BridgeMLS and BoxBrownie partner up

BoxBrownie and bridgeMLS strike deal to offer discounts to members for listing photography edits, virtual staging, day-to-dusk upgrades and other digital creative services. Continue reading

Home design trends in 2020

Max Wilker doesn’t sit still. Cologne. Paris. Las Vegas. All in the same month, and all as part of his role as Style Director for Better Homes & Gardens, seeing and experiencing the world trends in home decor. Continue reading

Staging a new listing? Explore the latest fall design trends

Whether you’re helping sellers stage their home for fall buyers or just want to update a space, Interior Marketing Group Staging Director Christina Slater has all of the best tips for a seasonal makeover. Continue reading

Cardboard staging furniture: Can faux furnishings lead to real sales?

If you don’t have a library of staging items when charged with selling a vacant home or showroom unit, there’s always cardboard. Yes, cardboard. Continue reading

Facing a buyer’s market? 5 pivots listing agents must make

Based on the numbers and our personal experience of a larger number of prospects shopping but not buying, we suspect the seller’s market is about over. Here are five areas listing agents need to rethink and focus on when buyers are calling the shots. Continue reading

Wayfair employees protest, stage walkout over border camp furniture

Making good on their stated plan, scores of Wayfair employees walked off the job Wednesday to protest their company’s practice of selling supplies for use in immigrant detention camps near the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading

Wayfair employees reportedly plan walkout over furniture for border camps

A letter purporting to be from Wayfair employees that was widely circulating on Twitter Tuesday — and which was shared by @wayfairwalkout — further alleged that the company supplied $200,000 worth of bedding to a BCFS facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas… Continue reading

Light it up! 6 tips to make your home staging shine

Although furniture layouts and paint colors get a lot of attention in the staging process, one essential element is a home’s lighting. To ensure your clients have everything lit to perfection, here are six glow-related tips for any home stager. Continue reading

7 open house pointers that’ll get you more traffic

In a busy market full of smart consumers, you only have a short window to grab buyers’ attention and get them into your open house. Here are some crucial tips for getting buyers in the door and keeping them long enough to fall in love with the home. Continue reading