Home buyers’ strategy: Top any top bid
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Tight market drives escalation clause use GLOBE CORRESPONDENT Jay Fitzgerald KATHERINE TAYLOR FOR THE GLOBE Katrine and Stephen Campbell bought this house using the tactic. Katrine and Stephen Campbell were up against stiff competition from 10 other bidders for the Reading home they wanted to buy. So the couple… Read More
Is That An Ant Or Do I Have Termites?
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Your Move To Boston Newsletter excerpt/ Laura S. Rossinow Broker/ Agent There’s nothing like having a swarm of flying insects in your yard (or worse yet in your house) to suddenly make you realize how important it is to be able to tell the difference between a termite and an… Read More
How to Build a Raised Bed for Your Veggies and Plants
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Written by Annie Thornton, Houzz Editorial Staff Whether you’re farming your parking strip or beautifying your backyard, a planting box you make yourself can come in handy. For much of the year, Tom Richardson harvests everything from tomatoes to kale to carrots from six juniper beds in his parking strip farm… Read More
A Tight Ship
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By William Morgan | DESIGN NEW ENGLAND MARCH 05, 2014 Architect Lyle Bradley turns a dysfunctional East Boston row house into a tidy home and garden for his family GREG PREMRU The row house architect Lyle Bradley renovated in East Boston is painted a cheery green. The casement windows… Read More
April Showers Mean ‘Money Falling From The Skies’
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Written by Jaymi Naciri on Saturday, 05 April 2014 11:26 am You know the old saying. April showers bring May flowers. In some areas, rain is a welcome – and rare – guest right now, as drought conditions across much of the country beget thirsty ground and make it difficult… Read More
Your April Checklist for a Smooth-Running Home
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Written by Laura Gaskill, Houzz Contributor Shake off the winter blues and spring into action to get your home in the spirit of the new season! With gardens springing to life, the days lengthening and the outdoors beckoning (even if it is still chilly), April is a month of renewal. Read More
Did This Winter Wreck Your Roof?
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By Amy Hoak, MarketWatch Contributor Shutterstock.com Between heavy snowfall and extremely low temperatures, this winter has been tough on many Americans. It’s also been tough on America’s roofs. Roofing contractors are expecting an uptick in business as the weather warms up and people start to notice problems, said Tom Bollnow,… Read More
The 5 Best Time-Tested Remodeling Projects-and the Worst
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By: John Riha Image: Sally from LoveOfHomes.com A new steel front door tops the list of home improvement projects with the best ROI, boasting a long-term return of 97.2%. Although kitchens and bathrooms always steal the spotlight in a home remodel, they aren’t necessarily the ones that… Read More
Mortgage Rates: From Dirt Cheap, to Cheap
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Research & Analysis | March 24, 2014 The same home you considered buying a year ago with a $200,000 mortgage would now cost about $90 more in interest payments per month, or about $1,080 per year, given the rise in mortgage rates since last year. But let’s put this… Read More
Homeowner tax perks are very much on the line in 2015
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Written by Ken Harney, Inman News Contributor Image via Shutterstock. Raising standard deduction would reduce the sting, but what about home values? Widely dismissed as DOA when it was introduced, a massive overhaul of the tax code including perks for homeowners proposed by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp… Read More