The Housing Muse Podcast with Melissa Dittmann Tracey

EPISODE 46: You may have never given much thought to estate sales, but they could prove to be a “home rescue,” no matter if you’re the seller or the possible buyer. Estate sales can help you quickly clear a home due to a changing life circumstance or help you offset a costly move across the country. Estate sales can be a way to score some major discounts on household items and furniture. Learn how estate sales could be the answer to your homeownership needs—and the proper etiquette if you go to one!

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EPISODE 47: A lot can go wrong with a house. It’s the less glamorous side to homeownership. But if you ignore some key signs, you could find small problems quickly turn into really BIG problems that may even make you want to toss over your house keys and move. Joining the Housing Muse Podcast is Scott Loignon, the owner of WIN Home Inspection in New Hampshire. In this episode, he will share five house problems you don’t want to ignore. And, here’s a silver-lining: If you catch many of these house problems early enough, you won’t feel like you’ll have to move. So, don’t start packing up those moving boxes quite yet.

Learn more about this episode’s special guest: Scott Loignon with WIN Home Inspection

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8 Common Home Inspection Issues: Fix Now or Later?

https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/sales-marketing/8-common-home-inspection-issues-fix-now-or-later

EPSIODE 43: What’s hot in 2024 in home design? Time to find out! From “dopamine décor” to sculptural and darker home elements and some wild color schemes, home designer and stager Krisztina Bell joins The Housing Muse Podcast to break down the trends entering into more homes. We get real on the latest design trends as well as ideas on how to incorporate them into your home—as well as those trends you might want to avoid!

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2024 Colors of the Year: The Paint Trends to Watch

View the colors mentioned on the episode—and see what you think.

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EPISODE 48: Many of us are making mistakes in cleaning our homes, and it could be hurting our home—and even our health. Yikes! Cleaning expert Debbie Sardone joins The Housing Muse Podcast to tell us the right way to clean. Here’s some extra incentive in why you should want to: A clean home makes YOU look good. Seriously! A new study from the American Cleaning Institute finds that 60% of Americans say they feel more attracted to their partner when they take the initiative to clean the house. And, college students say they’ll break up with a date if they find they live in a “dirty” home. So, save your relationship and tune in for some deep cleaning hacks!

Read my article at Houselogic.com:

How to Deep Clean Your Home for Spring—or Any Time

https://www.houselogic.com/organize-maintain/cleaning-decluttering/how-to-deep-clean-your-home/

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EPISODE 39: Just like you clean your home on a regular basis, you can clean your home’s air, too. More research is showing why you should. Consider, this stat: Indoor air can contain two to five times more pollutants than outside, according to research from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Yes, your home’s indoor air tends to be more toxic than outside! Most Americans spend a majority of their time indoors, which means you could be breathing in dirty air on a regular basis. However, there’s plenty you can do to change that. Housing Muse host Melissa Tracey has talked to the experts to round up several easy ways to improve your home’s indoor air quality and give you a fresher breath.

Check out HouseLogic.com for more on this topic: Indoor Air Quality Solutions for Your Home

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