Kemper Village Homes

What The Antiques Roadshow Can Teach You About Selling A Home

Many homeowners are confused about real estate valuation, but a handful of antiques roadshow appraisals would enlighten them on how it's done.

5 Things to Never Say When Selling a Home

Home sellers need to watch what they say to home buyers and their real estate agents. These five phrases should be off-limits. 

The Brunello by AR Homes®

The Palm City Brunello model by AR Homes® is now open. For more information, contact our Stuart Team at Oakmont.

6 Tips to Increase Your Home’s Value

Before you tackle another home improvement project or stick a “for sale” sign in your yard, check out this list of smart ways to boost your home’s appeal — especially for the growing number of…

What it Really Costs to Buy a Home

It would be nice if houses for sale came with giant price tags so a buyer could easily compare “all-in” costs. Imagine trying to buy a gallon of milk and having to separately compute what it costs to feed the cow, distribute the inventory and stock the shelves. Let’s bottom-line your homeownership costs, from one-time...Read More

What Can a CPA Do that a Regular Accountant Can’t?

What can a CPA do that a regular accountant can’t? That’s what we’d like to address today.

6 former factory lofts turned into awesome homes

The Rise and Fall of “It Takes A Village”

By: Melanie Anderson Years ago when I was a kid, I used to hear the saying, “It takes a village” from my parents and just about every other parent. We quickly learned what it actually m…

It Takes A Village (Editor's Letter)

As you work to motivate, mold and coach your child, remember the influence that other adults can have on him or her.

How Long Until Capitola Village is Underwater?

Sea-level rise threatens the enclave at a junction of a flowing creek and crashing waves

It takes a village to get through cancer

Before Marcy Kurtz underwent her fourth uterine cancer surgery, she was struck by the sheer number of friends, co-workers and family members who were helping to support her.

Want one boy and one girl? This village has the secret

When you picture your ideal family, is it with one boy and one girl? I know my mom had that in mind, which is why she was thrilled to find I was a girl when I was born. Older brother, younger sister was exactly what she had in mind -- but it's obviously not easy to make that (or any other) arrangement happen. There is one village in China, however, that seems to have tapped into a secret way for parents to have…

Please preserve our village aura

The following words are those with which I addressed the Mercer Island City Council on May 9:

Village idiot: Don't have it your way

Patty’s Place is a small downtown restaurant that serves lunch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The place is busy, but quick, clean and pleasant. Patty cooks everything herself, the menu is short, and the regular customers love it.

It takes a village (of billions of microbes) to raise a child

Trillions of microorganisms colonize sites all over the human body including the nose, respiratory tract, intestines and skin. Each microbial hotspot hosts a collection of different microorganisms …