It would be a good thing to take a second look the next time you visit a gorgeous master bathroom. It would be easier if one had a step or two on getting in and out of a large tub. But one of the Interior designers, Adele Lampert of Page One Interiors, Inc. in Barrington, disagrees. It is much safer to sit on the deck and rotate than think of a slippery foothold. While we often think of interior design as creating pretty rooms, there can also be underlying safety issues. Educated and experienced designers like Lampert can spot them and find solutions for homeowners.
In real estate-mad California, beautiful weather and beautiful homes used to sell tickets to home and garden tours.
But facing a housing downturn and a dire economy, organizers of these annual tours – a staple of the Sacramento area’s spring calendar – fretted about a lot more than wet paint or unfinished plantings.
Home Front: Don’t expect those Bay Area shoppers anytime soon
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
Published: Friday, Apr. 3, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
In area conversations about real estate it’s often an act of faith that a widening gap between Sacramento and Bay Area home prices might soon spark a new migration east to buy houses cheap and put an end to free-falling prices here.
Nice theory. But wrong.
The once-widening gap that seemed to promise help has already closed. While 17 months ago the median sales price in Santa Clara Co...
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2008 Cost vs. Value Report: Still Many Happy Returns for Home Rehabs
Remodeling magazine’s annual report shows that maintenance-related projects and moderately priced upgrades are providing stable paybacks, even in a slower market.
By G.M. Filisko | December 2008
Despite home price drops in many cities, remodeling projects are holding their own as a way for owners to add value.
Many people are wondering where their money will be safest during these uncertain economic times. When home owners turn to you for your expert advice, counsel them that some things neve...
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Not long ago, a GreatWest Real Estate professional lamented, that after being in the business of selling homes to folks for a couple of decades, something was beginning to happen. The agent was noticing more and more of those “kids” they had sold homes to in the early 1980’s were ringing them up and asking, “What’s up with Reverse Mortgages???”
Of course, those “kids” in the early 1980s, are now approaching retirement age!
Until recent years, most real estate professionals wouldn’t have wished a Reverse Mortgage on anyone—they were simply dreadful!
In the past, they were...
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