Preventative measures help homeowners mitigate the risks and costs of weather-related damage while increasing sustainability. Three key takeaways: In recent years, news reports have updated homeowners on climate change and disasters, from hurricanes that cause catastrophic flood and wind damage to snowstorms that lead to ice dams and frozen gutters. Wildfires, hailstorms and drought also …
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Sep 17
Sustainable Spaces: The Bathroom
These eco-friendly bathroom upgrades cut energy costs and help attract today’s sustainability-minded buyers. It may come as no surprise that American households use most of their water in the bathroom. Approximately 24% of a household’s water use can be traced to the toilet alone, and another 20% goes down the shower drain. But water isn’t …
Sep 16
Intentional Spaces: What’s Trending in Yards
An increase in costs and continued focus on maximizing space has homeowners making intentional decisions about how to use their outdoor spaces. Three key takeaways: The desire to spend more time outdoors remains a priority for homeowners. The trend of transforming outdoor spaces into distinct “rooms” maximizes square footage with areas to cook, dine, relax, …
Sep 13
Inside Home Systems: Cut Carbon and Costs With a Heat Pump Water Heater
Heat pump water heaters are an energy-efficient solution to gas and electric pumps that could save homeowners money. More home buyers than ever are choosing energy-efficient heat pump water heaters over fossil-fueled water heaters. In 2022, American homeowners installed over 4 million HPWHs, and sales of HPWHs increased by 26%. Sales of gas water heaters …
Sep 12
7 Hot Home Styles This Summer
From “Japandi” to “kid zones,” find out what’s generating the latest buzz in home design. Home designs are becoming a mishmash of many styles. On one end, there’s calming, Zen-like retreats in softer color palettes, while on the other end, it’s all about dark and moody colors that are bold and memorable. Home remodeling site …
Sep 11
Sustainable Spaces: Patios and Decks
Experts say a home’s eco-friendly features—and their selling points—can extend to outdoor spaces, too. Real estate professionals nationwide have reported that home buyers are increasingly curious about houses’ eco-friendly features. When considering a home’s environmental friendliness, it’s natural to think first of Energy Star appliances and water-saving bathroom fixtures. But outdoor spaces can be sustainable, …
Sep 10
All Under One Roof: Trends in Multigenerational Living
Multigenerational living is a sticky trend, though there’s not one solution to make it work. Families and builders are working to meet the needs with creative, flexible solutions. Three key takeaways Multigenerational living continues to gain popularity in the United States. Preservation of cultural traditions, burden of expenses and caregiving, and warding off loneliness all …
Sep 05
More Than a Lockbox
SentriLock, the Cincinnati-based lockbox, showing service, and experience management solution, has long put sustainability at the forefront of its manufacturing and operations. Company founder and CEO, Scott Fisher recently talked with REALTOR® Magazine about how Sentrilock puts sustainability into practice. The company, founded in 2002, is a subsidiary of the National Association of REALTORS®. What …
Sep 04
Sustaining Others
Partnering with Food Recovery Network, NAR fights hunger by minimizing food waste at meetings. Sustainability isn’t just about ensuring the future. Reducing waste can serve the needs of others in the here and now. A case in point: the REALTOR® organization’s partnership with the Food Recovery Network(link is external). The nonprofit recovers unserved, perishable food …
Sep 04
REALTOR® Gives Wayward Girls Fighting Chance for Brighter Future
Kama Burton provides a safe space for troubled youth in California to express themselves, build camaraderie and chart a more positive path forward in life. Kama Burton heard that girls were getting into fights at school. The fights were so frequent that they disrupted the school day for most of the students, many of whom …
Sep 03
Ohio REALTOR® Supports High School Basketball Players Living in Poverty
Kelly Whelan organized her sphere to provide clothes and food to an inner-city team struggling to find the resources to excel. When Kelly Whelan’s sons were grown and out of the house, she suddenly found herself praying for a new purpose in life. For Whelan, a sales associate with Star One Real Estate in Cincinnati, …
Sep 03
REALTOR® Shows Kids Why They Don’t Need Weapons
Ken Richardson brings at-risk youth off the streets and into local gyms to teach them martial arts—and help them turn away from gang violence. When he was a teenager in 1981, Ken Richardson’s younger brother was shot and killed in gang violence. Coming from an abusive home, Richardson and his siblings grew up on the …
