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Newswise: Empowering Independence: Smart Home Solutions for Aging in Place
Released: 17-Oct-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Empowering Independence: Smart Home Solutions for Aging in Place
CEDIA

CEDIA highlights how smart home technology can benefit those aging in place. These innovations enhance safety and convenience while also helping older adults maintain independence and stay connected with loved ones.

25-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New Research Identifies Strong Link Between Childhood Opportunities and Educational Attainment and Earnings as a Young Adult
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

The number of educational opportunities that children accrue at home, in early education and care, at school, in afterschool programs, and in their communities as they grow up are strongly linked to their educational attainment and earnings in early adulthood, according to new research.

Released: 23-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Housing Affordability Increasingly Becoming A Key Election Issue
George Washington University

Many aspiring homebuyers are pushing the presidential candidates to do something about rising home prices and high mortgage interest rates. ...

Released: 12-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Cost of Rent and Utilities Rose Faster Than Home Values in 2023
George Washington University

According to The Washington Post, “the findings are yet another example of how a supercharged rental market is squeezing people who also can’t afford to buy.” ...

Newswise: Cleaning, Safety and Organization Experts Join Forces for Baby Safety Month
Released: 12-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Cleaning, Safety and Organization Experts Join Forces for Baby Safety Month
American Cleaning Institute

In honor of Baby Safety Month in September, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), Safe Kids Worldwide and Horderly are teaming up to help parents create safe and child-friendly spaces in all areas of the home with the launch of our new Home Safety Guide.

   
Newswise: Seamless Smart Living: The Case for Hiring a Smart Home Integrator
Released: 5-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Seamless Smart Living: The Case for Hiring a Smart Home Integrator
CEDIA

The growing popularity of smart homes offers homeowners a wide range of device options. While many start small, the complexity of integrating multiple devices can become overwhelming. Hiring a smart home integrator simplifies this process, ensuring seamless connectivity, expert advice and enhanced security.

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Released: 12-Aug-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Virginia Tech food scientist dispels the myths behind cast iron pan use
Virginia Tech

There’s no quicker way to anger a cast iron pan fan than to suggest scrubbing one with soap. Anyone who has ever been in a conversation with die-hard users of the cookware has undoubtedly heard the neverending list of rules surrounding their care. Season your pan. Don’t cook acidic foods in it. Don’t put it in the dishwasher.

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Smart Backyards: How Technology is Transforming Outdoor Spaces
Released: 30-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Smart Backyards: How Technology is Transforming Outdoor Spaces
CEDIA

Today’s outdoor spaces are being transformed into high-tech hubs thanks to smart home technology that extends the comforts of indoor living to your backyard. CEDIA shares how the trend is shaping the future of home living.

Released: 17-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
How to Solve the US Homeowners Insurance Crisis
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Clifford Rossi, formerly a senior risk executive for the likes of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Citigroup and Washington Mutual, proposes a Federal Natural Hazard Insurance Corporation – a private-public approach to providing homeowners insurance across all natural hazards and states that would address myriad failures in today’s insurance market.

   
Newswise: Navigating Smart Home Installation: What Homebuyers Need to Know
Released: 21-May-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Navigating Smart Home Installation: What Homebuyers Need to Know
CEDIA

With smart home technology rapidly infiltrating households nationwide, the dilemma of inherited smart tech presents both opportunities and challenges for homebuyers. CEDIA, the association for smart home professionals, is providing homebuyers with a few things to consider before signing on the dotted line.

Newswise: All-Cash Home Buyers Pay 10% Less than Mortgage Buyers
28-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
All-Cash Home Buyers Pay 10% Less than Mortgage Buyers
University of California San Diego

Owning a home has long been considered a crucial way to build wealth, but making such a purchase has become increasingly difficult for many residents. In addition to steep housing prices and high interest rates, there have been a growing number of all-cash buyers who can close a deal quickly, beating out competing offers from buyers who need to finance their home with a mortgage.



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