How rising mortgage rates are driving home renovation

Mortgage rates are beginning to climb back to 7% percent, pushing many prospective home buyers off the market. With warmer weather approaching and homeowners staying put, home renovations may see a surge in demand.

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APCHA opens up home repair grant program to Category 4 homeowners

Steven Miller, a homeowner at Burlingame Ranch Phase I with his wife and their two kids, took advantage of the APCHA Essential Repairs Pilot Grant Program to address plumbing issues in one of the bathrooms in their home.
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Don’t Schedule Home Repairs on This Day of the Week

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If you’re a homeowner, you already know how important it is to keep up with home maintenance and get those repairs done quickly. But whether you’re talking about fixing a leaky faucet or a crack in

Florida man garners millions of TikTok followers for posting clever home repair hacks: ‘A complete accident’

A Florida man has accrued nearly 50 million likes and three million TikTok followers for sharing his simple – but clever – home repair hacks.

The TikTok user, who goes by the childhood name Gator, has posted hundreds of videos.

Florida man becomes TikTok star by “complete accident” posting home repair hacks

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A man from Florida accidentally went viral on TikTok after their clips of home repair hacks quickly became popular and have led to them gaining nearly three million followers.

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An Inspection Doesn’t Equal Home Renovation

Without a professional inspection, no seller knows the exact condition of every aspect of their home. If something troublesome (think termites) turns up, the seller gets

Milwaukee County starts home repair program for city seniors

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  • Milwaukee County launched a Senior Home Repair program for seniors and people with disabilities.
  • The program provides close to $1 million for home repairs, funded through county housing services.
  • The repairs include safety assessments,

Home repairs decrease gun violence in Philadelphia

Over the last two months, two of our friends have been gunned down, Black men whose lives were cut short decades too soon. El-Amin Wilkins was a 47-year-old lifelong Grays Ferry resident who was fighting relentlessly for housing justice with

How to Pay for Home Renovations Without Breaking the Bank

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The home renovation process often starts with something simple, such as a homeowner’s desire to replace the ugly tile in the bathroom that they’ve put up with long enough, or the need to repurpose an unused dining room

Downturn in Home Remodeling May Bottom Out in 2024

Spending for residential improvements and repairs is expected to shrink this year for the first time since 2010, but signs point to some easing of declines by year’s end, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today