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Ideal Neighborhoods For First Time Buyers In Denver
Anyone looking for housing in the Denver area knows at least two things: 1) home prices are high, and 2) there’s not a
Neighborhood Home Sales: 4 Things You Can Learn
Learn about your home from other home sales in your neighborhood. If you're not planning on selling, a neighbor's home sale can give you insight for future.
How Neighborhoods Influence Our Lives & Futures
Just as the home itself matters for its residents, the social environment of neighborhoods impact health outcomes. While physical components of neighborhoods are known to impact health, such as distance to resources like day care, schools and medical facilities, a growing body of research has found that the social environment is instrumental in health as …
How Do Rich Neighborhoods Exist So Close to Poor Ones?
The research of the Harvard economist Raj Chetty shows that the scale of inequality is incredibly small.
Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life
Some places lift children out of poverty. Others trap them there. Now cities are trying to do something about the difference.
The Institutionalization of Neighborhoods—What Would Euclid Say?
Residential neighborhoods are faced with looming zoning issues that arguably threaten the very fabric of traditional single-family neighborhoods.
How to Tell If a Neighborhood Is Right for You
When shopping for a new home, you have to consider more than just the house itself. You want to live...
10 Easy Ways To Raise Your Neighborhood's Value
Overview<br>Location, location, location. No matter what you do to improve your property, your neighborhood will always have a say in the value of your home. Redoing your bathroom, throwing on a fresh coat of paint or replacing your roof may be obvious steps in making your home more appealing, but no cosmetic improvements will increase its market worth if no one wants to live in your neighborhood. With the housing market in its current sad state, it's the perfect time to embrace…
How to Start a Neighborhood Watch in Your Homeowners Association
Does your homeowners association have a neighborhood watch program in effect? There are issues that signal it may be time to start one. Learn how!
How Many People Are at Risk of Losing Their Homes in Your Neighborhood?
Evictions are returning, and more than six million households are behind on rent.
How to be a white neighbor in a black neighborhood
Don’t come in with a savior mentality hitched to your moving truck. Don’t start your own block club; join the existing one.
How to Choose the Right Neighborhood for Your New Home
By Kara Masterson Choosing the right neighborhood is a concern that no prospective homeowner can ignore. From commute times to safety and security, knowing what to look for can make selecting the bes...
Why the Middle-Class Black Neighborhood Doesn’t Exist in the White Imagination
Stereotypes about spaces can be stronger than stereotypes about people.
Trulia Is Building An Encyclopedia of Neighborhoods. What Could Go Wrong?
What to Look For When Searching For a Neighborhood
How to Pick a Neighborhood to Live In The process of buying a home can be incredibly exciting. Imagining you and your family living in a new, better space
Why Tear Down a Perfectly Good House?
Have You Ever Seen a “Teardown Neighborhood”? I gotta say… I really am NOT a fan of that trend. And I don’t see how it makes sense. I think the only way it CAN make sense is if one completely dismisses the potential of a BRILLIANT REMODEL! And why would one do something like that? …
Your Ideal Buyer is Not Your Ideal Buyer
It's time to forget about the idea of an "ideal buyer." That's right, forget about it.
How to Unhaunt your House & Neighborhood
• Welcome trick-or-treaters at home by turning on your exterior lights. Leave your porch lights off if you won’t be home or do not want any ghosts coming to your door. • Remove objects from y…
How to change US housing to hit Paris Agreement goals
Smaller housing, denser neighborhoods, and heat pumps are key.
Why we need more walkable neighborhoods
Walkable places aren’t just more convenient – they’re more valuable. According to a new study by Smart Growth America, walkable neighborhoods in cities are economically stronger…
How To Find The Next 'Hot Neighborhood' In Your Area
Every savvy real estate investor wants to get in on the next hot neighborhood before it pops. We've got tips on how you can get ahead of the curve.
