Whether it’s spectacular views or open floor plans, learn how apartments and condos are virtually showcasing their high points to potential buyers and tenants in a social distancing world. Key takeaways: In the era of COVID-19, real estate pros are relying on technology more than ever to show properties to potential buyers and renters. The …
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Mar 24
First-Time Gardener? Here’s How to Prepare
Key takeaways: Before COVID-19 hit, millions of Americans had never gardened. With more time at home this spring, they planted perennial beds and borders, vegetable and herb patches, and fruit trees to improve their yards’ aesthetics and provide food for their families. They also may have constructed outdoor spaces for lounging, cooking, dining, and to …
Mar 21
Ways to Make a Space Feel Larger
Clients feeling cramped at home? These tips can help open up a room without knocking down a wall.Clients feeling cramped at home? These tips can help open up a room without knocking down a wall. Bring nature indoors. Add plants and use natural textures in furniture to tie indoor decor to the outdoor view that’s …
Mar 20
5 Home Staging Trends to Watch
Staging professionals offer up ideas for prepping properties. How has the pandemic influenced home stagers? Bloggers from REALTOR® Magazine’s Styled, Staged & Sold team of staging professionals offer up ideas for prepping properties. Send cozier vibes. “Cozy is the new ‘luxury.’ We’re using more place settings on tables, setting up a coffee station with a …
Mar 19
How Affordable Housing Is Ramping Up
Despite the rising costs of labor and materials, more developers and nonprofit organizations are helping fill the void in the much-needed affordable housing market. 3 Takeaways: Affordable housing was already in great demand prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. With many businesses forced to shutter and lay off or furlough staff, those who found it hard …
Mar 18
128 2nd Ave, Broomall, PA. 19008 – Delco / Delaware County Home.
128 2nd Ave, Broomall, PA. 19008 $500,000 Est. Mortgage $3,315/mo* 3 Beds3 Baths1508 Sq. Ft. Listing courtesy of Amy Fizzano Krauter – Fizzano Family of Associates LLC. Description about 128 2nd Ave, Broomall, PA. 19008 Spring has sprung… and so has your chance to own this BROOMALL BEAUTY!128 2nd Avenue has been well loved and …
Mar 18
‘Horrors’ of Home Design
REALTOR® Magazine’s Styled, Staged & Sold blog counts down some of the cringeworthy decorative choices people are making while hunkering down at home. Homes are meant to be a source of comfort and refuge. But as if 2020 hasn’t been horrifying enough, some skin-crawling home decor trends have emerged this year—and designers hope they’ll be …
Mar 14
‘Homework’: The Rise of the Home Office
Families cramped together around a kitchen table, working, and learning online isn’t sustainable for productivity. Now, more home builders and interior designers are carving out workspaces. Even before the pandemic, the work-from-home trend was growing in popularity. Improved technology and connectivity are allowing people to be more productive at home as employers have offered greater …
Mar 13
Improvements First-Time Homeowners Should Tackle First
Owning a home is a significant financial investment for your clients. These 10 tips will help them prepare for maintenance and repair costs, too. 3 Takeaways: While low mortgage rates and the COVID-19 pandemic continue to motivate first-time buyers, other factors need to figure into their financial planning. Tight inventory markets mean many home shoppers …
Mar 12
A Myriad of Home Trends to Gain Momentum
As homeowners continue to stay in, avoiding the latest spikes in coronavirus numbers, many seek new ways to improve their abode’s function, aesthetics, fun. When it comes to the home and design trends experts anticipate prevailing in the year ahead, the overarching theme will be options in abundance. While homeowners continue to want their outdoor …
Mar 11
Homeowners Create Kid-Friendly Spaces
Many families are struggling to find room for their children to attend remote school, play, and sleep peacefully. That has some parents seeking new layouts and furnishings to help keep home life humming smoothly. ears ago, children’s bedrooms were the focus of the younger generation’s home life. That’s where they slept, played, and did homework. …
Mar 10
9 Decor Trends That Are In and Out
Find out what’s attracting buyers’ eye in 2021, and what looks have grown outdated. After nearly a year of quarantining at home, many homeowners are putting a laser focus on their surroundings. All this time at home has made some trends less appealing, while others have soared. Some homeowners have found they don’t have enough …
