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Six New Year's Resolutions For Home Buyers
Here are Maleno's top six New Year's resolutions for home buyers. Let's get to work!
8 Types of Rooms That Aren't Relevant Anymore
From morning rooms and parlors to lumber rooms and root cellars, let's take a nostalgic look at eight types of rooms that have fallen out of style.
Here's Why Energy Efficiency Matters in Your Home
From the materials Maleno uses to insulate our new homes to the types of windows we install to let summer’s breeze in and keep the winter’s bluster out, we’re always working to find new ways to increase energy efficiency in our new construction. To understand why energy-efficient homes are so important, we’re exploring what exactly makes a house energy efficient, how being energy efficient saves homeowners money in the long run, and how living in an energy-efficient home helps the environment.
Retirement Housing Options: What Works Best For You?
There are a variety of retirement housing options you may be considering currently or in the near future. Here's what you should know.
Why Homebuyers Are Looking at Harborcreek
If you’re looking for a home in Erie County, Pennsylvania, be sure to explore Harborcreek, PA. From hundreds of acres of parkland and multiple beach access points to an exceptional school district and a nationally-renowned college campus, there’s not much else a homebuyer could ask for.
What’s more, Harborcreek is quickly becoming one of the hottest markets in Erie County, meaning you could see a significant return on investment should you decide to sell one day. To get a better understanding of what this up-and-coming township has to offer, we sat down with Harborcreek Township Supervisor, Tim May.
What a Real Estate Agent Does and Does Not Do
Real estate-themed reality shows have somewhat distorted what occurs during the process of buying and/or selling a home.
TV shows often oversimplify the home buying and selling process, making it look as if an agent does everything from scheduling tours to financial consulting—but that isn’t quite the case. For this reason, Maleno wrote the following guide to help you get a better pulse on what an agent does and does not do.
How to Garden Anywhere
You don’t need a massive plot of land to start growing herbs, flowers, and veggies. All you need is a little creativity, soil, water, and sunlight (and we even have solutions for shady yards as well). To guide your green thumb, Maleno dug up nine tips for starting a garden anywhere.
The State of the Housing Market Amid COVID-19
Even amid a pandemic, people are still selling, buying, and renting. While it’s difficult to predict all of the long-term effects that the COVID-19 crisis will have on the real estate market, we can tell you where we are now, and where we could be headed. From virtual open houses to record-low interest rates, we’ve outlined a multitude of critical changes and how to navigate them.
Real Estate Agent, Lender, and Attorney: How Each One Helps the Homebuyer
There are a lot of people involved in the typical home buying process. Typically, you’ll work with a real estate agent, an attorney, and a mortgage lender.
Because their responsibilities are so intertwined, there’s a lot of confusion about what exactly each person does. To help you parse the differences between their respective duties, we created this at-a-glance guide to who’s who in real estate. We’ll spell out what each professional does and how he or she can help you with your home buying needs.
