Luxury Connect: Michael Dreyfus on How to Scale Your Business

“You have to have an even more concentrated marketing strategy to reach a smaller pool of buyers that you can only find in guarded places,” says Dreyfus. Continue reading

Housing starts soar in August but permits plunge to 15-month low

Privately-owned housing starts jumped 9.2 percent month-over-month and 9.4 percent year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,282,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Census … Continue reading

Leaseback startup EasyKnock snags $3.5M in seed funding

EasyKnock, a home sales-leaseback company that allows people to release the equity on their homes, jus closed $3.5 million in seed funding. Continue reading

A Unique Yom Kippur Experience

Yom Kippur is a time when it’s comforting to be in familiar surroundings, in a synagogue that you like, with family and friends by your side. That’s because you can use all the support you can muster to fulfill the demanding rituals: fasting for 25 hou… Continue reading

Turning Yourself From a ‘Has Been’ to a ‘Will Be’

(This article is excerpted from Wisdom @ Work: The Making of a Modern Elder by Chip Conley.) Who among us hasn’t looked longingly over our shoulder at the past? It’s natural to reflect back once in a while. But too much nostalgic reflection and yearnin… Continue reading