Author Profile: Alicia Howe

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Holding a Journalism degree from Bradley University, Alicia Howe uses her strong research skills and passion for informative articles to produce up-to-date, fresh posts for the Buy Owner Blog. From community events to Home Decorating, she provides valuable insight for home owners. Alicia is a part-time member of Buy Owner’s writing department and contributes as much as her time here allows!
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Spring 2010 Colors
By Alicia
Posted in Home Improvement, Tips and Ideas on 21 May 2010
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bold colors Spring 2010 is the time to find new bright color options that correspond with what you have! [...]

The Truth about Energy Star Ratings
By Alicia
Posted in Green Living, Tips and Ideas on 20 May 2010
Stats: 337 views and 1 Comment

The recent Energy Star investigation is wholly positive for consumers. Here’s why. [...]

Protect Your Home’s Value
By Alicia
Posted in Selling Tips, Tips and Ideas on 17 May 2010
Stats: 373 views and No Comments

protect your home value

Numerous factors affect the housing market, and right now, decreased home values and increased foreclosures go hand in hand. When foreclosures show up in your community, they can drag down the value of your home, they can cause potential home buyers to purchase cheap foreclosed homes over your more expensive home and they can even decrease the value of your neighborhood as a whole when vandalism is targeted at vacant foreclosed homes.
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Top 10 Trees
By Alicia
Posted in Home Improvement, Tips and Ideas on 14 May 2010
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maple tree If you own a home with a large yard, consider planting new trees. The advantages of having an array of trees in your yard are abundant. [...]

Atlanta Spring Events 2010
By Alicia
Posted in Buying Tips, Tips and Ideas on 11 May 2010
Stats: 223 views and No Comments

As the temperatures heat up in Atlanta, so do the festivals and local calendar of events! Residents and visitors of Atlanta don’t need to wait until the beginning of summer to kickoff their evening and weekend schedules. Every day in May offers an indoor or outdoor activity for you to partake in! Look over the list and decide which of these events you will attend!

On May 15 and 16, head to Canton, Geo. for the Festival of the Arts!

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Top 10 May Flowers
By Alicia
Posted in Home Improvement, Tips and Ideas on 7 May 2010
Stats: 287 views and No Comments

If you’re selling, flowers remind potential home buyers of how much they will feel at home in this location, and it will attract them to check out your house. [...]

Create Energy Audit
By Alicia
Posted in Green Living, Tips and Ideas on 6 May 2010
Stats: 325 views and No Comments

Performing a personal energy audit is a great way for you to review energy usage in past years, discovering where you can decrease usage in order to decrease bills. [...]

FTL & Miami Spring Events 2010
By Alicia
Posted in Buying Tips, Regional Info on 4 May 2010
Stats: 307 views and No Comments

South Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami and other surrounding cities, offers some of the most abundant and booming festivals and events in the state! After wrapping up the popular spring break months and preparing for the tourist months of summer, this in-between time is still bursting with outdoor or indoor events for you to enjoy! Whether you’re new to the area or you’ve lived in this area forever, there’s always something for you to do with your free time. Check out this list and decide which events spark your interest most!

Outdoor Entertainment:
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Promote Your Surroundings
By Alicia
Posted in Selling Tips, Tips and Ideas on 3 May 2010
Stats: 368 views and No Comments

Spring is wrapping up and summer is quickly approaching, which most people would consider the busiest months of the year! The sun shines for longer hours, the children conclude their year of schoolwork, gardens and yard foliage burst back to life, festivals arise around every town, outdoor amusement parks and pools reopen and people just generally leave the comfort of their home more regularly!

As a home seller, all of these aspects of summer can help you sell if you know how to promote your surroundings. [...more...]

Taking the First Green Step
By Alicia
Posted in Green Living, Tips and Ideas on 29 April 2010
Stats: 277 views and No Comments

What is the first step you can take to green living? Getting rid of incandescent light bulbs! [...]