Matchmaking architectural styles and buyers: A broker’s perspective

It’s essential to understand a client’s tastes, historical context and regional influences, writes broker Michelle Coffing. Doing so ensures buyers are successfully matched with the right home in a style that suits their aesthetic preferences and lifes… Continue reading

Modwell visualizes a new way to market a listing: Tech Review

Agents and buyers can work together to search and save relevant homes from their market, and then leverage Modwell’s well-built custom rendering and design services to “imagine” what can be done to the property, inside and out. Continue reading

Dubai tower tops Central Park Tower as tallest residential building

The luxury structure with diamond-shaped spires will include lavish amenities, such as a concierge team that provides bodyguard, daycare, chauffeur and private chef services. Continue reading

Circa 1900: Kitchens and baths from the Victorian Age

Although houses and their inhabitants have changed greatly over time, kitchens and bathrooms arguably show the most innovations and adaptations. In his new series, Gerard Splendore examines this evolution. Continue reading

Circa 2010: What real estate agents should know about the last decade’s housing styles

Newer homes range from the tiny to the vast and from simple and straightforward to up-to-the-minute smart homes. Gerard Splendore outlines the latest innovations in home styles and infrastructure so that you can provide more informed service to your cl… Continue reading

Circa 2000: What agents need to know about aughties home styles

As homes continued to develop into the 21st century, there was a return to traditional aesthetics, updated with modern features and conveniences. Gerard Splendore’s Circa series continues with styles of the 2000s. Continue reading

Circa 1990: What real estate agents need to know about the era’s housing styles

As the end of the millennium approached, homes became more about modern and contemporary styles, with a penchant for customization. Inman contributor Gerard Splendore walks real estate agents through architecture and home styles from the 1990s.
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Brad Pitt buys historic D.L. James’ clifftop Carmel home for $40M

The home is located atop a steep bluff on the oceanside of Highway 1. The deal marks one of the priciest to ever close in the Carmel area, according to local agents. Continue reading

Circa: What agents should know about architecture throughout the decades

The American dream has been homeownership for a long time, but boy have the facades and layouts changed over the years. Thankfully, Inman contributor Gerard Splendore is here to walk us through it all. Continue reading

Circa 1970: What agents need to know about housing styles in the disco age

Housing stock from the 1970s blends holdover aesthetics from the 1960s with a new emphasis on organic and global elements. Gerard Splendore offers a guided tour through homes from “the decade that taste forgot.” Continue reading