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Midcentury Spaces by Seattle Interior Designers & Decorators Heidi Caillier Design Your Checklist for Quick Houseguest Prep - Your Checklist for Quick Houseguest Prep - Job Growth to Finally Boost Homebuilding? - The Hot, New Company Benefit: Student Debt Repayment - Study Finds Majority of Millennials Have $1,000 or Less in Savings - Half of all U.S. renters are over 40 - 8 Surprising Predictors of Housing Prices - Tiny Huts, Cabins and Modular Houses for Remote Living Enjoy!

Spaces by Little Rock Interior Designers & Decorators Tobi Fairley Interior Design Budget Decorator: 15 Shortcuts to Holiday Style - Budget Decorator: 15 Shortcuts to Holiday Style - Experts Share Real Estate Trends To Watch Out For In 2016 - Nearly Half of Renters Put Too Much Toward Rent - FHA Announces New Loan Limits - Atherton's ZIP code still contains the nation's priciest real estate - Santa Clara University snaps up Zazzle building in $25 million deal - 9 Ways to Define Spaces in an Open Floor Plan Enjoy!

Traditional Entry by Chesterland Design-Build Firms R. B. Schwarz, Inc. To-Dos: Your December Home Checklist - To-Dos: Your December Home Checklist - Americans Spent More on Housing, Health Care Last Year - 40 percent of young adults who live on their own still get money from parents - Lack of Affordable Options Will Drive First-Time Buyers Out to the Suburbs in 2016 - Growing Economy Will Lead to Rising Interest Rates Soon - Palo Alto prepares to ban two-story homes in Greer Park North - 16 Little Indulgences to Enhance Your Every Day Enjoy!

Contemporary Kitchen by Eden Prairie Tile, Stone & Countertops Cambria Cabinets 101: How to Get the Storage You Want - Cabinets 101: How to Get the Storage You Want - Average Down Payments Rise as Housing Demand Increases - Rising interest rates won’t hurt home prices, at first - What role do commute times play in the Bay Area housing market? - Buyers Bought Bigger Homes in 2015 - One in Three Regret DIYing a Home Improvement Project - 10 Home Projects to Work On Over Your Holiday Weekend Enjoy!

Traditional Landscape by Kennett Square Photographers www.KarlGercens.com 7 Best Plant Types for Creating Privacy and How to Use Them - 7 Best Plant Types for Creating Privacy and How to Use Them - Higher interest rates lower California housing affordability in third quarter - FHA Eases Condo Project Approval Requirements - Down Payment for Home Not a Top Priority for Renters - New life for Milpitas' Serra Center? Owner floats big mixed-use plans at old-school strip mall - Holiday events 2015: Bay Area tree lightings, ice rinks and more - Kitchen Confidential: All Good in the Hood Enjoy!

Midcentury Dining Room by Minneapolis Architects & Building Designers Peterssen/Keller Architecture What to Consider When Lighting Your Home -What to Consider When Lighting Your Home - Key reasons why 2016 is a good time to buy a home - Coldwell Banker Real Estate Releases Most Extensive Home Listing Report In U.S., Ranking Average Home Price In 2,700 Markets - 'It's starting to feel a little bit like 2007': Why Oakland risks missing out on the boom - Milpitas council to review future housing, retail near Great Mall - Quicken Loans: Perception Gap Between Homeowner and Appraiser Valuation Narrows Slightly - 9 Design Details You Might Have Overlooked Enjoy!

Contemporary Dining Room by London Architects & Building Designers Scenario Architecture Houzz Tour: Radical Renovation Doubles Floor Space - Houzz Tour: Radical Renovation Doubles Floor Space - Experts: California home sales will rise in 2016 - $2M for 180 square foot home in Palo Alto exemplifies insanity of Peninsula real estate - Today's Hot Real Estate Markets - Will They Be Hot Tomorrow? - Builders’ Big Problem: Shortage of Good Lots - Two Bay Area men arrested for Craigslist rental scam - Kitchen Confidential: 10 Ways to Promote Aging in Place Enjoy!

Beach Style Living Room by Jacksonville Interior Designers & Decorators Andrew Howard Interior Design Before You Roast Those Chestnuts, Make Sure You've Got a Clean Chimney - Before You Roast Those Chestnuts, Make Sure You've Got a Clean Chimney - Mountain View's minimum wage headed to $15 by 2018 - When Apple Employees Move In, Housing Prices Go Up - Fed again delays interest rate hike - Delivering On The Promise  Of Connected Homes - Housing Will Still Expand Despite Economic Weakness - 10 Reasons to Embrace White Walls Enjoy!

Transitional Living Room by San Francisco Architects & Building Designers Nick Noyes Architecture Room of the Day: That Chic Hotel-Lobby Look -  Room of the Day: That Chic Hotel-Lobby Look - Apple Continues Silicon Valley Expansion - Bay Area first: Wood-burning heating devices to be banned in new homes - What a trip to Silicon Valley taught me - Bay Area home sales surge as buyers roll into the suburbs - Alameda: Demand for city's commercial properties likely to rise -  12 Very Useful Things I've Learned From Designers

Living Room by Salt Lake City Photographers Lucy Call World of Design: See How 7 Families Live in Multigenerational Homes - World of Design: See How 7 Families Live in Multigenerational Homes -  C.A.R. Releases 2016 California Housing Market Forecast -  Getting a mortgage may take longer under new rules -  Advice on Lending to Adult Children -  Sound Off: When is an offer date a bad idea? -  Construction Workers ‘Left the Business and They Didn’t Come Back’ -  13 Storage Solutions to Banish the Clutter Enjoy!

Contemporary Kids by Scottsdale Interior Designers & Decorators J & J Design Group, LLC. 9 Pro Tips to Create a Long-Lasting Kids’ Room - 9 Pro Tips to Create a Long-Lasting Kids’ Room - 6 Things That Determine How Fast A Home Will Sell -  Anderson Forecast Projects Higher Housing Costs -  Meet the Hipster Real Estate Developers Building for Millennials  -  The answer for affordable housing? Single-family homes -  3 reasons fall is a great time to buy a home -  10 Tips for Planning a Galley Kitchen Enjoy!

Victorian Spaces by London Photographers Chris Snook Lush, Foodie Abundance in a Small Urban Garden -  Lush, Foodie Abundance in a Small Urban Garden -  Forbes 400: California Dominates List of Billionaires - Silicon Valley Employers Focus on Housing - Economists: Bay Area Nears Full Employment, Housing Market May Get Even Tougher - In U.S. Home Prices, an East-West Divide - Redfin Fall Housing Outlook Sees Healthy Buyer Demand; Steady Price and Sales Growth - 10 Rooms That Show You Don’t Need to Move to Get More Space Enjoy!

Modern Exterior by Boston Architects & Building Designers Hickox Williams Architects, Inc. Your Fall Home Maintenance Checklist -  Your Fall Home Maintenance Checklist - "Silicon Valley" is moving farther and farther from Silicon Valley -  Uber Purchases Oakland's Former Sears Building, Plans Major HQ Expansion -  Santa Clara County to bolster homeless housing in time for winter storms -  6 Advantages of Real Estate Investing for Savvy Entrepreneurs -  Study Reveals What “Green” Means to Home Buyers -  How to Create a Play Area That Looks Good Too Enjoy! 

Modern Home Office by New York Architects & Building Designers Incorporated Healthy Home: 8 Ways to Add a Standing Desk -  Healthy Home: 8 Ways to Add a Standing Desk - California Home Sales Cool in August as Price Gains Temper - The Battle Over Prized Land Under Silicon Valley's Trailer Parks -  Drought Dogs Developers in California's Soaring Housing Market -  Larry Ellison group buys hotel in downtown Palo Alto -  How to Spot a Bad HOA -  10 Furniture Essentials for Small Spaces Enjoy!

Beach Style Bedroom by Atlanta Interior Designers & Decorators Carter Kay Interiors The Art of the Window: 10 Ways to Love Draperies -  The Art of the Window: 10 Ways to Love Draperies - Why a Stronger Housing Sector Isn’t Boosting the U.S. Economy That Much - Rising home prices aren't all good news   -  Should We Buy a Home Now or Keep Renting? -  Why Is Home Building Lagging Job Creation? REALTORS®, Builders Disagree -  Appraiser / Homeowner Value Gap Widens -  13 Ways to Create the Illusion of Room Height Enjoy!

Contemporary Kitchen by London Kitchen & Bath Designers Roundhouse 8 Architectural Tricks to Enhance an Open-Plan Space - 8 Architectural Tricks to Enhance an Open-Plan Space - Four Homeownership Myths to Avoid - Natural Disaster Housing Risk Report Offers Interesting Real Estate Insight - East Palo Alto: Life on the other side of Silicon Valley's tracks  - U.S. Construction Spending Hits a New Post-Recession High - CBRE Global adds to bulging Sunnyvale property portfolio - Design Solutions for Oddly Shaped Backyards Enjoy!

Southwestern Closet by Dallas Interior Designers & Decorators Astleford Interiors, Inc. Professional Tips for Cleaning and Organizing Your Closet - Professional Tips for Cleaning and Organizing Your Closet - Homeowners caught in affordability squeeze, are staying put, REALTOR® survey finds - Bay Area adds 24,700 jobs in July - A Map of Gentrification in the Bay Area - Finally, Some Good News About the California Drought - Renting Less Affordable than Ever Before - Photo Flip: 77 Front Doors to Welcome You Home Enjoy!

Scandinavian Spaces by Vancouver Interior Designers & Decorators Shift Interiors 5 Ways to Pare Down Your Stuff — Before It Gets in the Door - 5 Ways to Pare Down Your Stuff — Before It Gets in the Door -  Bay Area real estate: Busiest summer since downturn -  Boomerang home buyers poised to return to market with a roar -  Why Won't You Be My Neighbor? -  Silicon Valley Trailer Park Set To Be Sold -  Beyond Silicon Valley: Top emerging startup markets in the U.S. -  10 Ways to Make the Most of Your Side Yard Enjoy!

Mediterranean Entry by Garden Grove Photographers V.I.Photography & Design Landscape Paving 101: Tiles Bring Bold Color and Pattern -  Landscape Paving 101: Tiles Bring Bold Color and Pattern -  Growth in Spring Home Prices Leads to Sizable Drop in California Housing Affordability -  Shifting Trends in Real Estate Investments -  Allen Matkins/UCLA survey reveals what developers think of the Silicon Valley real estate market -  Study: Property values increase in areas where Trader Joe's locates -  Gap Between Appraiser and Homeowner Perceptions Doubled in July -  10 Gorgeous Courtyards From Mod to Moroccan Enjoy!

Eclectic Bedroom - Source List: 20 Tiles That Make a Statement - Buying a home? Here's some good news - 13 Tips to Make Moving Slightly Less Hellish   - Housing flipping: It's riskier but more lucrative - 400 Years of American Houses, Visualized - Why Millennials Are Dominating the Housing Market - 7 Reasons to Include a Little Gloss in Your Decor Enjoy!

Craftsman Exterior by Oakland Real Estate Agents The Home Co. 9 Ways to Calm New-Home Jitters -  9 Ways to Calm New-Home Jitters - The Shaky Foundation For U.S. Housing-Price Growth - California's drought spurs unexpected effect: Eco-friendly development - Housing supply falls further, feeding prices - Where Rents Are Eating Up a Bigger Share of Income - Senate Expected to Pass C.A.R.-opposed Highway Bill -  Can You Spot the TV? Enjoy!

Modern Exterior by Topanga Design-Build Firms Glynn Designbuild, Inc. California Says Goodbye to the Sprawling Ornamental Lawn - California Says Goodbye to the Sprawling Ornamental Lawn - Building Permits, Housing Starts Rise in June - As more Americans buy homes, will it ease the strain on renters?  - Boomers Competing With Millennials for U.S. Urban Rental Housing - How to buy a home in a seller’s  market - Is the US housing  market  the best story in the global economy right now? - 8 Ways Colored Floors Can Boost Your Design Enjoy!

Contemporary Living Room by Sydney Interior Designers & Decorators Arent&Pyke 10 Ways to Make Your Place Feel More Spacious - 10 Ways to Make Your Place Feel More Spacious - Look Back at Real Estate Market Shows That Timing Matters - Apple might be soon taking a bite of San Jose. - Tech companies, real estate market may feel jolt of China's dropping stock market - 4 Ways To Screen Your Landlord Before Signing A Lease - What a rate hike may mean for housing - 8 Ways to Create a Neighborly Front Yard Enjoy!

Tropical Landscape by Key West Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers Craig Reynolds Landscape Architecture Lush Gardens With Low Water Needs - Lush Gardens With Low Water Needs - All-Cash Share of U.S. Home Purchases Drops in May -  Improving Economy and Job Growth Draw Buyers Back to Housing Market -  Finally: San Jose Starts to Capitalize on Tech Boom -  54 Percent of American adults living with friends or relatives plan to move out within a year -  Harsh reality for young home buyers -  Landscape Paving 101: How to Use Brick for Your Path or Patio Enjoy!

Traditional Kitchen by Santa Barbara Interior Designers & Decorators Beth Dana Design Simple Pleasures: The Art of Being Neighborly - Simple Pleasures: The Art of Being Neighborly - The 20 Hottest U.S. Real Estate Markets in June 2015 - How tech workers are shaping the market nationwide - Do Home Builders Understand What Buyers Want? - Zillow: Coastal California house prices may decline as mortgage rates rise -  Bay Area Income Gap Now More Than $250,000 Between Top and Bottom -  10 Great Design Moves for a Small Courtyard Enjoy!

Contemporary Deck by Other Metro Architects & Building Designers paul oosthuizen architects 20 Outstanding Outdoor Living Rooms -  20 Outstanding Outdoor Living Rooms -  Rising Mortgage Rates to Test Housing Market’s Strength -  MBA's Stevens: We are in the middle of a housing crisis -  The housing market's new pain: Rising inequality -  Silicon Valley Needs Three World Trade Centers Worth Of New Office Space This Year -  My Home Passed Inspection, So It’s Perfect, Right? -  15 Refreshing Ideas for a Bathroom Makeover Enjoy!

Eclectic Spaces by Hershey Photographers Amy Renea Yes, You Can Grow Food in a Shady Yard - Yes, You Can Grow Food in a Shady Yard - TransUnion Reports 1.5 Million Boomerang Buyers Could Re-Enter Housing Market in Next Three Years - Is Getting a Mortgage Easier Than Consumers Think? - Homeowners Can Spend More Than $9,000 Per Year in Hidden Homeownership Costs, Maintenance Expenses - Court: California Cities Can Require Developers To Build Affordable Housing - What Happens to Home Prices When Technologists Come to Town - Court: California Cities Can Require Developers To Build Affordable Housing - What Happens to Home Prices When Technologists Come to Town - Bathroom Planning: Which Vanity Will Work for You? Enjoy!

Midcentury Exterior by Nashville Architects & Building Designers William Johnson Architect Get Away From It All in a ‘Glamper’ - Get Away From It All in a ‘Glamper’ - California bounces back as No. 7 economy in world - San Francisco takes another run at regulating Airbnb Where the Housing Crisis Continues - Prolonged Housing Crisis Diminishes Confidence in the American Dream - 5 Ways Families Can Ease the Stress of Moving Day -  Precast Concrete Pavers Make a Versatile Surface in the Garden Enjoy!

Transitional Patio by South Pasadena Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers June Scott Design To-Dos: Your June Home Checklist - To-Dos: Your June Home Checklist - Why owners often overestimate their home's market value - U.S. Home Prices Set for a Fall in 2017? - Impact of Facebook Inc on real estate in California’s Menlo Park - Are you in a buyer's or seller's housing market? - 10 Cool Things to Do With Concrete in Your House  Enjoy!

Scandinavian Spaces by Vancouver Interior Designers & Decorators Andrea McLean Design Office Room of the Day: Garage Is Transformed Into a Dreamy Studio (Dedicated to CE & EE)  - Room of the Day: Garage Is Transformed Into a Dreamy Studio -  Time for some data from yours truly :) - Rents Gallop Past Home Values in April - U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 3 Percent in April to 18-Month High Driven by Rising Bank   Repossessions - Silicon Valley Exodus Is Real, Even Techies Can’t Afford The Bay Area Anymore - Shedding our inhibitions about the backyard shed - The Allure of a Well-Designed Carport Enjoy!

Contemporary Garage And Shed by Louisville Design-Build Firms Studio Shed How to Add a Backyard Shed for Storage or Living - How to Add a Backyard Shed for Storage or Living - Consumer Information: Beware Rental Listing Scams - The Urban Housing Crunch Costs the U.S. Economy About $1.6 Trillion a Year - Drought: The psychology of why some people aren't saving water - Minimum Wage in U.S. Cities Not Enough to Afford Rent, Report Says - Freddie Mac: Rising rents aren’t pushing residents to homeownership - Design Workshop: Is an In-Law Unit Right for Your Property? Enjoy!

Traditional Dining Room by Other Metro Home Builders Borges Brooks Builders Your Guide to Common Light Fixtures — and How to Use Them - Your Guide to Common Light Fixtures — and How to Use Them - Housing affordability at forefront of CA REALTOR® concerns - Real Estate Investing Opportunities in Assisted Living - The homebuying season is here: Six things to know this spring - More Millennials Renting, But Just As Many Want To Own - Signs Indicate More Wage Growth is Coming, But It Can Still Be Tough to Accurately Predict - 10 Designs Bring Theatrical Drama to the Garden Enjoy!

Eclectic Deck by Petaluma Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers Steve Masley Consulting and Design 11 Essential Herbs for Your Edible Garden (Dedicated to CW) - 11 Essential Herbs for Your Edible Garden - As Housing Market Improves, Investors Shift to Multifamily Investments - Seller's market: Bay Area real estate deal-making accelerates - Housing market hot, but there will be pullback: Redfin CEO - The trailer parks of Silicon Valley - Apple on Silicon Valley leasing spree as deals bubble up on bevy of buildings - Let's Walk Through the Latest Door Trends Enjoy!

Beach Style Living Room by Providence Interior Designers & Decorators Kate Jackson Design To-Dos: Your May Home Checklist -  To-Dos: Your May Home Checklist - California's Hot 5: The Fastest-Moving Housing Markets - Rent Will Remain Too High for the Foreseeable Future - Why California faces 'lost generation' of home buyers - Silicon Valley Tech Geeks’ Newest Neighbor? The Urban Farmer - Los Gatos-Saratoga: Assessor's assessment: Silicon Valley market booming -  17 Outstanding Outdoor Rooms Enjoy!

Contemporary Living Room by Los Angeles Home Stagers | MARSHALL DESIGN GROUP | Building Permits: The Final Inspection - Building Permits: The Final Inspection - California Pending Sales Increase in March - Sellers Still Rule in Bay Area; Gaining Power in Denver, Seattle, Dallas-Fort Worth - Farming And Tech: Two Sides Of California Converging To Bring More To The Table - New-Home Prices Are on Fire - The Geography of Well-Being - If You Want to Buy a Home, Here’s What You Need to Do Now -  13 Extra-Cool Things to Do With a Backyard Enjoy!

Contemporary Living Room by Manchester UK Home Builders dwelle. Ask an Expert: What Is Your Ultimate Space-Saving Trick? - Ask an Expert: What Is Your Ultimate Space-Saving Trick? - House-hunting? Hurry. Homes in California are moving faster - Analysts Still Hold High Hopes for Housing Recovery in 2015 - Home Buyers Should Do Their Homework When Shopping for a Mortgage - Think Bay Area Rent Is High? Rents Are Rising Everywhere Faster Than Inflation, Experts Say It’s Going To Get Worse - Bay Area residents slam plan to phase out high-polluting fireplaces - 10 Ideas for a Creative, Water-Conscious Yard Enjoy!

Rustic Exterior by Berkeley Architects & Building Designers Arkin Tilt Architects Building Permits: What to Know About Green Building and Energy Codes -  Building Permits: What to Know About Green Building and Energy Codes -  The Compromises Millennials Make to Be Homeowners -  Report Finds Homebuying Pays Off Fast -  Why the math on homeownership is not motivating renters -  Bay Area fireplace phase-out could cost Sonoma County  (Santa Clara County, too)  residents thousands of dollars  -  The strongest and weakest housing markets of 2015 -  How to Grow Your Own Sweet Summer Crops Enjoy!

Eclectic Living Room by New York Photographers Rikki Snyder Easy Green: Big and Small Ways to Be More Water-Wise at Home - Easy Green: Big and Small Ways to Be More Water-Wise at Home - Baby boomers, flush with stock gains, drive record vacation home sales - New Homes Increasingly Offer Efficiency, Sustainable Features - Bay Area Is Almost Rock-Bottom in U.S. for Housing Creation - Priced out: New housing froth discourages buyers - HUD’s Castro: We want alternatives to traditional credit scoring   - 15 Great Ideas for a Lawn-Free Yard Enjoy!