The woman in the condo unit directly beneath me committed suicide a few months ago. I am planning to sell my unit, and her husband still lives in the condo below mine. Do I have to disclose her suicide to prospective buyers when I sell my unit? While seller disclosure laws vary somewhat from state...
If you’ve outgrown assembling your own Ikea furniture but aren’t quite ready for costly custom-designed furniture, the two-year-old Joybird furniture company may fit your need for self-expression and your budget. Joybird offers custom-made furniture, with more than 300,000 possible combinations of sofas, chairs, tables, desks and storage units in various finishes and fabrics. The company’s...
Winter can be a particularly challenging time to buy or sell a house. If you’ve spent a year or more in Washington, you are familiar with the seasonal swings we experience — from sweltering heat and humidity during the summer, to the dark and dreary days of winter. With each season there are home-buying patterns...
Birthdays, graduations, holidays, weddings, potlucks — you may be ready to celebrate good times with friends and family, but is your house ready? You may be adept at hosting successful dinner parties and family occasions, but your home may not be. Walls that normally embrace two or three family members can turn divisive and isolating with...