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If you're looking for an energy-efficient way to heat and cool your home, one option is a geothermal heat pump. So what exactly is a geothermal heat pump?

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Since the Great Recession, more new homes have been selling at what we’d call the extra-large size: 4,000 square feet or bigger. Given that many Americans suffered financially during the recession, that might be surprising. Wouldn’t it make more sense for home sizes to go down during an economic downturn, not up? Here’s why new homes have been trending in the opposite direction of what you might expect.

 

Unless my clients are designing their forever home, they are usually quite concerned with resale value when discussing renovations big and small. A home is often a person’s largest asset, so design upgrades are not only an aesthetic decision but a financial one as well. As my clients have sold their homes over the years, I have found that these 10 design tips have been the most beneficial in helping their houses stand out from the pack.

Spring and summer get all the real estate glory. But the very best time to buy a home is fall. Here's why.

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The man who got generations of hot dog lovers humming along to the Oscar Mayer Wiener song has died.

Jack in the Box is wading into the fast food breakfast wars.

Dominique Ansel opened his first European bakery Friday morning in London.

If you're selling your home and want to try some home staging ideas to make it stand out, you can work some major magic in the bedroom.

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The chicken chain is at the center of voter registration controversy brewing in Florida.

Own your own private island in Vermont or practice your golf swing near a luxurious Hawaiian estate.

The Carnegie Deli, a New York institution since 1937, will soon serve its last “Woody Allen.”

Baseball legend Rickey Henderson is having a hard time finding a buyer for a pair of luxurious multimillion-dollar Mediterranean-style mansions in Phoenix.

The post What's Going on With Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson in Phoenix? appeared first on Real Estate News and Advice - realtor.com.

Now's the time to purge your home -- and we're not talking about just sifting through stacks of magazines while you binge on Netflix.

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Has there ever been a better topping than pepperoni pizza?

The San Francisco Victorian featured in Robin Williams' "Mrs. Doubtfire," which became a shrine to the Bay Area -- based actor after his death, is up for sale.

The post 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Home Looks to Clean Up With $4.45M Asking Price appeared first on Real Estate News and Advice - realtor.com.

Paying for a home is hard -- even if you stretch your mortgage payments out over 30 years. Which might have you wondering: Can I get a 40-year mortgage?

The post Can I Get a 40-Year Mortgage? You Bet, but It's Not All Good News appeared first on Real Estate News and Advice - realtor.com.

No one wants a nosy landlord in your business all the time, but there might be a worse fate: the landlord who's never around. Don't panic -- we have a step-by-step guide for tracking him down and making him accountable.

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Are you hungry? Have you registered to vote?

This drink may have some dangerous side effects.

Così’s slogan is “life should be delicious,” but this is a sour turn for the company.