Fight the rising cost of staying cool with these handy tips for keeping your air conditioning running efficiently this summer. Also, learn how AHS is addressing the EPA’s decision to require manufactures to phase out production of the most commonly used refrigerant known as R22, marketed under many brand names including Freon.   Basic tips
By: Sarah Kinbar  | Jun 7, 2013 The rebounding new home market has fueled a change in attitudes about what we want from our homes when we build them from the ground up. After enduring a real estate decline, as the market improves, we value our homes that much more. Most of us are thinking through
By: Deidre Woollard | Monday, May 20, 2013 When you are getting ready to sell one of the things you will need to consider is what stays in the home and what goes. There are certain things that are generally considered to be part of the home and others which are often negotiable. Before you
The neighborhood of Bayshore Beautiful is situated along the famed Bayshore Boulevard, which is the world’s largest continuous sidewalk along the water as well as the location for the popular Gasparilla Parade each year. Large oak trees, high rise condominiums, traditional homes, and beautiful mansions create a one of a kind atmosphere.  The neighborhood is
Springtime is for selling houses. The months of April, May, June and July typically account for more than 40% of all housing transactions annually, in large part thanks to weather. But unlike the painful post-bubble home buying seasons of the past several years, this year has kicked off amidst a cornucopia of experts trumpeting the
In March, Florida’s housing market reported increased closed sales, more pending sales, higher median prices and a reduced inventory of homes for sale, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors® “Florida’s housing market continues to demonstrate its recovery – March marks the 15th consecutive month that the statewide median sales prices for
Trulia’s Winter 2013 Rent vs. Buy Report looked at homes for sale and for rent on Trulia between Dec. 1, 2012, and Feb. 28, 2013, and compared the costs, factoring in transaction costs, taxes and opportunity costs. For homeownership costs, study authors assumed a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, 20 percent down, itemizing tax deductions at the
Tight credit conditions are showing more signs of easing, just in time for the spring buying market to heat up, CNBC reports. Homebuyers may be able to qualify with lower down-payments – a big shift from the last four years when 20 percent down-payments on a loan were practically required. But mortgage giants such as
By Brian Summerfield │ Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Prices are rising and inventories are falling in markets throughout the United States, which has led financial reporting and forecasting firm Kiplinger to declare the housing recovery “firmly” in motion. Moreover, the company says housing will help carry the overall economy at a time when U.S. exports
By Andrea Coombes │ Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 Bidding wars. Buyers paying cash. Homes selling for more than asking price. Are we entering another housing bubble? No. But prospective buyers in many markets may be shocked at the competitive nature of the home-buying process these days. The number of homes for sale fell to a 13-year low