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Airplane Hangars From Small Regional Airports Are Being Converted Into Surprisingly Livable Full Size Family Homes All Across the Country
Down a quiet taxiway outside a small regional airport, a homeowner might roll open a hangar door each morning and find the nose of a small plane waiting where most […]
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Buyers Who Keep Waiting for Mortgage Rates to Drop Are Losing Ground in Nearly Every Scenario That a New Housing Study Actually Modeled
Homebuyers who keep pushing off a purchase in hopes of catching a lower mortgage rate are, in most cases, coming out behind the buyers who go ahead and close now, […]
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Builders Are Adding a Second Kitchen as a Standard Option Now Instead of a Costly Custom Request as Multigenerational Living Keeps Growing
Homebuilders across the country are rethinking what counts as a “standard” floor plan, and the second kitchen is quickly becoming part of that baseline. Rather than treating a full secondary […]
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Builders Are Shrinking New Home Lot Sizes to Near Historic Lows Just to Keep a Starter Home Somewhere Close to Affordable for Today’s Buyers
New homes going up across the country are sitting on some of the smallest lots builders have platted in decades, and the shrinkage is not accidental. Median lot sizes for […]
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Smart Sprinkler Controllers Are Quietly Cutting Suburban Water Bills While Utilities Now Pay Homeowners Real Cash Rebates to Install One
Utility companies across the country are putting real money behind a simple pitch: swap out the old dial-and-timer sprinkler box for a smart controller, and the water district will help […]
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Home Energy Monitors the Size of a Deck of Cards Are Quietly Changing How American Families Track and Talk About Their Own Monthly Power Use
A device about the size of a deck of playing cards is giving homeowners a real-time, room-by-room picture of their electricity use, and it clips onto the outside of the […]
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Federal Regulators Keep Cracking Down on Smart Camera Makers Over Security Failures and Homeowners Are Being Urged to Check Their Own Settings
Smart home cameras promise homeowners a direct view of their front porch, driveway or nursery from anywhere in the world. That promise depends entirely on the company behind the lens […]
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Smart Dimmer Switches Are Becoming a Default Upgrade in Kitchen and Living Room Renovations as the Global Smart Lighting Market Keeps Climbing Fast
Homeowners tackling kitchen and living room renovations this year are increasingly swapping standard toggle switches for smart dimmers before they even think about paint colors or countertops. What used to […]
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Wallpaper Is Making an Unexpected Comeback in Small Bathrooms and Powder Rooms as Manufacturers Report Their Fastest Sales Growth in Years
Wallpaper is turning up in one of the smallest rooms in the house, and the shift is showing up in sales figures rather than just design blogs. Powder rooms and […]
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National Association of Realtors Data Shows Staged Homes Are Now Selling Noticeably Faster and for More Money than Unstaged Listings Nationwide
Home staging has moved from a nice-to-have showing tactic to a data-backed selling strategy, according to new figures from the National Association of Realtors. The trade group’s latest research finds […]