Author Archives: Community Real Estate
How to Fix Common Wall and Floor Problems
By: Deirdre Sullivan Although some maintenance projects are best left to the pros, these three easy DIY fixes will give you bragging rights. We turned to three bloggers for ideas on how to tackle some little, but nagging, household wall and...
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5 Tips That Will Protect You from This (Expensive) DIY Mistake
By: Stacey Freed DIY home remodeling is great — until it isn’t. Here’s how to keep it great. It was their first plumbing project. “It was just a small crack in a pipe,” says Karah Bunde. She and her husband, Joel, had just...
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4 Ways to Avoid DIY Mistakes — From a DIYer Who’s...
By: Jamie Wiebe DIY gone wrong is your worst nightmare. Sleep better with these tips to master DIY know-how. New backsplash? You’ve done it. Upgrading a faucet? No problem. You’re a DIY master. But what about that electrical issue? Or...
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The 9 Super Useful Tools Every DIYer Needs
By: Amy Preiser That tape measure you have? It’s probably all wrong. Those spare Allen wrenches and $1 tape measure from Ikea aren’t going to cut it if you’re making real home improvements. Here are the nine essential tools you...
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New home sales rebound despite record prices
Source: MarketWatch New-home sales increased 1% to an annual rate of 708,000, the U.S. Census Bureau said this week. The figure equates to how many homes would be sold over a yearlong period of time if the same number were bought in each month...
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Fewer first-time homebuyers are competing
Source: Housing Wire After a year of extremely tight housing inventory, the housing market is showing signs of finally adding housing stock. The inventory of unsold homes rose by 7.3% to 1.32 million from June to July, according to data from...
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7 Easy DIY Home Projects That’ll Make You Say, “Yes I...
By: Leanne Potts Beautiful you-can-do-it inspirations for easy DIY projects. As anybody who’s been inspired by HGTV can tell you, DIY home projects on TV look amaaaazing. But DIY renovations in real life: kiiiinda the toughest thing...
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