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Growing season is winding down, but your garden still needs your love. Spent vines, stubborn weeds, greens gone to seed are making your garden look sloppy and tired. Here are some fall vegetable garden cleanup tips. Bury the dead Nothing looks sadder than leggy tomato vines, yellow zucchini leaves, and dried-up perennials that long ago […]
You’ll be ready for winter’s worst and head off expensive repairs when you complete this checklist of 10 essential fall maintenance tasks. 1. Stow the mower. If you’re not familiar with fuel stabilizer, you should be. If your mower sits for months with gas in its tank, the gas will slowly deteriorate, which can damage […]
Whether you are renovating a room, adding an addition or making simple cosmetic changes, home projects have one thing in common. They cost money, and in some cases, they cost a lot of money. Follow these tips to stretch your home improvement dollars on your next job. Start with a plan. You’ve heard the saying, […]
For the first time since 1990, the number of homes for sale in the region fell below 7,000, with only 6,786 homes and condos currently listed for sale in the central Ohio. As a result, the average sale price of a home during the month of February was $180,527, a 10.4 percent gain over February […]
Think you’re saving on your heating bill by keeping it at a constant 68 degrees? You’re not, and here’s why. It’s easy to imagine your energy bill going sky-high when you hear your furnace fire up. That’s the reason so many people believe keeping a steady temperature of 68 degrees is the key to energy […]
Knowing what appeals to today’s homebuyers, and considering those trends when you remodel, can pay off years from now when you sell your home. Privacy from neighbors remains at the top of the most-wanted list (important to 86% of buyers), according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS’® “2013 Community Preference Survey.” Privacy is no doubt […]
I get the question all the time, “Should I paint this woodwork?” Invariably, it is someone looking to modernize an older home that has natural wood baseboards and trim around doors and windows. Most times I shutter at the thought, but there are times when it makes sense. Here are some of those instances. 1. […]
It’s true, great things come in small packages. The 2015 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report (produced by Remodeling magazine in cooperation with the National Association of REALTORS® and REALTOR® Magazine) makes clear, small-scale jobs are where it’s at when it comes to getting the most bang for your home improvement buck. Most projects will net […]
Last year was a favorable one for Central Ohio real estate. The average sales price at the close of 2014 was $183,252, a 5.2 percent increase over 2013. Many predict the trend to continue, with 80 percent of central Ohio REALTORS® describing the current housing market as moderate to strong and 93 percent expecting housing […]
Builders spent six months building a custom 5,300-square-foot house with ocean views in Hammock Dunes, Fla., but when the Missouri couple who had the home built went to look at their new beachside abode, they found an empty lot. Home builder Keystone Homes had mistakenly built the couple’s three-story vacation rental on the lot next […]