NAR Home Sales Index Rises in October There is another piece of encouraging news for the US home industry. The number of homebuyers who entered into contracts to purchase homes rose in October. It was the third monthly increase in the data since home-buying contract signings dropped to its lowest in the decade. The National Association of Realtors' index of sales contracts jumped 10.4% in October. Such contract signings rose in all regions...more
Home Emergency Cover – Don't Keep Up With The Jones's, Be The Jones's We've all done it, standing at the window, gazing at next doors new car. We've all spent ages watching our neighbour marching up and down with his new lawn mower with envious eyes. It is all part of life's rich pageant, or so we are told. But haven't you always wanted to be the one who leads the way with new technology or the first to have the latest...more
Home Emergency Cover – Keeping The Home Fires Burning! In the last two years in the UK, we have witnessed what appears to be a return to normal winters. By that I mean cold temperatures and snow. We have even seen these features occurring as early as November. Those of us old enough to remember some of those harsh winters in the 1960s will also recall the chaos that such conditions can wreak for our normal day-to-day activities, like going to work, school and shopping. Because we were used to such conditions in those times, we were more adaptable and tended to be able to fix up alternative ways of getting to work, school or the shops. There was also a community spirit that meant that we actually did help our neighbours and vice verse.Old timers like me tend to go on about how wonderful were the good old days, but the harsh truth would tell a different story. It would tell one of people dying through cold weather and lack of attention to the vulnerable. We should be careful how we portray our history and be thankful for some of the advances we have made to look after ourselves and other people. One of the most significant of those advances is the advent of specialised...more
Hamburg Luxury Real Estate Customers considering Hamburg luxury real estate are immediately struck by the uniqueness of the city skyline. Hamburg is located at the tip of the Jutland Peninsula with the European continent on the south, Scandinavia to the north, the Baltic Sea to the east, and the North Sea to the west. It is Europe's third...more
First Time Home Buying The thought of taking on a home loan that stretches over a third of your expected life span is a scary one, and not to be entered into lightly. So let's look at the steps required to make you a homeowner.Credit – In today's financial world, credit is everything. You need to review your credit; get copies of your...more
Home Emergency Cover – Don't Blow Your Top! No, we are not talking about an anger management course although this could quite easily become part of modern home emergency cover taking into account the experiences of call centre staff at some of the largest home emergency insurance companies! Stories of long silences or prolonged harangues against the unfairness of unforeseen catastrophes befalling innocent people!One of the things that I did notice in my years as an insurance underwriter was the number of unusual incidents that occurred in homes. In fact, I think there have been books written specifically about some of the more weird and wonderful events that have taken place and arisen as an insurance claim.I was in response to such events that modern types of specific insurance has sprung up in recent years and it is a foolish person who ignores the possibilities of the same things happening to them.There are many different variations of home emergency cover and they need careful consideration before deciding which is most appropriate for you. Whenever considering any type of purchase, we all subconsciously work out the likelihood of the insured event happening to...more
Home Emergency Cover – What A Shower! That may sound like something you may say about your local council or your bank, however, what we are talking about here is a feature of most modern houses these days that is often overlooked until it...more
Top 12 Must-Haves For Your Kitchen: Gallon Garbage Bags to Paring Knives The average kitchen is full of food and utilitarian objects designed for making home life more pleasant. That said, here are the top ten non-food items you must have in...more
Are Roller Doors A Thing Of The Past? When you demand an Industrial Door with maximum protection against burglary, long term durability with a simple operation - you don't choose a Roller Doors, you choose a Hydroswing Light Industrial...more
Ways To Make Money From Home - A Review On The 'Shoemoney System 2.0' This is a short review on the 'Shoemoney System' which was invented by Jeremy Schoemaker that I have tested out and do highly recommend to anyone who'd like to...more
Home Improvement Trends To Help You Enhance Your Out Dated Kitchen Area The style of a kitchen can out date any house. Are you living with yellow-colored counter tops, fresh fruit designs in your tile back splash, and cartoon wallpaper of...more
Essential aspects of Gout Home Remedies Over the past few years there has been a rise in homeopathic gout home remedies. Providing an often good alternative to modern medicine. Homeopathic remedies are available for lots of things and not just...more