6 Affordable Renovations That Will Instantly Boost Your Home Value

Smart projects that almost entirely pay for themselves in resale value.

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This 3-D-printed house costs $10,000 and can be built in 24 hours.

One of the less obvious products being unveiled this week at SXSW is a small concrete house. On the outside, it doesn’t look like anything particularly special, although the covered patio and spacious windows are less common on tiny poured-concrete buildings.

That’s because the innovation isn’t in the structure or materials — it’s in the design and building. ICON, the company that builds the 650-square-foot house, claims it costs just $10,000 to build and can be 3-D-printed by a Vulcan printer in 12 to 24 hours using the most common building material on Earth.

ICON has built a model at SXSW that features a living room, bedroom, bathroom and curved porch. The company’s co-founders told The Verge that it will be using the model as an office for the immediate future to see how it performs. “We are going to install air quality monitors. How does it look and how does it smell?” founder Jason Ballard told The Verge.

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Why every home buyer needs a pre-approval before home shopping.

Sellers and agents won’t take you seriously as a buyer without mortgage pre-approval. And making an offer without it can cause major embarrassment.

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Brews Cruise, all-night jumping, happy hour group paddle top things to do this weekend.

Escape the heat or embrace it this weekend at events across the Treasure Coast.

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Android text messages for web is complete!

Google is finally ready to take on Apple’s iMessage with a new desktop client for Android Messages, called Messages for web. The new feature is rolling out now, and allows you to access your phone’s messages straight from your computer — which should make for a much easier messaging experience.

Source: The full roll out of Android Messages for web is complete

What a Builder Warranty Covers on New Constructions (and What You're on the Hook for Yourself)

Most new constructions come with a builder warranty, but what does it cover? Check out this list, as well as other essentials new home buyers need to know.

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City of PSL: New Free Friday Concert Series

PORT ST. LUCIE –  One of the City’s top strategic goals is to provide “culture, nature and fun activities,” and the Port St. Lucie Civic Center has created a new monthly, free concert series that will provide entertaining nights out for all ages.

The Free Friday Concert Series Pilot Program at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 SE Civic Center Place, will start on Friday, July 20 at 6 p.m. with a concert featuring the band Relayer.  This event will happen rain or shine either outside the Civic Center at Village Square Stage or inside the Emerald Ballroom.

Participants will enjoy the free concert, arts and craft vendors, food for purchase and a fully stocked cash bar. This event is presented and catered by the Civic Center’s South Florida Carefree Catering.

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