The junk drawer. Love it or hate it, most of us have one and most of the time it’s in the kitchen. NPR’s Linton Weeks says they serve “as a Rorschachian reflection of your life.” That’s rather distressing, isn’t it? While the garage is the most cluttered room in the house, according to a Moen® Consumer and Market Insights Group…

One of the most common questions we hear from our listing clients is whether or not they should renovate or remodel their homes prior to putting them on the market. Whether your goal is to make more money off the sale of the home or to help it to sell faster, part of our services to our clients is to…

The one thing we think most of us look forward to after a day out in the winter elements is a long, steamy-hot shower or luxurious soak in the tub. Busy lives, however, put the thorough cleaning of tubs and showers on the back burner, making spending time in them less-than appealing. We’ve rounded up 4 brilliant hacks to keep…

We recently received an email from a former client. He’s considering selling his home and, like many home sellers do, he went online to see if he could figure out how much the home is worth. “Zillow values my home at $325,000,” he writes. “Yet, one of my neighbors recently sold his home, which is almost identical to mine, for…

After a few tries at indoor gardening, many people give up, assuming the thumb just isn’t green enough. The problem usually boils down to having chosen a high-maintenance plant and giving it low-maintenance care. We agree that having a plant in the house shouldn’t be like having another child around that you have to fuss over and take care of….

Unless you’re Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates or Warren Buffet, your home purchase may be the biggest financial investment you make during your lifetime. Scary thought, isn’t it? Not if you approach this investment as the three wealthiest Americans would. Buying a home is a business transaction and, to avoid costly mistakes, it needs to be addressed as one. This means…