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Staging Your Home During the Holidays

Eppraisal

So many factors contributed to the influx of buyers to the market and the low inventory, or lack of homes available for sale. Keep decor and holiday decorations to a minimum as well. Don't put up too many holiday decorations and string lights in rooms or outside. Home values increased at record numbers.

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7 Ways To Downsize Your Home

Raleigh Realty

Here are some common items that people get rid of when going through the downsizing process: Living Room - Get rid of DVDs, CDs, or books that you no longer use. One thing you more than likely have in this area of your house are holiday decorations. If you are a fitness enthusiast, the garage can be a place where equipment is stored.

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Remove all bathtubs from home?

Appraisal Today

. = The Armour-Stiner Octagon House in Irvington, New York This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States. Fowler extolls the merits of octagonal structures over traditional square or rectangular dwellings in his book. Excerpts: Paul J.

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Real Estate and Design Trends to Watch in 2024

Empire Appraisal Group

Homeowners Are More Apt to Stay Put With interest rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage still high, home prices holding steady and inventory still low, many homeowners plan to stay put, optimizing or expanding their existing square footage. Laurel Vernazza, Home Design Expert at The Plan Collection— Scarsdale, N.Y.

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What to Unpack First in Your New Home

Zillow

Check all the delivered boxes and household items against your inventory sheet to make sure nothing is damaged or missing. If you have young children, unpack some of their favorite toys, books, games and blankets during the first few hours in your new home. Inspect and organize your belongings. Kids’ and pets’ items.

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Fannie: Words and Phrases in Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Stewart’s estate is indeed palatial, as the details and decor feel Versailles-like in nearly every room. every other week when I arrived he would have another book on fossils for me so I tried to incorporate a lot of vertebrae type motifs the whole time I was building it. The original owner of the house Jay was fascinated by fossils.