Solve Design Issues With iPhone Apps...

Help clients see the design potential in a living space instantly. Change the dining room color from lemon yellow to plum purple — before painting. Rearrange new furniture — before moving day. Get staging tips, watch design videos, and add curb appeal with these four iPhone apps. Home Interior Layout Designer – Mark On Call M.O.C. Interior Designer, LLC – $2.99 Customize the layout of a kitchen, living room,...

Kitchen Trends for 2010...

So what’s cooking in the kitchen this year? The National Kitchen & Bath Association surveyed designers to reveal the top design trends for 2010. Among the trends gaining popularity this year: Hide your appliances in kitchen drawers, whether dishwashers-in-a-drawer or undercounter refrigeration (drawers being used as refrigerators). More home owners are opting to tuck their appliances away so they don’t interfere with...

Designs for Sharing Spaces...

Sharing Spaces: Designs That Set Boundaries Shared living is on the rise, and for many reasons. In some cases, multiple-family generations come back together as boomerang kids return home due to job loss and financial hits. Some families decide to reside among several generations for familial or cultural tradition. Older parents may require greater care and companionship. Or, nonfamily might share space to defray mortgage...

California home permits declined...

California home permits declined 44 percent in 2009 California homebuilders pulled 36,209 permits statewide in 2009, a 44 percent decline compared with 2008, and 83 percent lower compared with 2004, the peak of the current cycle, according to the California Building Industry Association (CBIA).  Last year also marked the second consecutive year of record-low housing production in California, according to CBIA. According to...

FHA Relaxes Anti-Flipping Rule...

Beginning Feb. 1, the Federal Housing Administration will provide mortgage insurance for some purchases in which the seller bought the property and held it for fewer than 90 days. The agency is changing what is known as the “anti-flipping rule” to speed up sales of renovated homes in communities with too many bank-owned and foreclosed homes, says FHA Commissioner David H. Stevens. Waiving the 90-day rule will encourage...

Developers Wanted Now!...

Over the years several developers have bought land in the Mt Shasta area and created subdivisions and infrastructure.  From there they put the lots on the market for sale. Well, there are many, many lots undeveloped.  They assumed people would want to buy a lot and build their own home.  It appears that what people really want is a newly built home they can enjoy now. So, developers this is your moment! Prices for land and...