Local Resources
You'll find an array of information here from living in and maintaining your home, to local information, to luxury and vacation homes around the world, and more... the resource center is growing and changing often so visit frequently.
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| Spring Fix-Up Tips | |
| 27 Free & Easy Fix-Ups - Helping you sell your home fast for top dollar | |
| Do it Yourself - The site takes you step-by-step through home decorating and improvement projects. | |
| Gardening - Pulaski County Master Gardener Website | |
| Gardening - Comprehensive resources on flowers, vegetable gardens, lawn care, and landscaping, among other topics. | |
| Gardening for Kids - Kidsgardening.com - helping young minds grow | |
How to Clean Anything - The site offers easy-to-follow tips on how to clean home interiors, exteriors, and carpeting, plus resources to find cleaning professionals.
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| Yard Makeovers - Great ideas to achieve low-cost, high-return landscaping improvements. | |
| Local Weather | |
| Local Weather - forecasts, weather patterns, radars.... | |
| Cities and Communities | |
Benton - Welcome to Benton, AR - A great place to live and work.
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Bryant - One of the fastest growing communities in Arkansas, located just a few miles southwest of Little Rock.
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Little Rock - Find out what's going on in Arkansas' capital city!
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Maumelle - Just across the Arkansas River from Little Rock it has city convenience with a relaxing atmosphere.
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| Schools | |
| Arkansas School for the Blind - Little Rock | |
| Arkansas School for the Deaf - Little Rock | |
| Benton School District - | |
| Bryant Public Schools - | |
| Harmony Grove School District - Haskell | |
| Little Rock School District - | |
| National Center for Education Statistics - Search for Public and Private Schools, Colleges, and Libraries | |
| North Little Rock School District - | |
| Pulaski County Special School District - | |
School Information - free school profiles
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| State dept. of education - school reports, statistics, demographics.... | |
| Sports in Central Arkansas | |
Arena Football - Arkansas Twisters
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Baseball - Arkansas Travelers
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College - University of Arkansas - Go Hogs!
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College - University of Arkansas LadyRazorbacks
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College - University of Little Rock Trojans
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| Mortgage | |
Fannie Mae - They provide financial products and services that make it possible for low, moderate,and middle-income families to buy homes of their own.
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Freddie Mac - Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress to increase the supply of funds that mortgage lenders, such as commercial banks, mortgage bankers, savings institutions and credit unions, can make available to homebuyers and multifamily investors.
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Mortgage 101 - Mortgage information, interest rates, mortgage calculators, quick-and-easy pre-qualification forms, and much more.
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| OFHEO - OFHEO promotes housing and a strong economy by ensuring the safety and soundness of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and fostering the vitality of the nation's housing finance system. | |
| Maps | |
Mapquest - maps, driving directions, road trip planner....
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| Relocation Links | |
| Little Rock Real Estate - Yahoo! Real Estate offers a wealth of to help with every aspect of your move | |
| Homes in Other Cities - Real Estate Information Nationwide | |
| Move Direct - Free Moving Estimates | |
| Moving Center - Moving Estimates, Truck Rental, Moving Supplies and Storage | |
National Weather - find weather info anywhere in the US
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| Official City Sites - find area info sites across the world! | |
| US State Departments of Education - see the list of all 50 states | |
| USPS' Movers Guide - help for planning and executing your move | |
| Tax Information | |
| First-time homeowners - | |
| Homeowner deductions information - | |
| How to report moving expenses - | |
| Selling your home - | |
| Home and Garden | |
| Backyard Grilling - BBQ headquarters - This website is devoted to the timeless art of cooking over an open fire. | |
| Cabinet Hardware Direct - High quality cabinet knobs and pulls, in solid brass, lead crystal, wrought steel, porcelain, bronze, pewter, and more. | |
Closet Factory - As the leading authority on custom storage solutions, Closet Factory treats every project as a chance to give someone's life more order. We can help you organize your closet, garage, home office, pantry and more.
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| Cooking.com - Everything you need for the kitchen and more! | |
| Door Hardware Direct - Wide variety of high quality door hardware and accessories. Solid brass, lead crystal, porcelain, wrought steel, and bronze. Levers, knobs, hinges, kickplates, and more. | |
Energy Guide - Your unbiased advice about today's energy choices. Lower your bills, avoid confusion, and help the earth's environment.
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| Glamour-Krete - Welcome to the business that reworks existing dull, ordinary concrete into a beautiful and lasting creation. | |
Home Decor and Design - Color washing, home improvement, step-by-step tutorials and design advice and tips. artSparx is a one stop resource for all you artistic and creative needs. Specially created for Do-it-yourselfers, home owners, artists and anyone exploring their own creativity!
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| Home Improvement - Learn about and design home improvement projects online. | |
| Home Safety - Home Safety with the Safety Zone Website. | |
| Home Tips - From Basement to Attic, Inside and Out | |
| In the Kitchen - The Worlds Greatest Recipe Collection | |
In the Kitchen - Great Site from Kraft for Food and Family
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Indoor Air Quality - This EPA site helps users recognize and combat indoor pollutants.
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| Kitchen Remodeling - This web site cooks up advice for kitchen remodeling from conception to completion. | |
| Lighting Solutions - GE lighting Solution Center | |
| Painting - Great ideas and how to's... You can even View color on a virtual wall before actually applying paint with the personal color viewer. | |
| Renovator's Supply - Online Store & Catalog for Home Products. Contemporary & Reproduction Antique Hardware for Plumbing, Lighting, Bathroom, Kitchen, Exterior & Home Accessories. Manufacturing & providing quality home items since 1978. | |
| Parenting Plus | |
| Acts of Kindness - The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation inspires people to practice kindness and to pass it on to others. We provide free educational and community ideas, guidance, and other resources to kindness participants through our website. | |
| Arkansas Kids - Arkansas has great things for kids to do from roller coasters to campsites. There are fun museums and attractions for kids, plus great places to swim, fish, hike and explore caves. | |
| Child Safety - Child Safety at the Safety Zone | |
College Savings - Free money for college!
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| Education - Buy study guides and student materials for the home plus get special offers, free homework help, online reference tools, and parenting newsletters. | |
| Just for Kids - Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. | |
Little Rock Kids - The biggest site on the Internet dedicated just to the kids of Central Arkansas!
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| National Real Estate Databases | |
| Apartments - Nationwide apartment finder and locator. Search over 6 million apartment units for rent, see apartment floorplans and view rental property photos. | |
| Apartments - A national database of available apartments of all kinds. | |
| Cyberhomes - Home-buying websites straight from the MLS's | |
MSN Homeadvisor - This Microsoft site is thorough and offers lots of great information and an abundance of homes for you to see.
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| Realtor.com - The single biggest search link available to the home buyer - This site accesses virtually every multiple listing service in the U.S. and provides an abundance of home buying information. | |
| Investing in Real Estate | |
Commercial Land - The most comprehensive commercial land listing service online.
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Commercial Real Estate - CCIM - Experts in Commercial Investment Real Estate
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| Real Estate Investing - Access the FREE Ultimate Step-by-Step Real Estate Business Success Guide to Starting, Growing and Expanding Your Own Real Estate Business. We will teach you how to increase your Passive income through our FREE "No-Nonsense Real Estate NewsLetter" for real estate Entrepreneurs. | |
Residential - First Preston is the largest private sector contractor for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Real Estate Owned (REO) program.
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Residential - VA properties for sale
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Residential - Housing and Urban Development Website
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US Dept. of Treasury - US Department of the Treasury Seized Real Property Public Auctions
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| Vacation Rental Homes | |
| 1st Choice Vacation Rentals - The easiest way on the Internet to find vacation properties worldwide, including homes, villas, condominiums, ski cabins, bed and breakfasts, timeshares and much more... | |
| Beachfront-Rentals.com - Beachfront-rentals.com is your free online resource for finding the perfect vacation rental property to suit your needs. You'll find vacation rental homes, condos, villas, cabins, cottages, resorts, B&B's. | |
| Cabo San Lucas luxury - represents the finest vacation rentals in Los Cabos, Mexico. Los Cabos, comprised of Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo and the Corridor in between, is home to some of the world's most gorgeous villas. | |
| CyberRentals.com - for 10,000+ Vacation Rentals | |
| Florida Dream Homes - Florida vacation rental homes, we have over 80 luxury & executive homes all with private pools, choose from 3-7 bedrooms. All Close to Disney World. | |
| Gulf Coast Rentals - Florida / Gulf Coast Vacation Rentals by private owner ... from Texas to the Florida Keys with pictures, rates & owner contact information. | |
| Hilton Head 360 - Hilton Head Island Vacation Rentals and Real Estate Guide | |
| Orlando Vacation Homes from MVP - selection of Orlando Vacation rental homes within minutes of Disneyworld in Florida | |
| Timeshare Sales & Timeshare Resales-Vacation Resellers! - Browse our online ads of timeshare sales and timeshare resales or fill out our online form to sell or rent your timeshare! | |
| Vacation Rentals - All Rentals By Owner - Vacation Rentals - Direct source for vacation rentals by owner or agent. | |
| Dream & Luxury Homes | |
| Dream Home Development Group - Log Homes, Cabins and Kits by the best Log Home Builders and Designers | |
| Holden Beach Real Estate. com - Holden Beach Real Estate.com - guide to oceanfront, oceanview, Intracoastal Waterway, canal, and interior property on Holden Beach, North Carolina. | |
| Jackson Hole Luxury Real Estate - The Homes at Amangani sit above Jackson Hole as a masterpiece of the architectural art, designed to endure as classics of contemporary American architecture with splendid views of the surrounding Teton mountain range. | |
| Jackson Hole Wyoming - Jackson Hole Real Estate guide to finding the Fine Properties of Jackson Hole, Wyoming | |
| Las Vegas Luxury Homes - Luxury new and resale homes in Las Vegas. High-rise condominiums. Floor plans, pictures and info about communities. | |
| Luxury Homes and Properties - Luxury homes offered for sale by owners and brokers worldwide. Add your property or search a global database of fine properties. | |
| Peaks Real Estate - Vist Sally for Telluride's Finest vacation and investment properties. | |
| Pelican Properties - From the Gulf to Golf, let Cindy find you place in paradise along the Emerald Coast! | |
| Phoenix Real Estate - Professional residential real estate service, specializing in representing buyers. Serving the Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ metropolitan areas, with over ten years experience in the Phoenix area. Eileen Roberson - West USA Realty, Accredited Buyers Representative. | |
| Robert Wallace Real Estate - Real Estate listings and homes for sale in Woodstock, Quechee, Barnard, Pomfret, Reading, West Windsor, Hartford, Hartland, Bridgewater, Killington and all of Central Vermont - Robert Wallace Real Estate | |
| San Diego Real Estate, Homes for Sale & MLS - Search for your San Diego real estate and all homes for sale from the San Diego MLS just like a realtor, but hassle free! | |
| Sara Ferguson - Luxury Properties of Maui - Specializing in Estate homes, Luxury Properties and Fantastic Condominiums in South Maui | |
| Scottsdale and Phoenix Real Estate - Specializes in luxury homes for sale and relocation services in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona. | |
| Star Crest Investment Properties - Whether you want to settle down in a luxurious cabin in the mountains, or find the right vacation rental. Starr Crest Resort has many floor plans to choose from and give you more choices to customize your own vacation rental property | |
| Telluride Colorado Real Estate - Luxury homes and condos from area real estate agents and brokers. | |
| XYZ Real Estate Links | |
| EZDeadline Real Estate Magazine - Links and Real Estate Listings | |
| Foreclosure Assitance - Stop foreclosure regardless of your situation. | |
| Home Inspections USA - Find Home Inspectors, Home Inspection Resources, and related Real Estate Services. | |
| Interactive! - Offers multimedia online traffic safety classes for many states. | |
| James Henkel - Fayette County Real Estate - Providing real estate information for fayette county, including fayetteville, tyrone, and coweta county including newnan. | |
| Las Vegas Homes MLS Search - Las Vegas real estate listings including homes, condos, land. Las Vegas MLS property listings include new homes and resale homes. Relocation info, buyer's agents, and seller's agents. | |
| NeoRealEstate.com - Southern California Residential and Commercial Properties. Michael Stark, Metro Realty. Depend on a 4th generation Southern California native who knows his hometown. Michael's site also hosts a free property posting listing service, and showcases many unique real estate resources. | |
| Net Savy Agent - Net Savy Agents | |
| Northern Virginia Real Estate - Buy and Sell Home and Houses in Fairfax, Loudoun, Reston, Herndon, Fox Mill, Chantilly, Centerville, Clifton, Oakton, Great Falls, Mclean, Sterling, Ashburn, Broadlands, Leesburg, South Riding. | |
| Real Estate - Real Estate Cyberspace Society | |
| Real Estate Cartoon - Turn your photo into a cartoon! | |
| Real Estate Humor - The lighter side of Real Estate | |
| Real Estate Investor Web Sites - Real estate investor websites built specifically for the creative real estate business. | |
| Real Estate Link Exchange - Real Estate Link Partners | |
| San Diego Real Estate - Tim Bellefy - San Diego Real Estate - If buying your home was the best investment you've ever made, why would you stop at just one? Learn how to build wealth through real estate investing. | |
