Author Archives: Community Real Estate
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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