Homeownership. It’s part and parcel of the American dream. Yet, barriers to owning a home are a nightmare to many people, including some families living in Columbia. Since 1988, Show-Me Central Habitat for Humanity has helped Columbians buy affordable new homes to raise their families in, accommodate those with physical disabilities, and build a stronger […]
With so many moving parts, endless to-do lists, places to be, and tasks to complete, life can certainly be chaotic and stressful. Easing that chaos fills Abby Hake with passion and excitement. As the owner of The Tidy Home, a company that helps clients organize their home and office, Abby is selling a feeling of
“I’ve definitely shown a house while the tenants didn’t get out of bed. Scheduled appointment, several knocks and yells later and they just slept right through it. I also had an appraiser show up early to his appointment to my seller vacuuming in her bra and underwear. Needless to say, the home appraised.” Brooke Sydenstricker
Nothing is more important to a community’s economic stability, real estate and housing markets, and unemployment rates than great public schools. Great, strong public schools are essential to attracting and retaining a solid employment base, successful economic development, preparing our children to become future community leaders, and sustaining the quality of life we all appreciate.
I must have missed this day in high school … This is the class they need to be teaching in high school! Five years ago, coming out of a divorce and thinking about my next steps in life, with the help of my dad, I decided to build a house. This started off as one
It appears that a lot of us are fascinated by home renovation. The popularity of television shows like Fixer Upper, Home Town, Property Brothers, House Hunters Renovation, Love It or List It, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, and several others attest to the attraction. It all began with Bob Vila and This Old House on PBS
Increasing home prices, continued sagging home inventory numbers, and 6 percent and higher mortgage interest rates are prime, decisive factors for buyers and sellers in the Columbia and Boone County markets. The complex and shifting home sales picture mirrors, in many ways, the national numbers that show a significant increase in home values and lower
What do you think of when you think of an estate sale? Perhaps a palatial home packed with untold treasures? Does it make you automatically assume that the sale is the result of someone’s death? There are many reasons why someone might choose to hold an estate sale, and as many reasons to shop them.
Katie Barnes is in the business of making tiny ceramic cities. In addition to showing and selling them at art events, she also hides them throughout Columbia. If you’re lucky enough to find one, it’s yours to keep — or you can re-hide it for another scavenger to find. Katie is passionate and prolific when
While making end-of-life care decisions for a beloved pet is not something most want to think about, it is a reality that many will deal with. Paws in Heaven provides in-home pet euthanasia services, lending compassion and comfort — to both pet and human — during an immensely emotional experience. In 2011, Angie Randazzo and
