New study shows new furniture has a bigger impact on the bottom line
The new study finds that consumers who bought a new home in 2016 have more money in their pockets after the home was sold. In fact, consumers who owned a home between 2010 and 2016 had a net worth of $1.2 trillion compared to $1 trillion for those who never...
When will you have a maid and a cook?
There are more than 300 maids in the U.S. with more than 1,500 working as kitchen assistants, cooks, dishwashers, dishwashing assistants, dishwasher operators and dishwasher assistants, according to a new survey by the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA).While many employers are hiring, there is no shortage of vacancies.The NDIW...
How to make a smart home using the Arduino microcontroller
The Arduino microprocessor is a great little chip for creating home automation and remote control devices.However, there’s a problem.While the Arduino can be programmed to do many things, it doesn’t have many of the niceties like temperature, humidity, and other sensors you’d want in your home.You can, however, add...
Sears home furnishers to retire or shutter over 2 million outlets
Sears, which has been on a year-over-year decline, announced Tuesday that it will retire some 2 million home furnishing stores, including more than 2 million in the United States. In its announcement, Sears said it expects to save about $5 billion annually by retiring the Sears Thrift store locations. Sears, which...
The best home furnishers recliner
The best place to sleep in America is right here: recliner beds.While you might think it’s a shame to spend a few hundred dollars on a mattress, it’s actually a luxury that makes the perfect bed.The Best Home Furnishings are some of the best recliners around.So, how do they...
What’s the difference between the new and old homes?
The new homes on the block include the new house on the corner, as well as the new home on the street, as shown in the video above.The old homes are not shown in this video.Both of these homes are owned by the same family, the Rieses, who purchased...
Chicago home furnishers are up to $1,800 more than before, new data shows
On Monday, we published the results of our first year-over-year analysis of new data from the city’s housing department, which found that prices were up an average of 3.5% from last year.But while the data is not perfect, it is an indication that Chicago’s housing market is slowly stabilizing...