to help you with. You also need to evaluate the soundness of your possible new home. What condition are major components like the furnace, windows and roof in? Is it a house needing ...

7. Getting It Right the Second Time: To Remodel or Not to Remodel
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... current neighborhood that you'd like to do as much as possible to avoid moving, or are you ready for a change of area? Can your family take the strain, and your business the disruption, of a project that ...

8. New Kid on the Block: Moving With Children
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... thing a parent can do is maintain normal routines as much as possible – and when it isn't possible, to let the kids know that apprehension about a big life change is normal, too. Try to keep calm about ...

9. Save More Than Energy: The Cost-Efficient Home
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... these systems can pay for itself – and later pay off as an attractive resale value when possible buyers of your home want to benefit from this form of savings. And when you're ready to go from finding ...

10. Empty Nests and Full Houses: Remodeling for Departing Kids and Returning Parents
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... and programs like ERA® Select Services are one great way of finding reliable contractors and possible discounts. Consult with your local real estate office, and no matter how your house may change, it ...

11. The Healthy Home: Minimizing Household Health Risks
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... at how healthy the home environment is. Mold is one concern that has gotten a good deal of attention recently, involving possible problems with allergies, the brain and the circulatory system. Wherever ...

12. How Accessibility Features Can Serve Homeowners of All Ages and Abilities
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We all need a helping hand from time to time, but prefer to remain as independent as possible. Accessible features in a home are a way of lending ourselves a hand, and staying in our own house for much ...