While showing homes to buyers, thisquestion is popping up more and more: œWhat is within walking distance?

Home buyers are now looking for walkability, and they are willing to pay for it, according to a recent study. This change in attitude represents a major shift in priorities evolving over the past 20 years. Young adults are in the [...]

I know it's hard to think about with this snow, but in just a few months, it will be time to start thinking about getting your yard ready for summer and planting some more shade trees. [...]

It feels like my kitchen remodel has been going on forever, and it has, pushing two months now. Luckily, the cabinets and granite are in now and it is finally feeling like the end is in site. The granite instillation is more complicated and fun than I thought so I wanted I would share the process so you know all that is [...]

We have now been living with the remodel for 5 weeks and believe me, are ready for it to be done. Unfortunately it looks like we won't be finished until early December now and not back upstairs in time for Thanksgiving which was our original goal. If things had gone as planned, the electricians would have come first, followed by the plumber, [...]

When we started our Berkeley kitchen remodel, we thought picking out the countertops would be one of the easier steps. I figured you would just walk in, pick out the counter you want and that would be it. So after taking a quick look at Home Depot and not seeing the look we were going for, it was off to the granite warehouses around town and [...]

When my wife and I bought our house a couple years ago, we started counting down the days until I could tear down the wall dividing the kitchen from the living room and open the entire living area up to one huge, open room. We bought the house from the original owner and while she had taken great care of it all these years, it still looked [...]