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5 Tips for Your West Coast Designed Homes

Share When you are thinking of redecorating your house, one look to consider is West Coast Design. West Coast interior designs are very hot right now because of their emphasis on the natural and environmentally-friendly living spaces. If you are planning on using this aesthetic as an inspiration, here are a few points to remember: [...]


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Consumer Confidence in Real Estate Is Rising

Share With so many stats released about how the market performed last month or last year, all of this information can obscure the fact that what matters to many potential homeowners is what will happen to the market in the future. Taking the pulse of current consumer confidence can help in this task. RBC has [...]


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Kitchen Renos on a Budget

Share Even in times of economic hardship, we still sometimes want to make a change to our home’s decor. In fact, redecorating a room or refinishing the basement can not only make our home look nicer, it might make us feel better about our life in general. If you are stressed about finances, you can [...]


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Housing Industry Has Concerns with New Federal Budget

Share Although the most recent Federal budget announcements were mostly met with approval by housing industry analysts, there were concerns that some calls to make housing more affordable were not heeded by Flaherty. For instance, while the budget retained the first time homebuyers tax credit and the new ceiling on the amount homebuyers can pull [...]


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Part Two of the Homes and Gardens Survey

Share Last week, I provided an overview of Better Homes and Gardens market research. This research suggested that Americans want smaller, greener homes. Today, I will provide more detail on some of the other research results. Home Offices Last week we noted that respondents were looking for more organized space. A big component of this [...]


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More Tips on Eco-Flooring for Your House

Share Last week I provided some initial tips on how to make your new floor ecologically sensitive. In this article, I am going to give you a few more options. What not to wear (on your floor) Choosing an ecologically friendly floor doesn’t just mean choosing the right materials, it also means avoiding the wrong [...]


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Hot New Trend Alert: Urban Decay

Share We’ve discussed it several times before on this site: the hot new trend in home decorating is not new – it’s using recycled, freecycled and reclaimed items in your home decor. One of the reasons this trend started was because of the recession. With everyone cutting back, going glam seems insensitive and tacky. Even [...]


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