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What is a Home Warranty? Peace of Mind for Home Buyers

What is a home warranty? In a nutshell, it’s a policy a homeowner pays for that covers the cost of repairing many home appliances if they break down.

Do These 11 Things Before Putting Your Home on the Market

sure how to get your house ready to sell? Fortunately, there are steps you can take before putting your home on the market to increase your chances of receiving a solid offer from a buyer. From cleaning and staging to repainting and depersonalizing, here are 11 things to do before you sell your home.

How to Decorate for the Holidays Without Hurting a Sale

Selling your home with the holidays on deck means you may need a crash course in how to decorate your home for the holidays without turning off buyers.

10 Best Holiday Happenings in the Dallas Area for 2019

It may not always be a white Christmas, but you can bet it will be a bright Christmas around Big D– where the metroplex goes all out for the holidays. For a perfect example, look no further than Prairie Lights, a drive-through holiday park that showcases one the most impressive Christmas light displays in North Texas.

The Ultimate Pre-Vacation Home Checklist

Vacation should be relaxing and stress free. But before you head out the door for Thanksgiving or Christmas, you should do more than just pack your bags. To avoid returning to any surprises, be sure to prep your home and make it look uninviting to burglars. Rest assured — this handy checklist has you covered!

13 Things to Know About Selling Your Home in Fall and Winter

The weather may be getting colder but that doesn’t mean buyers’ bids have to. While spring may be the best time to put your home on the market, that’s not possible for every homeowner. If you missed out on the height of buying season, you can still sell your home for a good price in fall and even winter. But Scott McGillivray, real estate investor and host of the HGTV show “Income Property,” notes that selling a home during this time of year can be a whole new ballgame. Here are 13 things you should know about putting your home on the market in fall and winter.

7 Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal

Whether you’re hoping to sell in the near future or simply looking to touch up outdated areas, there’s one aspect of home maintenance most homeowners agree is important: curb appeal. It’s a broad term that may reference any number of visible features, meaning there are plenty of ways to enhance the appearance of your house. Consider these ideas – some big, some small – for bringing new life to your home’s look from the experts at the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.

TEXRail in Grapevine provides a path to transit across the region

About 200,000 have taken advantage of TEXRail in its first four months of operation between Grapevine and Fort Worth. In July, the passenger rail line started picking up passengers every half-hour instead of every hour. Now, an option extending the other direction, connecting Grapevine to Collin County, is getting fast-tracked.