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If you’re planning a deck project – building, repairing, or cleaning and staining – here is helpful, timely advice.

Homebuyers might think that builders don’t much care for outside brokers and agents. That’s not true, especially in a rebounding market.

Charlotte’s housing market, historically, doesn’t see the sharp seasonal ups and downs that are common in other areas. And for the past couple of years, seasonal swings have all but disappeared.

A landlord can stick a “For Rent” sign in the yard of the house or apartment complex where you’re renting, even as you’re keeping up on your monthly payments.

Parade of Homes, the showcase of new models hosted by Charlotte’s homebuilders, kicks off this weekend and continues on three-day weekends through April 28.

Most of us, sooner or later, will have to make decisions about how we’ll spend the last chapters of our lives. Should we give up the big house for a place in an active adult community? Later, will we know when we require regular assistance?

Potential sellers not only want to get top dollar for their homes. They also want to have lots of choices when they go shopping for a place. They don’t always find them these days.

Ninety percent of recent buyers were happy with their homes – but, you know, they really would like larger closets and more storage.

The aesthetics and function of a home are more important to us than the amount of space we have, according to a new survey by Better Homes and Gardens.

A reader asked about how to remove the mothball odor from items that had been stored with mothballs for decades. I have a few ideas.

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Allen Norwood
Allen Norwood writes on Home design, do-it-yourself and real estate for The Charlotte Observer. His column appears each Saturday.