New Western trends report has all the answers for savvy investors

New Western’s latest Flip-Side report has good news for the single-family investor. Real estate expert and trainer Bernice Ross interviews Kurt Carlton, the president and co-founder of New Western, to get all of the valuable insights the report has to … Continue reading

Circa 1980: What to know about ‘totally awesome’ kitchens and baths

The 1980s can be characterized as a “more is more” period of design, with innovative building techniques and styles. Gerard Splendore’s Circa series explores kitchens and baths of the era. Continue reading

What real estate agents need to know about kitchens and bathrooms from the 1950s 

Expert Gerard Splendore takes us back in time to when pastels and metals dominated the design world for kitchens and baths in the 1950s. This amazing time in design changes is still very popular today with those who love vintage fixtures Continue reading

Let’s Tok about it: Creating fun, engaging content for your real estate business

Developing a plan for TikTok will take creativity, but if you embrace this vibrant platform you may be pleasantly surprised. Marketing expert Katelyn Castellano, shares why TikTok stands head and shoulders against other content arenas. Continue reading

Affordable where? Fed efforts to cool the market still don’t create affordable housing

Although the Fed’s move to calm the market is a step in the right direction, it may not ultimately have much effect on affordability. Anthony West outlines the factors that are contributing to ongoing home value increases. Continue reading

2022 game plan: 20+ buyer and seller facts to inform your business

What’s critical to buyers and sellers now, and what’s changed over the past year? If you’re in the throes of strategizing for next year, here are a few key demographics, trends and takeaways — plucked from NAR’s 2021 buyer and seller research — broken … Continue reading

16 luxury buying and selling trends you can’t ignore

The way we live, work and play has significantly changed over the past year or so, and these shifts will continue to drive luxury consumer behavior as far as how and where they choose to live. Here are a few trends you need to be ready for. Continue reading

What’s Next? Top design trends to expect post-pandemic

The pandemic has changed a lot about the way people work and live their lives — and of course, that in turn has had a big impact on what they seek in a home. As we look ahead to the world post-pandemic, here are the trends that experts, agents and desi… Continue reading

Mad for Midcentury: A Trip to Palm Springs’ Modernism Week

Arguably, midcentury modern’s biggest fans are the second cohort of boomers, those Americans born between 1956 and 1964. There’s more to our obsession with midcentury modern style, however, than a love of sleek, simple design. The allure is nostalgia. … Continue reading