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Spray Foam Insulation for Spring Home Improvement Projects

Have you started on your spring home maintenance projects? Now that the weather is warming up, it’s important that homeowners don’t overlook the importance of insulation! Here are a few reasons why spray foam insulation should be at the top of your spring home improvement project to-do list! Insulate Your Home This Spring: Keep Your …

How to survive (and rock) a Chicago winter with baby

Have an awesome, fun winter with your baby at these fun spots.

Council Post: Seven Pervasive Myths About Real Estate Down Payments

Despite the vast amount of information available about real estate purchases, some myths still persist.

List of 10 of the Best Real Estate Investing Podcasts

Here are 10 of our favorites that focus on a variety of topics and experience levels for real estate investing.

Real Estate Agents Trying To Gentrify Run-Down Earth By Renaming It West Saturn

ORION ARM—Emphasizing the short billion-mile trip from the ringed planet’s metro center to the historic and oft-overlooked locale, the solar system’s real estate agents have begun trying to attract home buyers to the neglected, run-down planet of Earth by renaming it “West Saturn.” “It’s obviously not the quietest or most scenic area, with its increasingly finicky weather and single moon, but it’s obviously in the same…

Haunted (Open) Houses: Real-Life Ghost Stories From Real Estate Pros

We're bringing you three crazy (and true) spooky stories from real estate agents across the country. Read at your own peril-preferably with the lights on.

Funny Real Estate: What’s Going on in These 6 Photos?

by hookedonhouses on July 8, 2014 Do you ever come across a photo in a real estate listing that makes you do a double-take? Here are 6 that baffled me a bit: I imagine this creature lurking in an o…

How to Winterize An Airstream Travel Trailer

Learn all about the essential steps for winterizing an Airstream travel trailer for the cold season - it's easier than you think!

After a stroke, a young real estate agent strives get her career back

In the fall of 2011, Jessica Hunt was working for a boutique real estate firm in Cambridge, Mass., where she'd moved to be with her fiance, when a blood clot lodged in the left side of her brain, causing a stroke. She was 26 years old. A year-and-a-half and two surgeries later, Hunt had a strong desire to become a productive real estate agent again. She joined Coldwell Banker Residential Properties in Cambridge in April, but has yet to land a client. One…

Some Thoughts Regarding Characteristics to Look for When Hiring a Realtor

Recently one of our broker associates, Debbi Hysmith, while serving as a listing agent, encountered a buyer’s agent who was particularly abrasive. This agent accused the seller of be-ing dishonest …

Why Some Real Estate Agents Really Want You To Stop Watching HGTV

Everyone has a favorite HGTV show, but Fox News reports real estate professionals actually want people to stop watching the hit channel, and here's why. Buzz60's Maria Mercedes Galuppo has more.

Magnetic lashes are taking the beauty world by storm, but are they any use?

PLEASE Stop Searching For Real Estate On Trulia and Zillow!

There are several reasons why you may want to stop using Zillow and Trulia to work in your real estate investing business. This post explores those reasons.

How Real Estate Agents Should Be Representing Their Clients

Learn about the duties real estate agents owe to their clients and what clients should be expecting from their agents.