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Homebuying

How Much Does It Really Cost to Own a Home?

Buying a home is no small endeavor. It can take months or years to save for such an investment, though entirely possible with the right...

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Lifestyle

Building Confidence in Yourself

It’s been a year – a really long year – the kind of year that zaps your confidence in one fell swoop, and few of us are feeling like...

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Lifestyle

Fresh Colors for Spring: Interior Decorating

Spring is a time of new beginnings. What better way to ring in the new season than to update a room in your home – Or go even bigger and...

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Mortgage 101

Do Mortgage Preapprovals Affect My Credit Score?

Your credit score is one of those big, important financial things they don’t teach you about in school. A high credit score can open the...

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Lifestyle

Charming Spring Crafts

Spring is associated with new beginnings and fresh starts. And after the long winter, it seems fitting to yearn for brighter days ahead. If...

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Mortgage 101

Pros and Cons of a Conventional Loan

Conventional loans can be a great option for homebuyers, but before settling on this particular form of financing, do yourself a favor and...

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Lifestyle

Benefits of a Weekly Family Meeting

Wow, what a year it’s been! The pandemic brought our culture to a crashing halt and society is just starting to come out of a long...

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Lifestyle

How to Best Utilize the Space in Your Garden

No matter how big our gardens are, we always want them to be bigger. If the size of your garden doesn’t match the size of your...

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Home Selling

What Can I Do If My House Isn’t Selling?

Are you ready to move, but your house isn’t selling? It can be a frustrating place to be, especially if time is a factor in your move....

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Lifestyle

Games to Play Online with Friends

Longing for the good old days when we could gather in stuffy living rooms playing board games against friends and loose acquaintances? Who...

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