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  • A water closet in a bathroom.
    Buyers What Is a Water Closet? What Homebuyers Should Know
    What is a water closet? Learn what the term means, how it differs from a bathroom, and what homebuyers should know about this popular bathroom feature.
  • A flex room in a house.
    Buyers What Is a Flex Room, And Is It a Must-Have for Buyers?
    What is a flex room, and is it a must-have or just a nice bonus in your home search? Find out how it could change the way you shop for a home.
  • An image of a bonus room in a home
    Buyers What Is a Bonus Room? Uses, Value, and Why It Isn’t a Bedroom
    What is a bonus room? Learn how bonus rooms differ from bedrooms, whether they add value, and the most popular ways homeowners use them.
  • A mother in law suite.
    Buyers What Is a Mother-in-Law Suite, and Should I Consider Adding One?
    What is a mother-in-law suite? If you have multiple generations (or roommates) living at home, it might be the right choice to add one!
  • A dual master suite.
    Buyers Dual Master Suites: Perfect for Your Snoring Spouse and Full House?
    A home with dual master suites comes with two separate and spacious master bedrooms with their own en suite bathrooms, usually at opposite sides of the home.
  • smoking and real estate values
    Buyers Does Smoking Inside a Home Affect Its Value? Considering Smoking and Real Estate Values: Should You Still Buy It?
    We’ve researched all the ways smoking and real estate values intersect, the costs involved, and how smoking indoors could potentially affect a home sale.
  • The interior of a home, where you might attend an open house and need to know the do's and don'ts.
    Buyers The Homebuyer’s Definitive Guide to Open House Do’s and Don’ts
    Open houses can help buyers get a sense of the potential homes for sale in their area and what the market looks like. These open house do’s and don’ts will help you make the most of your search.
  • An image of a house surrounded by trees.
    Buyers Why a House Surrounded by Trees Might be Too Shady: Fire Risk, Falling Limbs, and No Grass
    A house surrounded by trees has privacy and shade, but the drawbacks include problems growing grass and the risk of falling trees and branches in a storm.
  • A house with an open floor plan.
    Buyers Should You Consider Open Floor Plans for Your New Home?
    Open floor plans are incredibly popular among architects and builders, but what do you need to know about them as a buyer? Let’s dig into the basics (and specifics).
  • A cigarette in a smoker's house.
    Buyers I’m Thinking About Buying a Smoker’s House. What Do I Need to Know?
    Are you buying a smoker’s house? Where there’s smoke, there’s fire; in this case, the “fire” is the cost to mitigate health hazards caused by cigarette smoke.