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Move-in-ready or bust
The majority of Luxury Property Specialists, including myself, have noticed that turnkey homes are now, and have been, highest in buyer priorities for the year. This comes as no surprise, we all know that when you have to renovate a ...
Design Trends Reflect Stay-At-Home Realities
The two biggest demographic groups comprising today's luxury homebuyers are baby boomers, who have been a dominant force for the past two decades, and the even larger population of 25-40-year old millennials, now in their prime child-rearin...
Making Money Moves in 2022 5 Myths Debunked
Here are five cases where you're probably better off questioning the conventional wisdom when it comes to making money moves in 2022. Myth #1 - Because the U.S. stock market has produced double-digit percentage returns in five of the pas...
3 Design Ideas for a Zen Outdoor Space
Our homes have become a calming and safe space to wash away the stress of the day, including our outdoor areas. As a result, many gardens, have become a ‘fifth room’, offering the perfect area for relaxation and spending quality time ou...
Could this spring’s housing market be the busiest yet?
The housing market is off to a busy start in 2022. Last month, new records were observed for home-price growth and median listing price. This sets the stage for a busy spring. Will it compare to the double-digit price gains observed mon...
Survey: Consumers Value Homeownership Over Dream Wedding
If they were faced with the choice of an expensive wedding or a down payment on a new home, single consumers overwhelmingly say they would take the home. Eighty-two percent of unmarried Americans recently surveyed said that they would rathe...
7 Worthwhile Home Office Investments
If you are one of the 4.3 million Americans now working from home at least half of the time, you have probably set up a home office. Whether it is at the kitchen table, in a corner of the living room or in a designated room of its own, heal...
The EV Supercar Concepts and Hybrids that stole the show at Monterey Car Week
Monterey Car Week wrapped up on August 15, 2021 with the return of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Now in its 70th year, the show closed with a black 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurrier winning “Best in Show.” But it wa...