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Shorewest, REALTORS® Guide to Selling Your Home While Living with Pets

With six in 10 Americans owning some kind of pet, there’s a huge chance you could be living with a furry (or scaly) friend while trying to sell your home. Here are some great tips to help your pet feel …
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Easy and Inexpensive Home Improvement Ideas from Shorewest

Part of owning a home is making it beautiful and functional to live in, and this can involve expensive remodeling! At Shorewest, we’ve hunted down some of the best home improvement ideas from around the web that won’t break the …
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Categories: Home Improvement


Shorewest’s June Checklist for a Refreshed Summer Home

Schools are coming to a close, vacations are being planned, and we’ve had a taste of summer weather in Wisconsin. Use these seven great tips to freshen up your home for the summer season. Swap out seasonal dishes and decorations. …
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The Best Ways to Allergy-Proof Your Home from Shorewest, REALTORS®

It’s spring allergy season in southeastern Wisconsin, and many people are suffering from the uncomfortable symptoms that allergies bring each year. Use these tips to prevent each room in your house from irritating any family members or visitors. They’ll thank …
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Help Save the Earth (and Some Cash) With These Green Home Tips

What better way to start saving money than by helping create an eco-friendly home? Use these tips to start saving the environment from your own house. Change your air filters regularly. Dirty filters make your heating and cooling systems work …
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Visit Shorewest, REALTORS® at the Home and Garden Show, March 15-24

The annual REALTORS® Home and Garden Show 2013 has arrived and is open March 15-24 at the Wisconsin Expo Center in State Fair Park. To get information on tickets, parking, and other general tips, please see the Home and Garden …
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Shorewest, REALTORS® Home Tasks for Spring

Spring officially starts this month and every day is closer to warmer weather, green grass and new life. While spring seems far away from southeastern Wisconsin right now, there are some great spring maintenance tips to keep in mind as …
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Thinking About Remodeling? Use Shorewest’s Kitchen Trend Forecast to Update Your Home

Throughout the United States, kitchen remodeling is one of the top two jobs for large-scale home improvement. If you’re thinking about upgrading your kitchen, look at these six trends from HomeThangs.com, a popular home improvement superstore. Modern look — More kitchens …
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Shorewest Report: Remodeling is on the Rise

Since the housing bubble burst, spending on home improvements decreased dramatically. Now that the housing recovery is in full swing, we are seeing homeowners start to spend on new remodeling projects. In fact, spending on home improvements increased 9% in …
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How to Stage Your Home for Winter — INFOGRAPHIC by Shorewest, REALTORS®

Today is the first official day of winter — make sure you know how to stage your home with the new season starting (and each season throughout the year) by using our amazing new infographic below!  Look for more infographics …
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