5 Tips for Getting Your Home Ready for the Spring Real Estate Market

If you’re thinking of selling your home in the spring, you must know that even though you may receive top dollar for your home, the competition will also be the strongest. This means it’s absolutely critical that you’re prepared for the spring real estate market so you can knock out your competition. Check out these tips so that you’re prepared.

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2015 Remodeling Cost vs. Value: Less Is More

Smaller replacement projects, particularly those that enhance curb appeal, remain the most cost effective way for sellers to improve value.

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Why Have Interest Rates Dropped?

If you are in a position to buy a home make sure that you meet with a local real estate professional with their finger on the pulse of what’s going on in the market.

Don’t let a delay in purchasing impact your family’s financial future.

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Best U.S. Ski Towns for Real Estate Investing Revealed

This week RealtyTrac released their list of the best U.S. ski towns to invest in real estate.

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8 Truths To Accept Before You Can Be Happy

Below are eight epiphanies everyone should have. They have certainly changed my life for the better, and maybe they can help you.

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Southern California museums to go free on Jan. 31

Many of the biggest museums around Southern California will offer free general admission to the public for one day only on Saturday, Jan. 31, as part of the 10th annual "Museums Free-For-All" program.

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4 frustrating renting realities

Millions of consumers who either previously owned a home or have never owned a home are all too familiar with the financial drain of renting.

Here are four renting realities that could make you reconsider whether it's ultimately worth it.

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How To Decide Whether To Rent Or Sell Your Home

If you can afford to keep your home while purchasing another, do it.

Keep your real estate holdings as long as you can.

But you'll need to answer a few more questions.

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10 Spiritual Guidelines To Live Your Best Life

Whatever your personal journey, you are guaranteed an epic adventure. Here are 10 spiritual guidelines to remember to help live your best life:

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Why Everyone Is Talking About Mortgage Rates

Borrowing costs got even cheaper for home buyers and refinancers this week, as mortgage rates continued to descend.

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Haven't refinanced yet? Now's the time

Now's the time to refinance. More than 7.4 million homeowners stand to benefit from slipping mortgage rates.

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How I Finally Realized I Was Happy

I'm focused on making this New Year my happiest year yet, and you can too. It requires a subtle attitude shift and dedication to joy. Instead of cheating on your future by rehashing the past, focus on what's going well.

Many of us are so busy trying to reach a goal, or get to some destination, that we forget to pause and enjoy the moments of excitement and awe.

For me, I knew I was happy when...

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4 Reasons to Buy Before Spring!

The holiday season is behind us, time to focus on what exciting new experiences 2015 can bring!

If you are planning on becoming a homeowner, or moving up to the home of your dreams in 2015, here are four great reasons to consider buying a home now, instead of waiting until spring.

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3 DIY Tips for Silencing Squeaky Floors

Here are a few of the different ways to fix squeaky hardwood floors in your own home.

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You Are So Much More Than Your Mistakes

Regret is a funny thing. It sticks to us like honey, even after we’ve washed our hands of it.  It stays on us like the scent that forever stains your collar.

Regret should not wake up on the pillowcase beside you. Leave regret to past where it belongs.

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FHA slashing mortgage insurance premiums by $900 a year

In a move expected to bring 250,000 first-time homebuyers into the market, FHA will reduce annual premiums by 0.5 percent, to 0.85 percent.

That will make homeownership more affordable for more than 2 million homeowners in the next three years, Secretary of Housing Julian Castro said in a statement.

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Why Real Estate Could Soar in 2015

So what's in store for 2015?

While it's impossible to know for sure what the future will hold, there are a few good reasons to believe 2015 could be an excellent year for real estate.

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5 Ways to Tell If a House Is Right for You

If you want to avoid buyer’s remorse, you need to look at all the different aspects of a home.

Here are five factors to consider.

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John C. Maxwell: Instead of Complaining, Remember These 10 Things

A faint but discernible dividing line separates achievers from dreamers.

What makes the difference?

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