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The Psychology of First Impressions When Selling Your Home
Psychologists say that we make up our minds about a person within the first fifteen seconds of meeting them. And the same is true when viewing a house. It’s likely a prospective buyer will have made up their mind before they’ve even walked ...
5 Things That Can Increase the Value of Your Home
If you're thinking about selling your home, you're probably wondering what it's worth. The quickest way to do that is to get it assessed, which is a process that also might identify a few of your house's drawbacks, or the details that could red...
25 of the Biggest Design Mistakes NOT to Make
You met with your financial adviser, got a mortgage, and bought a house. Hooray! Now comes the hard part: making it your own. Whether you’re in for a gut renovation or just trying to redecorate, there’s a lot more to designing a property th...
How to Pick the Best Place to Retire for You
Most of us have major plans for retirement, and for many that includes a new place to call home. Maybe you think you have that destination locked in place, or perhaps you have a vague idea of the kind of climate and location you're looking for,...
The Most, and Least, Soothing Paint Colors
As we close in on a year of living claustrophobically, Americans continue to look for strategies that can quiet the jitters—and don’t involve thousands of calories. One solution: calming decor. To help you out, hundreds of designers were as...
Home Decor Items Worth the Splurge!
Putting a deposit down on a home or apartment (not to mention all of those monthly bills to follow) can make a real dent in your bank account. After that major investment, it can be tempting to skimp when purchasing home decor to furnish the pl...
6 Sustainability Trends in 2021
With the climate crisis continuing to mount, the design world will undoubtedly focus on sustainability in the new year. In order to get a sneak peek of what the year might have in store, industry experts were asked what trends they envision for...
To Stage or Not to Stage
Real estate professionals and most clients know staging is important. But staging changes as the market evolves. Of course, there are timeless aspects of staging. Aspects like making repairs, depersonalizing the space, or giving the place a...