Are Heated Driveways Worth It?
And other winter survival tips for homeowners A fresh smattering of snow may be welcome in the early months of winter, but as February and March approach, and you’re still spending each morning with a shovel or snow plow, you may find yourself wishing you had installed a heated driveway that doesn’t require a daily [...]
Increase the Sale of Your Home Using Color Psychology
Are you planning to sell your home soon? Consider using paint to give it that fresh, updated look and feel. For potential buyers, it's a great way to show the home has been maintained. Broker/Agent, Betty Most (Edina Realty) at Betty Most Agency, located in River Falls, Wisconsin, advises her clients, "To give their house [...]
Interior Design | HGTV Designing A Dramatic Entrance
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Interior Design | Open Kitchen for Entertaining
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Incredible Fall Comfort Food: The Barefoot Contessa’s Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp
https://www.bettymostrealestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/videoplayback.mp4 Ina's old-fashioned apple crisp is great with homemade vanilla ice cream. This video is part of Barefoot Contessa show hosted by Ina Garten. Ina Garten knows how to entertain with simplicity, style, and fun. Visit with Ina at home in the sumptuous Hamptons of New York to discover her shortcuts and strategies for make-ahead [...]
TRADITIONAL BEEF WELLINGTON
Try this traditional Beef Wellington recipe at home, guaranteed to impress your friends and family. Get cooking! INGREDIENTS 500g whole beef fillet 10g English mustard 150g square piece puff pastry 50g egg yolk for brushing 20g butter Mushroom Duxelle 250g button mushrooms 2 cloves garlic 1 shallot finely diced 10g picked and chopped thyme 100ml [...]
New Patio Furniture, Modern Gazebos & Outdoor Decorating Trends For 2018
https://www.bettymostrealestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Patio-furniture-modern-gazebo.mp4 Get your backyard ready with the latest patio furniture and accessories. House & Home’s Reiko Caron and Lauren Petroff share their favourites from RONA’s new collections. Discover hot color trends, new outdoor furniture made for entertaining and al fresco dining, plus sleek fireplaces and fire pits. Find out which gazebo they’re most excited about, and [...]
How to Use Tile to Make a Bathroom Look Bigger
The Jumbo Tile Trend Many homes have a slightly smaller half-bath just off the kitchen or main living space and in years past, these teeny-tiny rooms didn’t pack much of a punch. But in the HGTV era, every room is getting upgraded. Rather than using the traditional 12-inch tile sizes, many homeowners and hopeful sellers [...]
She-Shed, Granny Pod, Detached Home Office?
Creative backyard solutions to help you avoid an expensive home addition Need separate living quarters for guests? A home office that doesn’t have sightlines to your messy kitchen? A private room where you’ll write your memoir, finish that scrapbook or master those tricky yoga poses? If you don’t have the extra space to convert within [...]
Pergola Design | Pergola Design Ideas, Pictures
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Buying A Pet Friendly Home
Homebuying tips for creating a safe and comfortable space for your pet. For dog lovers, there are few things better than coming home after a stressful day at work to an excited dog who provides you with the comfort, love and support you seek. Our pets are valued members of our family. In fact, a [...]
Five Tips for Finding Your First Perfect Lake Property
Whether you grew up with a lakefront cabin or home in your family, or have spent weekends and holidays at resorts or friends’ homes “Up North,” it’s a common dream to wish for a lake house of your own. If you’re ready to start making fantastic memories involving early morning fishing trips, sandcastle building and [...]
Three Things Luxury Sellers Should Know in 2018
Key insights High-end sellers compete with new construction homes, so they may have to make strategic updates in order to compete. Sellers who can find their pricing sweet spot are being rewarded with fair buyer offers and a faster path to closing. Larger homes have distinctive design potential that many smaller homes do not, so [...]
Interior Design: How To Mix Traditional And Modern Decor
Designer Allison Willson of Sarah Richardson Design discusses how she renovated her home for her young family. See how she preserves the 1906 Edwardian semi’s charm with vintage pieces and modern updates for the perfect mix between old and new.
The home is largely traditional, but playful, contemporary accents liven up the rooms. A statement rug in the living room adds color to the neutral palette, while animal prints offer an unexpected dose of fun in the den. The kitchen features huge brass lights and marble subway tile, and the bathrooms follow suit with a similarly industrial aeshtetic. The most predominent color in the home is soothing grey, and when paired with the plush, comfortable furniture, it creates a space both kids and adults can enjoy.
How to Choose Light Fixtures for Your Home
Remodeling your home gives you the opportunity to make significant changes to your home, and some of the smaller features in the home can have the biggest impact on your space. This is the case with light fixtures. At first glance, light fixtures may seem an oversight that you can make a hasty decision with, but they can influence both aesthetics and function regardless of whether they are in use in the room or not.
5 Things Preventing the Sale of Your Home
Living in the right neighborhood, having a modern home, and listing it at a reasonable price do not guarantee you will have a quick sale. Buyers can be turned off by several things that reduce your chance of selling. To prepare your home for sale, avoid having any of these problems: Dirty House Clean every [...]
60 Fabulous Outdoor Kitchens
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Your Home | Landscape for Curb Appeal
Make your yard the envy of neighbors and passersby with these tips to landscape for curb appeal. Nearly every homeowner wants to landscape for curb appeal. Maximizing your yard's attributes and minimizing its problems to create a beautiful streetside view doesn't have to be difficult, daunting, or expensive. No matter your style or plant preferences, [...]
HGTV Dream Home 2018 – Interior Tour
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Spring Home Maintenance
When temperatures begin to warm, and snow melts away, it’s time to start thinking about inspecting your home for roof and gutter damage that may have occurred during the winter. Your gutter system can take a beating in harsh weather conditions, and minor repairs can prevent more extensive moisture damage later.
The Sellers Closing Process
Six Easy Steps to the Sellers Closing Process Step 1 : Purchase Agreement is signed by all parties. Step 2 : Closing date and time are scheduled. Step 3 : Closer obtains the title documents association information and payoff figures for current mortgages. The title commitment is reviewed. Step 4 : Closer drafts seller documents [...]
The Buyers Closing Process
Seven Steps to the Buyers Closing Process Step 1 : The Purchase Agreement is signed by all parties. Step 2 : Borrower meets with loan office to complete the mortgage approval process. Title commitment is ordered. Step 3 : Closing date and time are scheduled. Title commitment is prepared and reviewed. Step 4 : Buyers [...]
Getting An Inspection
This is the time when the home will be evaluated to make sure it meets minimum health and safety standards so that both buyer and seller have a clear understanding of the condition of the home at transfer. Though no home is perfect, an inspection helps to eliminate surprises for all parties after the closing [...]
Buying A Home: The Importance of A Home Inspection by Penny Harmon
A Home Inspection Could Save You Thousands Buying a home is a big decision and without performing home inspections prior to closing, can be a costly one. Many people decide not to spend the extra five-hundred to a thousand dollars worth of inspections only to find they spend more after closing to fix problems that [...]
Real Estate is Local – Your Agent Should Be Too!
Real Estate Prices and Activity are Influenced by Local Factors Whenever the financial news is bad on a large scale, or there's negative press concerning home sales nationally, it's made quite clear by many that real estate is local. Each neighborhood, village, town, city and state all have their own unique characteristics. Lot sizes and [...]
Things To Consider Before Making An Offer On A Home by Meggie Hardy
Informed buyers are smart buyers Buying a home is a major investment. Don’t go into it blindly. Educate yourself about the home-buying process. An informed buyer is a smart buyer and when hundreds of thousands of dollars are at stake, being market-smart translates into dollars saved. Here are some things to consider before you make [...]
Interior Design Ideas That Help Sell Your Home
Using simple design ideas can make your house more appealing on the inside Are you one of the many people that have a home for sale? Is it not selling, even though you have advertised? Have many people looked at it, but no one has made an offer? You might be asking yourself why it [...]
How Real Estate Virtual Tours Help Sell Houses
Using Virtual Tours To Sell Your Home People that are shopping for a new home are generally very busy people. They don't often have several hours each day in which they can meander around town, checking out houses that are vying for the candidacy of being called home. This is exactly why a real estate [...]