Ready, Set, Garden

With the wet, rainy reason drawing to a close, now is the time to begin garden planning and preparation. Cool season vegetable and colorful wildflowers are ready to be sown. While the soil is still warm, it’s an ideal time to prep and give your plants an opportunity to get established before the really cold … Read more

5 Ways to Customize Your Home and Make it Stand-Out in a Crowd

Even if you share the same floor plan, roof line and landscape as your neighbor, you can still find ways to stand out from every other home on the block. Beyond making changes to crown molding and accent walls, giving your home a custom look on a limited budget requires planning it requires knowing what … Read more

Homeowner’s Insurance: What Will It Cost?

It’s easy to assume that tragedies and disasters are things that happen only to others—never to ourselves. But the truth is that protecting yourself financially against events like storm damage, fire, wind storms, flooding, earthquakes and even theft or vandalism may mean the difference between keeping your home, or losing it to consequence. Homeowner’s insurance … Read more

Safeco Homeowner’s Insurance

Safeco has been in the business of protecting its customers from financial harm since 1926, offering a broad selection of insurance coverage for autos, motorcycles, watercraft, RVs, and homes. Their unique homeowner’s insurance pricing system includes 30 tiers of coverage, that maximize your payment dollar and cater more closely to your exact and unique needs … Read more

Need to Know about Home Insurance Quotes

One of the primary pieces of advice given to anyone looking to reduce their new home insurance costs is “shop around.” While calling, emailing or going online to garner quotes from a bevy of different insurance companies can be time-consuming, the reward may be saving hundreds of dollars each year on your home insurance costs. … Read more

Homeowners Benefits of Taking Home Insurance

Your home is certainly your castle, and even kings in the days of yore knew that protecting their castles (be it by moat, knight or tar) was part of being a smart owner. These days, marauders may not be as much of an issue, but theft, burglary, natural disasters and the occasional plumbing mishap are … Read more

Western Mutual Homeowner’s Insurance

Western Mutual Insurance Group provides high-level, affordable new home insurance to homeowners in the states of California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. The policies cover damage from a range of events including hail, fire, lightening, vandalism and water damage, as well as losses from theft or malicious mischief. Personal liability insurance covers homeowners … Read more

Basics of the VA Home Loan Program

In some cases, loan limts on VA loans are higher in areas where the housing market is more valuable…

Progressive Homeowner’s Insurance

Since 1937, Progressive has been offering customers peerless and award-winning insurance for automobiles, businesses, motorcycles and homeowners. The company’s homeowners and new home insurance offerings are categorized in an easy-to-understand, straight-forward level system, which clearly outlines the sources of potential damage which are covered by each insurance level. Policies cover the standard dwelling damage, along … Read more

Refinancings Behind Cue as 30-year Fixed Rates Falls to 4.39%

Concerns that the economy may be headed back toward a recession have caused mortgage rates to fall to the lowest levels of the year. For a renewed wave of refinancing, however, rates may have to fall even more. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was down to 4.39% at the end of last … Read more