Kitchen layouts to consider when remodeling

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“Think about the way you like to use your equipment in the kitchen and then plan accordingly, because you need things to flow while you’re cooking. It needs to be functionally planned. I love to have a lot of benchtop space in my kitchen so that things don’t get crowded when I cook and I have room to be creative.”

When it comes to choosing a domestic cooktop and oven, Bennett advises starting with the obvious elements. For example, decide whether you’d prefer an induction or gas cooktop, a steam or a traditional oven.

“When deciding, think about factors such as the general aesthetic of your kitchen and also about functionality – how do you like to cook? A great way to help you decide on a cooktop or oven is to go to a demonstration class, like the ones available at Miele Experience Centres, where you can actually be shown how the appliances work and taste the food produced,” he says.

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Style “resolutions” for your home

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There’s no better time than the New Year to review what’s going on in your life – and why should your home miss out on the love?

Here are several New Year’s resolutions that are perfect for creating the home you want in 2017:

Keep, chuck or reuse

The simplest thing you can do to refresh your home for a new year is to declutter. “When you take away the clutter you see what you love about the house,” says Sophie Kost, Director and Lead Designer of My Beautiful Abode.

Get into each room and consider the things you want to keep, those you want to get rid of and the items you could repurpose. “Do it in 15-minute bite size pieces,” adds Kost, “if you keep this up, it can be an amazing transformation.”

As a bonus, decluttering is completely free – and if you’re lucky you might even make some money from selling the things you no longer love.

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San Diego -Median home price drops 2.5%

After reaching $507,500 in October, the median home price in San Diego retreated 2.5 percent in November to land at $495,000, the same level as in September, CoreLogic reported Tuesday. Still, the median last month was 5.6 percent higher than it was a year ago.

Unit sales were down as usual from October to November but soared 25.2 percent from year-ago levels to 3,427 transactions.

CoreLogic analyst Andrew LePage said the jump reflected a one-time delay in closing transactions a year ago due to federal lending rules changes. November 2015 totals thus dropped more than usual and December’s rose more than is typical at this time of the year.

The same thing in reverse will likely happen when this month’s sales are reported in January — they will look anemic compared to December 2015’s atypical surge.

The median price for 2,119 resale single-family homes dropped $4,000 from October’s level to $549,000, as did 1,054 resale condos, down $10,000 to $375,000. There were 254 newly built homes — both houses and condos — sold for a median $651,500 down from $765,000 in October.

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