Installing a brand new bathroom is a great way to prepare your house for sale and achieve the maximum possible sale price. Brand new bathrooms and kitchens have the most impact on buyers during inspections, and they will certainly set your home apart from most of the properties currently for sale in the neighbourhood. Planning…
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Deciding when to sell your home which is so often your great financial asset, is one of the biggest decisions directly affecting your wealth. Sometimes, a sale will be forced due to personal circumstances or a change in employment. But if you have a choice in the timing, then it pays to study not only…
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Americans continue to spend billions of dollars every year upgrading their homes. Remodeling can be a great strategy if you’re thinking of selling or renting out your place as if you have the work done with care, there’s little doubt you’ll achieve a better financial outcome by investing in this way. Bathrooms and kitchens are…
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Remodeling your kitchen is a great strategy to achieve a top-dollar result when you decide that it is time to sell. A kitchen upgrade can hit the hot buttons of buyers. Many love a five-star kitchen that fulfills their desire to entertain friends and family. If you’re thinking of improving your kitchen before selling, or…
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As the weather warms up, our thoughts turn to the outdoors and dreams of sun-filled days in the perfect Summer garden. Planning a great outside entertaining area, or mapping out landscaping improvements, requires some time, attention to detail and putting some money aside. But if you’re looking for a real wow factor, then a high-quality…
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It’s incredible to think Americans spend $300 billion every year on home improvements and repairs. While that’s a vast sum of money, it’s clear we’re dedicated to maintaining and enhancing our most significant financial asset. Upgrading a property is no small task, but the rewards are worth it. A survey by Harvard University suggests more…
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If you’ve been balancing a laptop on your knee or are struggling to find a few inches of space between school books scattered on the dining table, then returning to work after the pandemic will have been a relief. If that was the new normal, it wasn’t much fun. However, repeated surveys suggest many Americans…
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With electioneering in full-swing, it’s no surprise that housing affordability and the prospect of interest rate rises are at the top of most Australians’ minds. Homeowners should be watching the timing of what seems to be an inevitable rate rise. The Big Four banks are suggesting it’s coming as early as June. But the Reserve…
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Rooms with a specific purpose are great conversation starters with prospective buyers as they walk through a home for the first time. Fancy kitchens for the would-be Michelin-starred chef, or a home theatre with all the bells and whistles, will grab attention and make your home memorable against standard homes in the same price range.…
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A bathroom remodel is an excellent strategy to increase your property’s value before sale or add modern luxury to your existing home. Together with a kitchen, the bathroom is the most complex room to upgrade because it requires attention to detail. You’ll need to coordinate at least four contractors – usually a builder, electrician, tiler…
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