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Downers Grove IL 60516
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The National Association of Realtors conducted a survey of active agents to research the benefits and disadvantages of staging a home. Here is a look at four statistics taken from this survey that suggest that staging your home is a good idea.
If you're eager to sell—or just want to make some changes to test reactions—now's the time to save yourself some grief by learning which upgrades increase your house's value in potential buyers' eyes and which leave them stone cold.
A comfortable and welcoming outdoor space is as good as an extra room in your home. But if it's time to go indoors once the sun sets, you'll probably not make the most of it outside of high summer.
Pesticides are highly toxic and detrimental to humans and pets alike. The next time you see a pest in your home, reach for essential oils instead of the can of insect spray. These recipes for homemade insecticides contain absolutely no dangerous chemicals, are highly effective, and as an added bonus, smell wonderful.
For the first time in two months, existing-home sales saw an increase. May's home sales climbed 2.5% from a month earlier to reach 5.34 million. When compared to a year earlier, sales were slightly down by 1.1%. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), every region across the country experienced growth in sales, with the Northeast taking the lead. Favorable market conditions were responsible for the increase, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist for NAR: "The purchasing power to buy a home... 
