Homeowner Advice

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How Many American Households Have Accessibility Issues?
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How Many American Households Have Accessibility Issues?

As the international day of persons with disabilities approaches (Dec 3rd), we highlighted the amount of home accessibility problems there are across the US, as well as the cost of the solutions.

Cristina Miguelez
November 2021
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5 min read
How Many American Households Have Accessibility Issues?
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How Many American Households Have Accessibility Issues?

As the international day of persons with disabilities approaches (Dec 3rd), we highlighted the amount of home accessibility problems there are across the US, as well as the cost of the solutions.

Cristina Miguelez
November 2021
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5 min read
Homeowners’ Guide to the Holiday Season
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Homeowners’ Guide to the Holiday Season

The complete guide for homeowners this winter holiday season covers essential home maintenance checks, safety advice, and design enhancing ideas.

Cristina Miguelez
November 2021
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10 min read
How Much Does it Cost to Prepare Your Home for Winter? From DIY to Full Project
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How Much Does it Cost to Prepare Your Home for Winter? From DIY to Full Project

We’ve visually broken down the tasks to winterize a house using three budgets - they are designed for you to have an idea of the most important tasks to undertake depending on your money and needs. Undertake one or all of the projects to make sure your home is ready for the cold.

Cristina Miguelez
October 2021
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6 min read
What Consumes the Most Energy in Your Home, in One Graphic
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What Consumes the Most Energy in Your Home, in One Graphic

We show the appliances that have the highest home energy consumption, allowing homeowners to see where they can make improvements to be more efficient.

Cristina Miguelez
September 2021
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6 min read
Interactive Disaster Map: How Homeowners Across the US Should Invest in Disaster Preparedness
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Interactive Disaster Map: How Homeowners Across the US Should Invest in Disaster Preparedness

September is national preparedness month, and our interactive map shows the most common natural disasters in each state so homeowners know what to prepare for.

Stefania Filizola
September 2021
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4 min read
Homeowners Associations: Visualizing Increasing Membership and Metro Areas With Highest Fees
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Homeowners Associations: Visualizing Increasing Membership and Metro Areas With Highest Fees

Using data from the US Census, we have visualized the increase of new single-family homes sold in a homeowners association and US metros with the highest monthly fees.

Adam Graham
September 2021
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6 min read
The Perfect Home Office Quiz: How Comfortable and Productive Is Yours?
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The Perfect Home Office Quiz: How Comfortable and Productive Is Yours?

We’ve gathered recommendations from more than 70 professionals and now we invite you to answer 5 questions to find out how your working area stacks up against their recommendations.

Stefania Filizola
September 2021
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6 min read
What Luxury Home Improvement Could You Afford With Savings From Solar Panels?
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What Luxury Home Improvement Could You Afford With Savings From Solar Panels?

Estimated savings on bills from using solar energy can amount to a lot. We've taken a look at just what luxury home feature you could afford with 25 years of savings.

Adam Graham
August 2021
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5 min read
Analyzing Wildfire Destruction: What Can Homeowners Do to Protect Their Homes?
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Analyzing Wildfire Destruction: What Can Homeowners Do to Protect Their Homes?

Analyzing data from the past 15 years, our graphics show how many structures have been destroyed by wildfire and in which states. We have also interviewed top experts to find out how homeowners can protect their homes from wildfire and what makes a home more fire-resistant.

Adam Graham
August 2021
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6 min read
Visualizing the Cost to Cut the Odds of Rodents and Roaches in Your Home
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Visualizing the Cost to Cut the Odds of Rodents and Roaches in Your Home

For World Pest Day and in order to raise awareness of the importance of keeping your home pest free, we have created a visualization depicting the likelihood of seeing roaches or rodents in your home when your property is in need of certain structural repairs.

Ornella Bianco
June 2021
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5 min read
In Which U.S. Metro Areas You Are Most Likely to See Rodents and Roaches in Homes
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In Which U.S. Metro Areas You Are Most Likely to See Rodents and Roaches in Homes

To spread the importance of World Pest Day, we gathered and analyzed the most recent U.S. Census Bureau’s American Housing Survey in a map that illustrates the percentage of in-home roach and rodent sightings across the top 15 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas.

Adam Graham
June 2021
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4 min read
Realtors’ Project Recommendations for Selling a Home in 2021 - Visualized by Budget
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Realtors’ Project Recommendations for Selling a Home in 2021 - Visualized by Budget

If you're looking to sell your home, which improvement projects should be your top priority? These are the top home staging projects that realtors recommend the most in 2021 by budget.

Adam Graham
April 2021
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4 min read
U.S. Power Outages in 2020: A State-by-State Analysis and Solutions for Homeowners
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U.S. Power Outages in 2020: A State-by-State Analysis and Solutions for Homeowners

There were countless outages across the U.S. throughout the year. Collectively, these outages point toward a growing problem that needs to be addressed. In this article we analyze the problem and the available solutions for homeowners.

Chad Emery
March 2021
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7 min read

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