RISMEDIA, March 10, 2010—Spring is the season for de-gunking, degreasing and de-cluttering. According to a new national survey in the April 2010 issue of ShopSmart, from the publisher of Consumer Reports, spring cleaning is an annual ritual for 58% of women in U.S. households. Twenty-five percent of women do it to get organized and 25% [...] Story

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2010—Family reunions are taking on a new meaning in the real estate market. According to a recent survey by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC among its network of real estate professionals, in the last 12 months, 37% of sales professionals surveyed noted an increase in home buyers looking to purchase homes to [...] Story

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2010—For homeowners, the end of winter also signals the end of snow shoveling and high heating bills. But one looming effect of winter–especially after a season that brought heavy snowfall and harsh weather to many regions of the country–is the potential for serious pest issues in the spring. The National Pest Management [...] Story

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2010—The Sleep to Live® Institute, a sleep research center dedicated to a holistic approach to researching sleep and its affect on health and wellbeing, in conjunction with researchers from Duke University and the Research Triangle Institute International, is observing National Sleep Awareness Week 2010 with the results of a new study conducted [...] Story

A: Basically, the costs are no different from when you purchased your existing home. They include moving expenses, loan costs, the down payment, a home inspection, title work and policy, and paying for a new hazard insurance policy. Your lender can give you a disclosure of estimated costs when you apply to be pre-approved for [...] Story

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RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—If you’re like most Americans, buying or selling a house is one of your life’s most important personal and financial decisions. Therefore, it makes sense to hire a skilled real estate professional to help you achieve your goals, says 2010 Florida Realtors President Wendell Davis, a broker and regional vice president with [...] Story

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—With springtime around the corner, Ohio State Waterproofing–one of the largest residential basement waterproofing contractors in Northeast Ohio–offers homeowners the following Do-It-Yourself Tips for protecting their home’s foundation and keeping basements dry. Prevention -Avoid planting gardens against the house; watering plants next to the outside walls can contribute to water problems -Use a home ventilation [...] Story

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—It seems there are more and more people becoming self employed these days–or at the very least, many folks are starting a side business, turning a hobby into some extra income or doing some type of independent contractor work. Whether you’ve decided to turn your blog into a business, sell a multi-level [...] Story

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—Consumers are slightly less concerned about the toll the recession has had on their personal finances than they were last year, according to the results of a recent survey by America Saves and the American Savings Education Council. Seventy-one percent of respondents said they were concerned about their finances, down from last year’s [...] Story