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Real Estate Turning Mason Jars Into a Creative Light Fixture Sponsored: Turning Mason Jars Into a Creative Light Fixture
By HouseLogic.com / Lisa Kaplan Gordon Published: Apr 22, 2013 at 10:13 AM MDT
April is Perk Up Your Patio month at HouseLogic, and we're bringing you eye-catching projects that give your patio some pizzazz. At the end of the month, vote for your favorite.

I just love mason jars, those wide-mouth glass canning jars that hold everything from strawberry jam to fireflies. That's one reason I've fallen for the DIY mason jar light fixture made by Taylor of the MaryJanes & Galoshes blog.

Although Taylor originally wanted it to light up her gazebo, she loves it so much she's going to relocate it to her living room.
Real Estate First Quarter Market Stats 2013: Out Like a Lion! Sponsored: First Quarter Market Stats 2013: Out Like a Lion!
Published: Apr 15, 2013 at 11:53 AM MDT
First quarter closings in Ada County were almost exactly the same as they were in the first quarter last year, but the average price of all properties sold was 22% higher. Behind that somewhat remarkable number, however, is the fact that sales of distressed properties are decreasing.
Real Estate Never use these 5 words in your real-estate listing Sponsored: Never use these 5 words in your real-estate listing
Published: Mar 6, 2013 at 11:28 AM MDT
When you're trying to sell your home, you want to make it as appealing as possible. So you paint it, you stage it, and you help a potential buyer envision what their new lives might look like if they moved in. But even getting interested parties in the front door can be a challenge if your listing, whether online or in local newspapers, contains words or phrases that may seem off-putting.

Here are five words or phrases to avoid in your real estate listing:
Real Estate Don't look! Sponsored: Don't look!
Published: Feb 1, 2013 at 7:25 PM MDT
Be honest, if this article had its deserving title of 'Tax Time Tips,' it probably wouldn’t gotten your attention. But now that you’re here, you might as well read on and face the fact that that time of year is right around the corner and, like it or not, we all have to pay the piper.
Real Estate Business incubators: Helping Boise businesses thrive Sponsored: Business incubators: Helping Boise businesses thrive
Published: Feb 1, 2013 at 7:24 PM MDT
Got a great business idea? With a number of business incubators ready to help, Boise is the perfect place to bring those ambitions to fruition. A business incubator can be described as a set of programs set up by a government, business alliance or academic group though a variety of services/training. The intent is to help small companies in the incubator have a better chance of survival through the start-up phase.
Real Estate A new option in retirement living Sponsored: A new option in retirement living
Published: Feb 1, 2013 at 7:27 PM MDT
While the age of retirement once may have conjured up an image of rocking chairs and sensible shoes, Baby Boomers are bringing a whole new face to “the golden years”. With better nutrition, health care and active lifestyles, we are living longer, healthier and more productively through those years. Mirroring those changes are new options for living arrangements. One of those choices is a Continuing Care Retirement Community or CCRC.
Real Estate Decoupage: Make boring better Sponsored: Decoupage: Make boring better
By Meagan Williams Published: Jan 23, 2013 at 2:10 PM MDT Last Updated: Feb 4, 2013 at 4:01 PM MDT
Decoupage is popular in the craft community, but it was only recently that twenty and thirty-somethings with a quirky sense of style and a small budget were able to utilize the super-simple tactic to improve boring furniture currently filling their homes or to make thrift-store finds even better.