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Susan Roddy
HomeSmart

What Should Be in an Emergency Survival Kit?

4 April, 2014| Home Safety, General, Houston Living

Preparing and keeping a fully stocked home emergency preparedness kit could be the key to your family's safety if disaster strikes. Your Most Important Papers If a flood destroys your home, you coul... read more

Connie Inmon
CB&A, Realtors

Google’s Move into Unloved But Important Devices f...

31 March, 2014| Green Living, Home Remodeling, Home Safety

Right at the start of the year, Google announced a surprising move. It said it was purchasing a home appliance maker most of us had never even heard of…for $3.2 billion in cash! It was a gam... read more

Susan Roddy
HomeSmart

Mold, Moisture and Your Home

10 March, 2014| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Inspections, Home...

Mold Basics -The key to mold control is moisture control.-If mold is a problem in your home, you should clean up the mold promptly and fix the water problem.-It is important to dry water-damaged areas... read more

Stanley Poscovsky
Spouses Selling Houses

Crime Rate in Sugar Land Remains Among Nation’s Lo...

5 March, 2014| Home Safety, Education, Master Planned Communities

Crime Rate in Sugar Land Remains Among Nation’s LowestSugar Land, TX – Part 1 crimes in Sugar Land increased 3.6 percent last year while the City’s five-year trend shows an overall decrease of more th... read more

MJ Barreda rating star

4.96/5 (29 surveys)
Walzel Properties - Corporate Office

Spring 2014

27 February, 2014| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Safety, Home Sell...

Pamela Harris
Pam's Home Team Real Estate

Home Repair & Maintenance-The Water Heater

24 February, 2014| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Safety

Maintaining your home is very important and will extend the life of most components if maintained properly. One of the most important items is the homes hot water heater! A lot of them are... read more

Kelly Stewart
Compass RE Texas, LLC - Houston

RE/MAX fit to sell Home Inspection

19 February, 2014| Home Buying, Home Inspections, Home Safety

Susan Arnoldy
Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty

Tips for Increasing Your Home's Value, Cont'd

31 January, 2014| Green Living, Home Improvements & Repair, Home Saf...

Installing new appliances is a guaranteed way of increasing the sales price of your home.Tip 1: Go tankless.Upgrade your standard water heater for a tankless model. Most old-fashioned water heaters ke... read more

Michelle Cannon rating star

4.96/5 (138 surveys)
RE/MAX Distinction

Open House Safety: Preventing Identity Theft

29 January, 2014| Home Safety, Home Selling, General

Open House Safety: Preventing Identity Theft If you’re selling your home, it’s possible that your real estate agent will suggest hosting public open houses. An open house can be a useful part of... read more

Michelle Cannon rating star

4.96/5 (138 surveys)
RE/MAX Distinction

Do Your Part: Top 5 Natural Choices for a Healthie...

27 January, 2014| Home Safety, Safety & Security, General

Do Your Part: Top 5 Natural Choices for a Healthier Child Children are particularly susceptible to dangerous chemicals because of their lower body weight. It takes a much smaller amount to harm... read more

Susan Arnoldy
Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty

10 DIY Tips for Dealing With Water Damage, Mold an...

16 January, 2014| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Safety, Home Sell...

A flooded basement, moldy drywall and mildewed grout are no fun to deal with. Here are tips to help you prevent water damage and mold growth from happening in the first place, and tips for handling th... read more

Janet Binch rating star

4.96/5 (88 surveys)
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene - Memorial

Kids’ Rooms: Storage Solutions for Every Age

14 January, 2014| Home Safety, General, Education

Cradle CrawlersTransformer cribs. An ordinary crib accommodates baby for two to three years — until he learns how to escape over the rail. Boost storage with a convertible crib with s... read more

Stanley Poscovsky
Spouses Selling Houses

Sugar Land Once Again Among Safest in America

10 January, 2014| Home Safety, Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocati...

2014 City News Releases Posted on: January 10, 2014Sugar Land Once Again Among Safest in AmericaSugar Land, TX - Sugar Land was recently named America’s 19th Safest City, a distinction based on an an... read more

Susan Arnoldy
Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty

Cold weather blues: How to protect yourself, pets,...

6 January, 2014| Home Safety, Safety & Security, Houston Living

Today and part of Tuesday, Houston will be, for the most part, as cold as Anchorage, Alaska. The National Weather Service predicts a hard freeze most likely to hit Tuesday morning. Thermostats here ra... read more

Jay Thomas rating star

4.97/5 (198 surveys)
eXp Realty LLC

Why You Should Sell Your House Now

11 December, 2013| Home Marketing, Home Safety, Education

1. Demand Is HighThe most recent Existing Home Sales Reports by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) show a double digit percent increase in sales year-over year; sales have remained above... read more

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