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Are you shopping for a home or considering your options? If so, you will come across the terms home appraisal and home inspection. Some...

Clutter has a way of sneaking up on us, and garages are notorious for becoming catchalls for the little treasures we just don’t know what...

If you are new to gardening, you’re probably craving a little success — some small, green or blooming sign that you can, in fact, do this....

It’s Mother’s Day again. Mom gets flowers, maybe you put them in a vase, maybe in a planter. A store-bought greeting card and some...

Moving is a monumental task, especially if you’ve lived in your current place a long time and have accumulated a lot of stuff. The earlier...

FREEEEEDOM!!! Your hard work has finally paid-off. After years of studying, homework, tests, part-time jobs (or maybe full-time if you’re a...

Applying for a mortgage should be simple, so why does it often seem so hard? Well, the answer is 'it doesn't have to be'. Knowledge is...

Congratulations to the Class of 2018! Whether high school or college, an open-house style format lends itself well to graduation parties....

It’s spring. You want to grow something. Anything. But maybe you haven’t done much gardening, you have only a deck or balcony to work with...

Every day at Ruoff, we talk to a lot of people who are looking into refinancing their homes but aren’t always sure whether or not they...