From the candy to the costumes, Halloween is a fun-filled time for kids and parents. To help make it a trick-free treat, follow these simple safety tips. Staying Safe Kids should stay outdoors when trick-or-treating or attending a Halloween gathering. Kids should keep in small groups while walking and when treats are given out. Suggest […]
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This week turned out to be volatile for mortgage rates and here’s why. UK issues are still having a big impact. Last week’s rate spike was most readily attributable to market panic over a budgetary decision in The UK. Panic remained on Monday and intensified on Tuesday. Why should the US care? Global financial markets
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Although it doesn’t quite feel like it yet, Fall is just around the corner. What better time to start prepping your home for the weather to come? We’ve gathered the most important Fall home maintenance tasks to get you and your home ready for this next season. 1. Purchase a Programmable Thermostat Having a programmable
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The talk of a housing bubble in the coming year seems to be at a fever pitch as rising mortgage rates continue to slow down an overheated real estate market. Over the past two years, home prices have appreciated at an unsustainable pace causing many to ask: are things just slowing down, or is a crash coming?
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Yes, it is September still but the holidays will be here in the snap of your fingers! Here are some tips to make travel less of a strain on your pocket and your mental space . . . Fly on the actual holiday Those last few days before a popular holiday can be a nightmare
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In the sea of opinions, you have probably heard everything from, the economy is in a little slump and on its way back to, we are on the eve of destruction and it’s going to be a blood bath. Just for review, we are experiencing the federal step in with the FED raising the
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The Federal Reserve has to keep an eye on a lot of things, but one of the most important is inflation. When inflation is too high, it can lead to recession. With Fed funds rates raising and inflation at stubbornly high levels, the question becomes will the Fed need to take us into a recession?
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If you’re looking for a room pick me up, there are two things to consider: – what is your decorating style and – what is your color palette?? Your color palette isn’t necessarily the colors you are currently using in the room you want to give an uplift to. If you’re not sure what your
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Many housing insiders warn buyers against trying to time the market as the economy wades through this period of uncertainty. “Deciding to buy now or wait is going to depend on the individual buyer’s motivation and situation. Waiting may not be a viable option,” this comes from a successful agent a real estate agent in
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If this is your year to do some updates or tackle a remodel, you may be wondering what project will add the most value in the long run. Paint is the most inexpensive and easiest tool in your tool belt for transforming a room, your interior or your exterior. Changing your cabinet hardware in the
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