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Home Staging Tips Sure to Get Top Dollar for Your Home

Buying a home is an emotional purchase. Home staging is defined as visual merchandising to showcase a home so it looks bigger and brighter. Professional stagers use lighting, furniture and decluttering strategies so that the home appeals to the greatest number of buyers.

The Pros and Cons of Tiny Homes

The tiny home movement has exploded in the last several years, with the move toward a more environmental and spatially conscious way of living. Ever since the major economic and housing crash in 2008, prospective homeowners are getting more creative and conservative with how they spend their money.

The Essential Components of the Mortgage Loan

"Once you're a homeowner, your house will probably be the biggest, long-term investment you have. Every dollar you spend on a mortgage or down payment is like putting money in a house-sized piggy bank, so it makes sense to look at home buying through the lens of saving." - Rachel Cruze
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  • Important Actions to Take Before Selling Your Home
    Selling a home is a mammoth task that requires you to make huge decisions, spend money, and put in significant time and effort. If you're looking to get top dollar for your home, you might also need to do some remodeling. For guaranteed success, you should choose renovations that offer the best possible value for money and the greatest appeal to SoCal home buyers.
    By Hannah Smith
  • Compact Appliances for Small Sized Living
    More and more of us are now choosing to downsize and live in a smaller space. Those of us who have chosen to live in portable homes or a renovation of a small space know just how tough it can be to fit everything in.
    By Ernest Hamilton
  • Getting the Most Value from These Yard Upgrades
    While it might be tempting to tell homeowners to update kitchens and bathrooms before they sell their homes, the truth is that owners usually don't get a positive ROI with these enormous and disruptive projects.
    By Ernest Hamilton
  • Home Sellers Have Saved $30M In Real Estate Commissions With UpNest
    Americans have already saved $30 million in real estate commission fees by using UpNest, with much more to come.
    By Ernest Hamilton
  • Always Hire an Expert for Your Concrete Cutting Needs
    While you may be tempted to complete your concrete cutting project yourself, it's always best to hire an expert. To do your project on your own, you may need to rent expensive equipment. Also, you may not have the expertise. Just one mistake can be costly.
    By Staff Reporter
  • 5 Tips for Marketing New Home Developments
    You can't just build a home with an attractive curb appeal, put up a "for sale" sign and expect buyers to flock in. That might not work for the 21st century home buyer.
    By Hannah Smith
  • The Primary Things to Do in Maintaining a Home Security System
    Keeping your home safe from criminals isn't an easy thing to do. Choosing the right security system is one of the decisions you need to make. But it doesn't end there, because a security system needs regular maintenance to function efficiently. This is a way to make sure that your property and family is safe for the days to come.
    By Staff Reporter
  • 4 Ways to Reduce the Risks of Injuries at Open Houses and Showings
    A great deal of planning goes into selling a home. There's the staging, the scheduling of open houses, and the upkeep of the home until a potential buyer is found. But one thing sellers often overlook is the potential for injuries. What if someone slips, falls and injures themselves while touring the home?
    By Hannah Smith
  • What Are the Consequences of Unpaid Debt?
    Kicking the can down the road means continually putting off making a tough choice or taking an important action because it's difficult. And this is the situation many Americans find themselves in when it comes to debt-pushing off what they owe month after month, promising to address at a later date. But life gets busier, debt gets deeper and the likelihood of proactively addressing it just keeps getting farther away. Does this cycle sound familiar to you?
    By Ernest Hamilton
  • New Zillow Zestimate Accuracy
    Zillow just updated its Zestimates of house values. If you follow Zillow's estimate of your house's value, you might want to check it out now and see if it changed.
    By Staff Reporter