IAS360 House Price Index shows bright spots at the individual county level with 75 of the 360 counties showing month to month improvement in September

IAS360 House Price Index Reports a National Decline of 0.2% for August

Abraham Lincoln is one of America's best-loved presidents. Known for his bold efforts to end slavery and to hold the nation together during a four-year civil war, the 16th president was assassinated on April 15, 1865, less than one week after the end of that war. He remains a favored subject of historians and the public alike.

A massive Philadelphia Home Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center is starting this Saturday at the Philadelphia Convention Center where visitors and homeowners can go and borrow home improvement and remodeling ideas from 500 experts.

Many people have asked the Red Cross for information and suggestions about how to prevent water pipes in the home from freezing, and how to thaw them if they do freeze. The following information is provided to address those questions.

1. Increase your home's "Curb Appeal" before you list it for sale. - The old saying "You only have one chance to make a first impression" is true, and that is also how prospective buyers will view your Florida home when you go to sell it. Most buyers decide what properties they are interested in by driving through neighborhoods and looking at other places for sale...

Ace Hardware's National Home Improvement Expert Offers Simple Solutions to Add Value to the Home.

Almost every homeowner has called on their local handyman to take care of the little irritants around the house - a squeaky door, a dripping faucet, replacing the now non functioning ceiling fan or to do some home improvement. While these jobs certainly improve quality of life for a time, the folks at Cincinnati-based Handyman Connection suggest there are a few things a competent home improvement contractor can do that will enhance your quality of life long-term.

Warmer spring temperatures naturally make most homeowners think about the summer season ahead: home improvement. This spring, don't just think about it. Use the milder weather to get your property in tip-top shape so you can relax once the sunny days arrive. Spring is a good time for home improvement.

This May is National Home Improvement Month, and appropriately so. The last few weeks of spring traditionally mark the time when homeowners throughout the United States prepare to tackle the first of their summer home improvement and remodeling projects.

You've seen it on TV thousands of times. Flip this house. Flip that house and so on. It's been all over television for the past few years. At the same time you've been getting postcards in the mail and seen advertisements in the newspaper to attend the seminars that will teach you how to do it. You've probably been to at least one of those seminars as I think half the country has.