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YARD AND GARDEN: Change up your holiday plant tradition with amaryllis | Home & Garden
Master Gardener Juanita Sherwood introduces you to amaryllis. By now, Thanksgiving is over and your focus is on Christmas. Maybe you are one of those people who regularly buy a poinsettia or two for yourself, and some as gifts for friends and family. I like at least one for myself and have sometimes bought one of the newer varieties just for a change. I especially like the one that looks like it has been splattered with paint. While poinsettias are a great tradition, there is another holiday plant that you might not want to overlook, both for yourself and as gifts, and that is the amaryllis. Amaryllis bulbs were brought…
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Home Improvement Stocks for The Do-It-Yourselfers
They say that home improvement is a job that’s never truly done. This is especially true now that remote work has quickly become the norm, with this in mind, home improvement stocks are set to soar. People are spending more time at home than ever before. More time around the house means more time spent hanging those shutters, fixing the disposal, or repainting the bathroom. Most of us are constantly spending money on home improvement. 2021 has also been a great year for buying homes. By the time the year ends, Statista expects that 7.1 million homes will be sold. This is one of the highest years ever. Buying a…
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Power Buyers: What To Know About Real Estate’s Buzziest New Buyer Tools
For the past several years, the real estate market has been a twisted game for homebuyers. The ability to secure the perfect home constantly eludes them, as they get crushed by institutional buyers with all-cash hammers, pricked by sellers wielding their power to overprice homes, and sucked into a pipeline of precarious financing. Stefan Peterson | Credit: LinkedIn However, an emerging business model is helping homebuyers win the game — similar to the effect of a single Super Mushroom that transforms Mario from a dwarf to a looming giant; power buyers are imbuing everyday buyers with the capital needed to crush the competition and seal the deal. “What power buyers…
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Luxury Real Estate Agent Daniel Tzinker Joins The Agency South Florida
“I am thrilled to join The Agency family and harness the unique resources and unparalleled marketing tools of this truly global brand,” said Tzinker. LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) November 29, 2021 Global real estate brokerage, The Agency is pleased to announce that seasoned luxury real estate agent, Daniel Tzinker has joined the brokerage’s South Florida office. With more than a decade of industry experience, Tzinker is one of the most accomplished real estate brokers in Miami, achieving a quarter billion in combined sales throughout his career including record-breaking transactions at iconic residential properties including the W South Beach, Indian Creek’s “Billionaire’s Bunker,” Faena, The Miami Beach EDITION, Icon South Beach,…
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Live for free in a house you own (Podcast)
Own a home on the cheap Want to buy a house but don’t want the whole mortgage payment to fall on your shoulders? House hacking may be the answer. As mortgage advisor Ivan Simental explained in a recent episode of The Mortgage Reports Podcast, “The essential goal of house hacking is to live mortgage-free and have other people pay for your mortgage.” Sound intriguing? Let’s dive into this strategy and how it can benefit your home buying and wealth-building goals. Check your home buying options. Start here (Nov 29th, 2021) Listen to Ivan on The Mortgage Reports Podcast! What is house hacking, and how does it work? House hacking is…
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First lady Jill Biden unveils her first White House holiday decorations
East Wing communications director Elizabeth Alexander told CNN the idea for Biden’s theme was to showcase “things that unite and heal, and bring us together.” Biden and the East Wing began planning for the holiday decorations in early summer, narrowing the ideas and beginning to visualize how it would come to fruition. In each of the public rooms of the White House — which remains closed to visitors due to the Covid-19 pandemic — there is an individual representation of the theme. The Library Room, with decorations of butterflies, reflects the “gift of learning,” while the Vermeil Room notes the “gift of the visual arts” with Christmas wreaths made of…
