TikTok for real estate: An Inman Handbook

For interested real estate agents looking to expand their marketing reach, it’s not too late to find success using the app — all it takes is a bit of dedication, creativity and willingness to try new things. Continue reading

Instagram and Facebook made easy: 30+ tips every agent needs

Social media is a huge undertaking in real estate, but it’s also a powerful, mostly free tool that can reach more clients with less effort, if you do it right. Here are the tools and tips you need to make it easy from social media guru Katie Lance. Continue reading

How Musicians Are Bringing Joy During the Pandemic

Pueblo, Colo. guitarist and singer Tom Munch has performed everywhere from restaurants to dude ranches to the Royal Gorge Bridge, but nursing home concerts take up much of his time, accounting for 50 gigs a month. That all changed in March, as COVID-19… Continue reading

Judy Collins and Ari Hest: A Musical Partnership

In January 2013, Judy Collins, then 73, had had virtually every soul-broadening experience a woman could have. Like the song she is most famous for, her harpsichord-infused 1967 cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now,” she’d seen life from “win and  … Continue reading

Judy Collins and Ari Hest: A Musical Partnership

In January 2013, Judy Collins, then 73, had had virtually every soul-broadening experience a woman could have. Like the song she is most famous for, her harpsichord-infused 1967 cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now,” she’d seen life from “win and  … Continue reading

Music in an Intergenerational Key

Players from different eras making music together is at the heart of intergenerational orchestras. Next Avenue finds out why that works from orchestras in Nebraska, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Florida, and about the interesting connections among them. In… Continue reading

A Little Culture is Good for Your Mental Health

Eve Hammond, 76, a retired scientist in the Bay Area, has a steady diet of museum and gallery shows, plays and/or concerts each month. She has also taken craft classes, from jewelry-making and pottery to mosaics, and is a member of a local museum. “Sin… Continue reading

The Poignant New Song About Age Discrimination by Employers

You probably wouldn’t think the topic of age discrimination by employers would make much of a song. Well, sit back, relax and watch the poignant video of “Dear Sir/Madam” from Australian singer/songwriter Kelea. Get some tissues first. I was tipped off… Continue reading

30+ free hacks for Instagram and Facebook

Once you have created a system for content creation, the next step is distribution — which is where these free tools from Facebook and Instagram come into play. Continue reading

A Dying Fish, A Son’s Wish

This is a story about an unlikely mix of topics: running, music, mothers, aging and a stranded blowfish. I was on an early morning run along the beach in Cape May, N.J. during a three-day getaway. It was a great run. Blue sky, shimmering water, warm te… Continue reading