Hardwood floors are highly desirable for most homeowners, but they come with their share of challenges when it comes to cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. After a few months or years of heavy use from kids playing with toys and chairs being shuffled around, it may be time for some DIY fixes. Hiding scratches: If you’ve […]

You may think that sale price is the only factor when you’re looking at comps and trying to set a price for your listing. But it’s actually a bit more complicated. Here are five things that affect comps that you might not be aware of. 1. New construction nearby: Because of low prices for lots […]

To help you get ahead of and sort out the kitchen and bathroom trends — pity the last fool to install an avocado appliance in the 1970s — HouseLogic.com went to this month’s trend central, the International Builder’s Show. Our takeaway: For gosh sake, enjoy your home; remodel so that you love where you live. […]

Did you know that about 60% of visitors on websites are bots? According to an article on Forbes.com, only 38.5 percent of the traffic to web sites is from humans. The rest of the online visits are “non-human” traffic, like search engines, scrapers, hacking tools, spammers, and other impersonators. Looking at the web bots, about half of the bots visiting websites […]

Housing prices are on there way up around the country. Here are the top 7 metro areas nationwide with the largest increase in median housing prices. All but one are in California! Sacramento, CA – Up 40% for an median home price of $279,900 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA – Up 38% for an median home […]