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Brandi Adam rating star

4.98/5 (41 surveys)
eXp Realty LLC

How to prepare your Houston home for a hard freeze

19 December, 2022| Education, Home Safety, Safety & Security

In Houston, we don’t experience below-freezing temperatures often. A hard freeze may come around only once a year, if that. The impact a freeze can have on your home can be very costly so it&rsq... read more

Daniel Tanasa rating star

4.97/5 (28 surveys)
ThisIsLivin Properties, LLC

5 Tricks to Keep Your Pipes from Exploding this Wi...

19 December, 2022| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Safety, Houston L...

New homeowners may have heard that winterization is important, but in the hubbub of your first year living in a home you own (finally!), it can be easy to overlook the need to prepare for the cold wea... read more

Shayne Stone
HomeSmart

Make Sure Your Home Is Ready for Winter

14 December, 2022| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Safety

Make Sure Your Home Is Ready for Winter If you do not live in a warm, tropical climate, the fall months are the best time to get your home ready for freezing temperatures, snowstorms, and icy conditio... read more

Almas Tejani
Walzel Properties - Corporate Office

If You Were Selling Today, Would You Have the Home...

14 December, 2022| Home Selling, Home Remodeling, Home Safety

Knowing what appeals to today's homebuyers, and considering those trends when you remodel, can pay off years from now when you sell your home.Two new surveys about what homebuyers want have me feeling... read more

Cristina Nguyen
1 - Connect Realty

Holiday Lighting Safety Checklist

11 December, 2022| Safety & Security, Home Safety, Education

Lights, inside and out, are a beautiful part of the holiday season. But as with all electrical devices, you need to take special precautions.Before you deck the halls, run through this checklist to ke... read more

Virginia Ledwell rating star

4.99/5 (94 surveys)
Led Well Realty

Preparing Your Home for the Colder Months

1 December, 2022| Safety & Security, General, Home Safety

Now that the warm summer months are behind us, it's time to prepare for winter. Regardless of whether you expect to see sub-zero temperatures this season or you live in one of the warmer climates, pre... read more

Trisha Salinas rating star

4.97/5 (25 surveys)
Lucky Money Real Estate

FHA & Flood Insurance

30 November, 2022| Home Buying, Home Safety, Mortgage & Finance

© wenmei Zhou - DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images More homeowners in flood zones will soon have expanded options for flood insurance, potentially lowering costs dramatically. Start... read more

Mei Jhih Massey
Texas United Realty

How to Protect Your Home From Severe Cold

30 November, 2022| Home Safety, Education, Home Improvements & Repair

The right tools and pre-winter maintenance will ensure that your home and your family are safe from cold-weather threats.Homeowners in cold-weather climates, such as the Northeast, Midwest, and mounta... read more

Shayne Stone
HomeSmart

What Is Matter?

20 November, 2022| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Safety

What Is Matter? Smart home devices give homeowners a lot of control over the way that their homes function, allowing things like lighting control, home security, and even home automation to be as simp... read more

Shayne Stone
HomeSmart

North America Is First in Smart Homes

17 November, 2022| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Safety

North America Is First in Smart Homes Smart homes are increasingly popular these days, with an estimated 175 million smart homes in operation around the world as of 2022. In this year alone, it&rsquo... read more

Sara Nguyen rating star

4.97/5 (412 surveys)
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene - Sugar Land

Thinking About Home Security

10 November, 2022| Home Safety, General

Messages about security are found everywhere. Google accounts encourage us to turn on two-factor authentication. Banks remind us to guard against sharing your PIN number with others. News media remind... read more

Ashlee Cooper
Full Circle Texas

Home Fire Abatement Tips

9 November, 2022| Education, Home Safety, Houston Living

Home Fire Abatement Tips Doesn’t it seem like it’s always fire season? Local, national, and even international news is filled with forest fires and dangerously hot weather. Once considere... read more

Ashlee Cooper
Full Circle Texas

New to Texas? Let's Talk Hurricanes.

9 November, 2022| Education, Relocation & Newcomer, Home Safety

Texas is part of the Atlantic hurricane season that starts June 1st and goes through November 1st. The first year moving to Texas, especially along the Gulf Coast Region, can be very intimidating whe... read more

Shayne Stone
HomeSmart

Radiant Barriers Help Insulation Do More

6 November, 2022| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Safety

Radiant Barriers Help Insulation Do More We all know the old song and dance: insulate and weatherproof your home to maximize your utility dollars. Filling all the gaps and keeping all the climate-con... read more

Jo Ann Stevens
Lane Real Estate

Tree Falls On Property Line: Who Pays? Who Picks U...

20 October, 2022| Home Safety, Education, Homeowners Insurance

When a neighbors tree falls over your property line, yell TIMBER, then call your insurance company. Home owners policies cover tree damage caused by perils like wind and winter storms.Most policies co... read more

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