Moving season is here and got us thinking about pet-friendly advice for traveling and moving with your pets. Whether you have dogs, cats, or parrots, they will probably feel some emotions while tensions are high around the home. Animals can…
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Building with the Mind in Mind
Architects have long sensed that the places we live and work in can affect our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Now even behavioral scientists are giving these ideas an observed foundation. Architects use neuroscience for building designs, from schools to senior…
Apartment Hunting Tips
2023 is almost here and you are starting to think about what the next year will unfold for you. Chances are you will be moving this year, especially if you signed a one-year or six-month lease agreement. As much as…
Prepping for summer heat
It’s always important to prepare your home for potential high temperatures coming our way this summer. Update your insulation – this is the best thing you can do for your place, as this is the barrier that will keep cool…
End of year entertaining tips
It’s almost that time of the year again—of the flickering lights, winter greens and festive celebrations. It’s the time for families and friends to get together. Unfortunately, this is also the time of the year when the risk for fires…
Rising U.S. Renters
Homeownership has been declining in the U.S. over the last decade. The foreclosure crisis turned millions of homeowners into renters and the tight housing market makes it impossible for the majority of renters to buy homes. Demographic shifts, such as…
Packing Hacks for a Stress-Free Move
Maybe you’re moving away for college, or maybe this is your first move on your own. Whatever reason you have to move, make it a happy process, even though it is hard to understand how packing an entire house and…
Renting’s many advantages
Renters by necessity dream of homeownership, but the truth is that even though both renting and buying have their own financil advantages, in today’s economy, renting seems to have an edge. The financial benefits to renting as opposed to buying…
Mistakes renters make after moving in
Apartment renting is a handy way to save money, especially for those whose living arrangements are temporary. And while the process of finding a good landlord is important, not many realize from the very beginning that being a responsible tenant…
How to avoid a rent increase
Landlords love keeping good tenants and avoiding the time, hassle and expense of finding new ones. But they have bills to pay, too, and investors to please. As a result, rents go up. It’s an inevitable fact of life. For…