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Curb appeal is all about making the exterior of your home welcoming, attractive, and enticing to buyers. It's about highlighting your property's outdoor space, to make your home as appealing as possible to everyone who pulls up to your curb for the first time.  As a seller, taking curb appeal into account can be incredibly important. To visitors and potential buyers, your home's outdoor appearance can be a major factor in how valuable they perceive a property to be, and how enthusiastic they are about making an offer. If buyers can't immediately envision themselves living in and enjoying a home from the outside, there's no guarantee that seeing the rest of the property will change their minds. 

As the third most-populous metro area in the United States, Chicago has an amount of automobile traffic rivaled by few. Fortunately, the city is home to an incredibly expansive commuter rail network. Metra has its flaws, as any regular rider can tell you. But having a credible alternative to hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic (the reality in many American cities), even from some of the most far-flu...

For many people, home is a place to get away from it all. But at the same time, it's also the spot where you bring over friends and family, hold movie nights, host neighborhood events, share meals, play games, and so much more. For many, owning a home is all about hosting and entertaining — and it's important to make sure your new space is up to the task of holding the soirees you've always dreamed about.  For recent buyers settling into a fresh space, finding the perfect arrangement and decor for your entertaining areas can be a big step in making that new place feel more like home. Here are six tips to consider as you start laying out a home with entertaining in mind: 

During a beautiful Chicagoland summer, many of us head outside, hoping to spend as much time as possible in the great outdoors. After all, what could be better on a sunny summer day than walking barefoot through your freshly cut lawn, or looking out at your pristine landscaping from the shade and comfort of a perfectly arranged patio?  Lawn and garden care are home tasks that become particularly important during the summer months. With less rainfall and harsher heat settling in for the season, keeping your green areas looking verdant can become more of a challenge. At the same time, keeping up your property's landscaping during the summer can be vital for helping you get ready for the tough fall and winter weather that's still to come.
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