by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 9, 2017 | Advice, Buying/Selling, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News |
(TNS)—Federal Housing Administration-backed home equity conversion mortgages, or HECMs, are accessible to homeowners 62 and older. These reverse mortgage loans allow older Americans to tap into a portion of their equity to help supplement retirement income. With a...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 8, 2017 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, How-To, Latest News, Lifestyle |
(TNS)—Joseph Ponessa has some thoughts about stucco that I want to share with you. Ponessa is professor emeritus of housing, indoor environment, and health at Rutgers Cooperative Extension. He got in touch after I wrote an article about a lawsuit by the Commonwealth...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 7, 2017 | Advice, Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, Lifestyle, News |
Home safety is an important, even life-saving topic that you should teach your children about at an early age. If you educate your children on basic home safety principles when they’re young, the lessons will stick with them for a lifetime. Learn to lock a...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 5, 2017 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, How-To, Latest News, Lifestyle |
(TNS)—You are planning a cruise, and you leave Los Angeles to fly to your port. Suddenly you are stuck in Chicago and your hopes of making it to your embarkation point in time are eroding with every tick of the clock. Your nightmare comes true; you don’t make...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 3, 2017 | Advice, Buying/Selling, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News |
Buying a new house is an exciting adventure to embark on. Whether you are a newlywed just beginning your life with your significant other or a retiree looking to downsize, purchasing a new home is a time of new beginnings. Despite all of the anticipation of owning a...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 2, 2017 | Advice, Buying/Selling, For Your Clients, Latest News |
So you’ve decided to put your home on the market. Congratulations! Hopefully, you’ve brought a rockin’ REALTOR® on board to help you list your spot, and together you’ve done your due diligence on what to ask for. As you start checking things...