Home Improvement Articles (Sorted by date)

Why It's Important to Get Pre-Approved

Having a pre-approved mortgage will give you the confidence of knowing exactly what you can spend on a home before you start looking. You will also be protected against interest rate increases while you look for your new home.Your Mortgage...
John Carle & Sharon GregreshOctober 05, 2004

Making a First Impression When Selling Your Home

So you've decided to take advantage of the booming real estate market and put your house up for sale. As you know, buying a house is the most important purchase a consumer can make.
John Carle & Sharon GregreshOctober 05, 2004

5 Factors of Selling a Home

There are five major factors to consider when selling a home. These factors will greatly influence not only the final price you will get for the property, but also how quickly it will sell and how much grief you will suffer through the sale.
John Carle & Sharon GregreshOctober 05, 2004

Choosing The Right Mortgage For You

This article will help you understand the differences between a variety of mortgage options. There are many different mortgage products offered by the various lending institutions in Canada, so you may not know what features to look for.
John Carle & Sharon GregreshOctober 05, 2004

Should You Buy a House or a Condo?

A big debate these days is whether or not to buy a house, or buy a condo. Most of this debate comes from a lack of understanding about condos, and what they are. Hopefully, the following information will prove to be helpful.When Buying a condo, are...
John Carle & Sharon GregreshOctober 05, 2004

When is the Best Time to Move?

As Realtors, we are often asked, "When is the best season to move?" This is a tough question, one we cannot answer for you. Most people are asking about price, do they fluctuate throughout the year? NO.
John Carle & Sharon GregreshOctober 01, 2004

Top 7 Reasons Why FSBOs Fail To Sell Their Home On Their Own!

In the United States, less than 10% of all For Sale by Owners (FSBOs), are successful in selling their home by themselves. That*s because most people just give up because they don*t realize from the beginning the difficulty and complexity of the job...
Lawrence AllenOctober 01, 2004

The Ultimate Strategy for Decorating a Child's Room!

When it comes to decorating a child's room, your approach should be different from decorating an adult bedroom. That's because a child's bedroom should reflect his or her personality and not yours.
Michael HollandSeptember 28, 2004

Authenticity Of Vastu (Science of Indian architecture)

Vastu is one of the most ancient sciences of Indian architecture and is composed of specific rules, regulations and directions, set down by sages of the vedic times. For the modern society it is the highly evolved, comprehensive building...
Dr. Nitin ParmarSeptember 26, 2004

Closing Up Your Container Garden

All good things eventually come to an end and so summer is waning, even as autumn gives most of us a fresh start. I'll bet your summer container plantings aren't really benefiting, though, from the "back to school-oh I love a clean...
Debbie RodgersSeptember 23, 2004