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Selling in the Spring Market? Here’s How to Get Your House Ready

Here’s How to Get Your House Ready to Sell in the Spring Market

By Embrace Home Loans Staff / June 1, 2021
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Spring will be here before we know it — and with it comes the bustling housing market. If you’re planning to sell in the spring market, it’s important to start preparing now so your house is ready to make a…

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Get an Early Start with These 6 Spring Maintenance Tasks

By Embrace Home Loans Staff / March 12, 2019
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Spring can be hard to imagine, even in March. Whether you’re looking at a foot or more of snow on the ground, or mountains of it in melting in the parking lots of your local shopping center, spring really is…

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The 8 Most Common Unexpected Costs of Homeownership (and How to Prepare!)

By Aly Yale / January 29, 2019
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If you’re on the hunt for a home, you’re likely well aware of listing prices, down payments, and maybe even closing costs. But as expensive as those all are, they’re not the end of your homeownership costs. In fact, they’re…

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Must-Do Winter Home Maintenance Tasks

By Aly Yale / January 21, 2019
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The cold weather has rolled in and winter is officially here. Have you taken the time to protect your home from the season’s harsh conditions? If not, it’s time to do so — before the cold weather impacts your property,…

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Prep for the Seasonal Shift: Your November Home To-Do List

By Aly Yale / November 1, 2018
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Somehow, it’s already November and the holidays, winter, and even the New Year are almost upon us. Have you started prepping your home? With colder weather coming in — not to mention those in-laws and out-of-town guests — the time…

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Painting Your Home Exterior

By Aly Yale / October 3, 2018
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With the air brisk and the temperature finally cooling off, now’s the perfect time of year to handle those bigger, outdoor home maintenance tasks and to-dos.   Number one on the list? Re-paint your home’s exterior. Whether you’re listing your…

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The Best Affordable House Cleaning Services

By Aly Yale / March 22, 2018
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Let’s face it: we’re all busy. We’ve got jobs, kids to take care of, and errands to run. We don’t have time to clean every nook in cranny in our homes—nor do we want to. Thankfully, house cleaning services abound…

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