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It’s that age-old conundrum: You pay for homeowners
insurance to protect yourself from financial ruin, yet filing a claim when
disaster does strike puts you at risk of seeing your annual premiums increase
by hundreds of dollars. Worse, either a major claim or too many claims in a
given period, no matter how legitimate, could lead to losing your house’s
coverage altogether.
While ...
Read Post [Posted on 05/01/2013 By Diana Walton]
Last year's deadly tornado season has sent the sales of storm shelters skyrocketing, and may even prompt more home buyers to add it to their home shopping wish-lists.
2012 marked one of the most destructive, deadly tornado seasons in history with more than 1,500 tornadoes battering the country and causing widespread damage. It’s prompted more home owners to look at adding a storm shelte...
Read Post [Posted on 04/07/2013 By John Askins]
A massive security breach from Epsilon that potentially exposed the e-mail addresses of millions of customers at major banks, hotels, and stores to hackers still palgues users. Security experts are warning the public that you may be at greater risk of getting spam in your e-mail inbox that will try to trick you into revealing your personal information.Consumer Reports has offered some spam su...
Read Post [Posted on 03/31/2013 By John Askins]
Sugar Land, TX – Five years after being named the nation’s first “Community of Respect,” the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) again recognized Sugar Land for its ongoing commitment to foster an inclusive and respectful community.
Sugar Land has been a recipient of the award every year since the program’s inception.
The ADL formally presented its 2012 “Community of Respect” award to Sugar Land during...
Read Post [Posted on 03/30/2013 By Stanley Poscovsky]
Your house sometimes acts as if it’s alive—making strange sounds, emitting odd odors, and giving visual cues that say something might be amiss. Often, these are signs of home maintenance issues that need to be addressed, and decoding these sometimes puzzling clues could prevent minor problems from turning into major home repairs.Here’s how to interpret what your house is trying to tell y...
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Playground Safety ChecklistTo make sure your home playground is a safe
place to play:
Install and ma...
Read Post [Posted on 03/27/2013 By Iris Velazquez]
Unless you're opening them for a while to let a breeze in, make sure to keep all your windows locked. Image: Ryan McVay/Lifesize/Getty ImagesImagine how scary it would be to wake up in the middle of the night and realize an intruder has gained access to your home. Protecting against a break-in might mean investing in a professionally installed and monitored home security system, but that...
Some people refer to the heating and air conditioning systems as the "comfort systems." If you've ever had to be without one in the dead of winter or the heat of summer, lack of comfort may be an understatement. Simple maintenance with a HVAC checklist is something that every homeowner can perform.
Periodically
Change your filter every 90 days; every 30 days if you have shedding pets.
Maint...
Read Post [Posted on 03/18/2013 By Valery Smith-Blank]
It’s been no laughing matter for one New York City man who could face up to 30 days in jail after a neighbor complained to police about the man’s loud laugh coming from inside his home.A Long Island man was issued two court summonses for disturbing the peace after a neighbor complained about the man’s loud laugh. The neighbor says he heard the laugh from across the driveway.The laugher—Robert Schi...
Read Post [Posted on 03/17/2013 By John Askins]
Where everyone wants to be: Houston the No. 1 spot in America for corporate expansionBY WHITNEY RADLEY03.05.13 10:44 amTexas has been dubbed winner of the 2012 Governor's Cup in the March issue of Site Selection Magazine, a publication focused on corporate real estate news.The coveted award goes to "the highest number of qualified capital investment projects the previous ...
Read Post [Posted on 03/09/2013 By Andrew McCabe]
Make a home emergency preparedness kit with all the essential supplies to aid you in case a disaster strikes your area.FEMA recommends you keep a "grab and go" bag with these items, available in the Red Cross' premade kit, in case you need to evacuate. Image: Red Cross Photograph Putting together a home emergency preparedness kit you hope never to use may seem like a waste of time and mo...
Read Post [Posted on 03/06/2013 By Tatum MacNaughton]
Wow! It's that time all ready...Daylight Savings time. On Sunday, March 10th at 2a.m., we will spring our clocks forward by 1 hour. This year, daylight savings will end on November 3rd. Use both dates as friendly reminders to check and change all batteries in smoke detectors and change out the air filters throughout your home. Prep your yard for the warm months to com...
Read Post [Posted on 03/04/2013 By Tricia Frazier]
How Big of a Threat Are Sinkholes?
Daily Real Estate News Monday, March 04, 2013
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Sinkholes are a lot more common than many home owners realize—particularly in Florida, according to CoreLogic, a real estate analytics firm.
A Florida man is presumed dead after a large sinkhole engulfed his entire bedroom last week, capturing headlines across the country. The incident has prompte...
Read Post [Posted on 03/04/2013 By Arnold Cazares]
Those colorful pods of Tide are poisoning kids who eat them. These laundry detergent pods are convenient, but they might look like candy to kids. Image: CPSCNew, single-use laundry pods are cute and colorful — and all too tempting to children, who are ending up in the emergency room when they eat one like candy. That’s why the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a safety alert, ...
Read Post [Posted on 02/27/2013 By Velma Ellison]
