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Inexpensive Home Improvements For You To Consider

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There are ways to achieve home improvement without breaking the budget. Here are some things to think about.By Anna WoodwardHome improvement can be achieved without totally blowing the budget. Most people are a bit more careful about where and how they spend their hard-earned money. Gone are the days when home equity was rising so … Continued

The Best Ways to Reduce Utility Bills

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By E.R. Bingham, eHow ContributorIn today’s tough economy, it can be challenging to find ways to save money and still live comfortably. If you own home or live in an apartment that does not include utilities in the monthly rent, these gas and electric bills can take a big chunk out of your monthly income. … Continued

Home Prices Rose in Kansas, Fell in Wichita in Q1

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By John Stearns – Reporter- Wichita Business Journal Kansas ranked seventh among the states for house price appreciation in the first quarter, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s seasonally adjusted house price index released Wednesday, May 23rd.The index showed a 3.16 percent improvement in prices in Kansas from a year ago. Prices were up … Continued

Do You Smell That? How To Clean And Deodorize Your Kitchen Sink

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By ericdcosta, www.articlesbase.comThere are a few different methods you can use to freshen up kitchen sink Drains in London. Boiling hot water will effectively kill mold and bacteria. In order to be effective, you will need to have boiling hot water passing through the drain for a minimum of 15 seconds. To do an even … Continued

Do The Fixer-Upper Math

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Do The Fixer-Upper Mathby Joe LaneRenovating homes has gotten a boat load of publicity over the past few years as a great way for prospective real estate investors to make great money over a short period of time. Hopefully, you’ve taken that message with a grain of salt as renovations can often take a lengthy … Continued

10 Home Improvements You’re Wasting Time and Money On

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By Jason NotteWant a summer home improvement project? Dig a big hole on your property, throw a bunch of money in it, throw a match in and bury it once the flames subside.This is basically what a select, wrongheaded number of Americans do every year when they see the sun peek out in June and … Continued

So Long, Stainless: Whirlpool Introduces a New Finish For Premium Kitchens

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By Keith BarryThe stainless steel appliance hegemony has ended.On Monday, Whirlpool introduced a new premium exterior finish that they call “White Ice.” With clean lines, silver accents and streamlined controls, the new collection’s refrigerator, range, dishwasher, and microwave are a departure from the flash and glitz of stainless steel and its many lookalikes. In fact, the … Continued

Thinking of Remodeling? 10 Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home

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10 Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home By Katie Adams | Investopedia.comIn a dour housing market, wouldn’t it be nice to know that your remodeling project would pay off when you went to sell the property? Remodeling Magazine evaluated the top remodeling projects, how the cost-to-value has changed since the housing market implosion, and … Continued

Housing Market Better Than It Looks

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By Alison RogersHome prices rose 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, according to new numbers from the S&P/Case-Shiller index. But four cities showed worse results in March than they had in February, with Atlanta notably down 0.4% over the previous month and Detroit down 2.1%. Still, there are reasons to be optimistic.Year-over-year, prices in … Continued

6 Cures for the Small-Kitchen Blues

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By Josh GarskofMoney Magazine — Sure, you order takeout three nights a week, and preparing a burger tests the limits of your culinary know-how. But that doesn’t mean you don’t need and deserve a spacious kitchen. After all, the kitchen has evolved from a room where food is prepared to the hub of a house, … Continued

4 Ways To Save on Landscaping

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By Josh Garskof(Money magazine) — There’s no better place to build sweat equity than outdoors.A high-end landscape contractor will charge at least $5,000 to remodel a typical compact suburban front yard. Yet if you can handle a shovel, hose, and wheelbarrow, you have the physical skills to replace overgrown or mundane greenery with fresh plants, … Continued
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