Picking the Perfect Hardwood Flooring for Your Home

You make the decision to install hardwood flooring in your home. It looks fantastic, it is durable and easier to keep clean compared to carpet. You go to your local flooring center thinking you know exactly what you want and are overwhelmed with the different choices available!

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10 Summer Home Improvement Ideas to Get You Going

For many of us, summer is a time with a little extra time—a chance to take a break on the porch with a glass of lemonade, finish that novel we’ve been reading all year, and maybe take on a project or two around the house. In this piece, we’ll highlight some great Summer home improvement ideas that you can consider. Let’s go!

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There’s a lot you can do to enhance the appearance of your home. Check out a few of these summer home improvement ideas to get you going!
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Homearama 2017: Taking It Up a Notch

It’s that wonderful time of year when my favorite event takes place—Homearama! Very few people get as excited about this event as I do. Even though it takes place in the middle of Summer and the weather is unbearably hot I absolutely love seeing the latest and greatest in Louisville’s new construction.

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Homearama 2017 is a great event for anyone who loves architecture, or interior design, or just happens to be in the market for a new home. | Photo by Tre Pryor

This year’s event did not disappoint.

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Is Moving to a New Home the Right Decision for You Now?

Over the course of your life, you will make several far-reaching decisions. Moving to a new home is certainly one of them. Apart from the financial commitment involved, the mental and sometimes emotional strain involved means you need to ensure all points have been covered before you commit to the move.

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Is It Better to Sell Your Property Furnished?

When it comes to the buying and selling of real estate, everyone is on the lookout for a good bargain. The buyer is looking to buy a property with the most beneficial features at the lowest price, while the seller is looking to sell his/her property to the highest bidder who’ll close right away.

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6 Stellar Tips for Millennial Home Buyers

The housing market is ever-changing. Why would the twenty-tens be any different? I’m presenting these tips for millennial home buyers because due to your particular preferences and the speed of our real estate market, home buying today is a bigger challenge than a decade ago.

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If you’re a millennial, I already know you have a smartphone nearby. Take advantage of great apps like this great Remax one that makes looking at homes for sale in Louisville easier than ever before. | Photo: Tre Pryor
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Home Improvement Tips That You Need To Know

Whether you have recently bought a newly-built home or a fixer-upper, the prospect of owning a home will bring out the remodeling itch in you. We’re hoping this article will provide you with the home improvement tips you need to get moving on updating your home.

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Painting is just one home improvement that really adds value.
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Shirley’s Way Helps Louisville People Affected by Cancer

Sadly, cancer touches each of our lives. With health care costs rising so much in the past decade, we are faced with bills that far outreach our ability to pay.

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Each of us can do a little bit to help those around us. Shirley’s Way exists to help those affected by cancer here in Louisville.
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The Benefits of Steel in Residential Housing

Metal homes for residential housing are becoming the wave of home developments. Many contractors are using steel in residential housing developments because it has proven to be more cost-effective and durable. Plus consumers can custom design them usually without the need for an architect. Read on to learn more!

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There are many places where you can use steel in residential housing and still make it look great!
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The Future of Sustainable Housing

The future of sustainable housing is changing the way houses and buildings are being built, not just the materials that are used. It has to start from the foundations themselves. Sustainable housing ideally involves a home that is completely green and energy-efficient.

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The future of sustainable housing must include solar energy. As you can see here, this housing development has solar panels on every structure.
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Comparing Louisville Home Values by County

Louisville isn’t simply Louisville. Here, let me clarify. Metro Louisville is basically Jefferson County, which, by the way, holds many, smaller home rule cities within its borders. But people here in Louisville still think of places across the county line as still part of Louisville. At least, that’s how we see things.

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Bullitt County’s average home sale price has changed the most since 2002.
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Affordable Tips to Improve Your Property

Your homes are an investment and the only way to increase the value of this investment is by conducting periodic renovations or carrying out a little task that can improve its value. Discouraged by the high cost of renovations, people tend to ignore or postpone improving their houses.

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Tips to improve your property, like painting, can be a family affair.
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