5 Ways to Pair Function and Comfort
By Barbara Ballinger, Architecture Coach columnist Functionality is still a key driver when home owners spend thousands of dollars to build and remodel kitchens and bathrooms. But...
Keep Sellers Focused: Savvy Responses to Lowball Offers
By Brian Summerfield About to present another too-low offer to your clients? Turn sellers' frustration into a potential sale by sharing free tips on fielding lowball offers fro...
Small Is ‘In’, Formal Spaces ‘Out’
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine The sagging economy is influencing home design as more home owners favor smaller indoor and outdoor spaces that are often cheap...
Color Combo Trends: Try Yellow and Gray to Brighten a Room
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Photo Credit: Elaine Williamson Add calmness to any room with an eye-catching color combo: yellow and gray, says designer Elai...
What Change Means to Top Brokerages
By Robert Freedman, senior editor, REALTOR® Magazine Last year was a tough year for real estate brokerages but when my magazine colleague Wendy Cole interviewed three t...
Help Sellers Get More Bang for Their Kitchen Remodel Buck
By G. M. Filisko, contributing writer, HouseLogic A do-over in the kitchen will bowl over buyers-and sellers will recoup most of the cost when they sell. A mid-range kitchen remo...
You Did It: Tax Credit, Flood Insurance Extension
By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTOR® Magazine Almost 85,000 of you sent letters to your members of Congress over the last month or so to get them to do what by a...
Shadow Inventory: How Big, What Opportunities?
By Robert Freedman, senior editor, REALTOR® Magazine You often hear talk within real estate about the shadow inventory that looms over markets. These are the homes that...
