Many real estate professional were glad to put 2024 behind them. High interest rates, practice changes and the relative uncertainty that nearly always accompanies an election year meant the industry had to pivot and adapt, often several times. As the calendar finally flipped to 2025, agents and brokers exhaled, hoping lower interest rates, an uptick …
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Mar 31
Tips to Help Agents Build Relationships That Convert
Train your agents to start a dialogue with potential buyers and sellers that builds relationships and establishes trust. Much has changed in the industry in recent years for real estate professionals and or buyers and sellers. Fortunately, this market also provides a plethora of opportunities for agents who are ready to put in the work …
Mar 27
Home Staging From Afar
Born from a health crisis, the remote service offers agents and sellers an affordable option for making a listing sparkle. Under conventional circumstances, Jill Friedland, an agent with Weichert, REALTORS®, in Warren, N.J., would have a stager come to her clients’ home to spruce it up before it goes on the market. But like so …
Mar 25
How Multifamily Buildings Are Continuing to Attract Residents
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 …
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
‘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 …
