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Shield Your Home this Season with Winter Maintenance Tips

As the colder winter weather takes hold across the country, it’s important for homeowners to ensure their heating systems are ready to stand up to the frigid temperatures. To help prevent unexpected breakdowns, American Home Shield, is offering five expert tips to maintain heating systems and help ensure homes stay warm. “Over the last five […]
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History for Sale: Michelangelo’s 16th Century Tuscan Home

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni’s products range from sculptures to painting, poetry, engineering and architectural design, through the refinement of the High Renaissance and into the artistic age of Mannerism. He is considered by many to be the greatest artist of all time, and a major influence for Western Art. In 1549 at the age […]
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How to Reprogram Yourself for Success In 2016

Some people start each day with an early morning jog. Others begin with a cup of coffee and a donut. “Everyone knows that people are creatures of habit,” says wellness expert Scott Morofsky, author of the books “The Daily Breath: Transform Your Life One Breath at a Time” and “Wellativity: In-Powering Wellness Through Communication” www.Wellativity.com. […]
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Four Steps Everyone Should Take Before Holiday Shopping Begins

While millions of shoppers are expected to descend upon shopping centers and malls across the country hoping to cash in on post-Thanksgiving savings, some are deciding to stay home and avoid spending. Half of the respondents to the most recent National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®) online poll revealed that they plan to reduce holiday spending […]
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How Can You Prepare for a Pre-Listing Home Inspection?

A couple of the first questions you may ask once you decide to list your home for sale are: what will a home inspector be looking at and how can I possibly prepare for a home inspection? For answers, we turned to the National Association of Home Inspectors, Inc. (nahi.org) According to the site, much […]
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Millennials Embrace Mobile Apps for Holiday Shopping

A recent holiday survey shared insights on the role mobile plays in holiday shopping, and specifically for millennial shoppers. The Annual Holiday Shopping Survey, conducted by Wanderful Media™, the company behind the Find&Save® cash back shopping app, revealed that of the millennial holiday shoppers, 92% said they use their mobile phones while shopping, compared to […]
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How Household Spending Changes in Retirement

On average, households spend less once they retire—but not all households, and not in the same ways. New research from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that while average spending in retirement falls in the first two years in retirement, nearly half (45.9 percent) of retired households actually spent more than they did […]
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7 Quick Tips to Improve Your Kitchen’s Look

Your kitchen is the heart of your home — and a major selling point. Given its importance, you might consider investing in a remodel to keep your kitchen functional and up to date. Of course, there’s good news if you don’t have that kind of budget: There are lots of cheap, effective ways to improve your […]
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Updating the Kids’ Rooms on a Budget

Whether it’s food, fashion, or especially their rooms, children’s likes, dislikes and tastes are ever changing. “Themed” bedrooms are constantly being outgrown, yet most parents want their kids to have an environment they’ll enjoy spending time in for play, homework, and sleep. No need to break the bank—it’s possible to decorate and equip a child’s […]
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Get ‘Inside Amy Schumer’: See Her $2M Upper West Side Digs

It’s safe to say that Amy Schumer is having a moment. Comedy’s current “It” girl is far from a “Trainwreck” – she picked up her one-bedroom Upper West Side pad for $1.695 million in September of last year and is now relisting for $2.075 million. Located on West 80th Street of Manhattan, the full-floor apartment […]