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Although most homes and properties gain value over time, property value depreciation is definitely a thing, and without regular maintenance and care, your home can lose its value over time. […]

A sudden, and unexpected, expense can cause stress, and raise red flags for nearly all of us. Recently we’ve learned that many A/C or heating systems are being diagnosed as […]

When you begin to measure the benefit of certain home improvements, you often have to factor in depreciation over time. Most home updates and upgrades are not intended to last […]

Home improvement is an exercise in strategy. You have to plan your upgrades to get the maximum impact on your property value, without creating extra expenses or stress as a […]

Many homeowners do their best to maintain or even increase their property value, but there are factors that can hurt property value, which are out of your control. The environment […]

With summer finally here, you may be making a list of home improvement projects you’d like to get done while the weather is good. But making investments into your home, […]

Do you know your home’s value? This is a question no one may be able to answer off-hand. In fact, there are several ways to classify your property value. As […]

Ah, barbecue season. It is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, you get to have a lot of fun with friends and neighbors while you eat […]

The dead heat of summer is probably getting to you. The kids are bored. If you have to referee yet another match of “Who was playing with the iPad first?” […]