The cost of becoming a new homeowner goes well beyond down payments and monthly mortgage payments. In fact, the typical homebuyer expects to spend approximately $30,000 on home maintenance, upgrades and repairs in the coming year — an amount that equal… Continue reading
Would you like to help your clients and sphere cut their homeownership and home maintenance costs substantially in 2023? This 12-month marketing plan is suitable for social media, email, direct mail and even video, writes trainer Bernice Ross. Continue reading
HomeDiary is a fully realized home asset tracking solution for homeowners and their agents. Spaces, its clever, easy-to-use room management interface, allows users to set up a layout of custom-labeled room cards Continue reading
Zyyah is an iOS app to help homebuyers manage their new home’s inventory, critical insurance documentation and closing data. It also analyzes your insurance policies to look for coverage gaps based on inventory lists, and then offers additional coverag… Continue reading
A new app called Plunk, with a reputable pedigree of industry knowledge behind it, has launched to help homeowners better evaluate the return on home improvement. Continue reading
From making homes more energy efficient to keeping up with repairs, here are 10 New Year’s resolutions for homeowners that agents can share with clients. Continue reading
Homeowners looking to sell often seem confused over what constitutes an improvement versus deferred maintenance. Here’s a handy list that’ll help your clients distinguish between basic maintenance and genuine home improvements. Continue reading
There are three ways to upgrade an old dishwasher. Here are the pros and cons to each option as well as guides on how to get it done. Continue reading
For the novice do-it-yourself homeowner, it’s easy to believe that replacing a pipe or tube simply comes down to choosing the correct size, length and threading, but choosing the correct material is just as important. Find out from the experts the No. … Continue reading
HouseMaster, a 40-year-old home inspection services company, announced in a press release that it has partnered with technology company Xactware to provide homebuyers with post-inspection repair reports. Continue reading