The last few months have seen multiple paint companies and design publications releasing their official paint colors of 2022. However, if you are looking for the biggest interior design trend of the year for your walls, you may find that it’s not paint at all. After decades of ridicule and dismissing it as old-fashioned and out of touch, the design …
Design Trends for 2021
As we move forward from the historic year that was 2020, can we expect many changes in interior design? Definitely! Trends change from year to year and each January we look forward to finding out what the experts think will be popular in the coming year. But perhaps this year more than ever, more and more of us are looking …
Home Trends on the Horizon
What will the last half of 2020 bring as far as new home design trends? Come 2021, what will buyers be looking for and what will the DIY crowd be doing to update the look of their homes? We’ve looked into the crystal ball and we are here to tell you what the most sought after home elements will be …
How will Coronavirus Affect the Housing Market?
Spring normally ushers in the busiest time of year for the residential real estate market, but this year is different from any other in recent memory. The Coronavirus and social distancing measures intended to fight its spread are changing almost every aspect of our lives and home sales are no different. There will be some potential sellers that are no …
Kitchen Must Haves for 2020
The way we cook and what we use our kitchens for changes greatly over time, and may even change significantly from year to year. As just one example, a few decades ago buyers wanted a kitchen that was set apart from the rest of the main floor where they could prepare meals in privacy and peace. Then over the course …
Minimizing Your Home’s Flaws when Preparing to Sell
If you’re considering putting your house on the market and moving to another one, chances are good there are things about your current home that you are not happy with. But before you get overly concerned that your house is less than perfect, keep in mind that very few homes truly live up to all of their owner’s expectations, and …
In Praise of Walls
Are Buyers Turning Their Backs on the Open-Floor Plan? Open floor plans have been the design of choice in newly built homes for several years now, and as far as HGTV is concerned, they seem to be the only option for renovations of older homes as well. But for every kitchen wall torn down to create one giant main floor …
2020 – The Year of the Kitchen
Ask any homeowner which room in their house they would most like to improve or remodel, and by far the majority will point to their kitchen as the first place they would start making changes. And it makes sense – for many of us, the kitchen is the heart of our home, and so much more than just a place …
How Much is A Good School Really Worth?
Years ago the most oft-repeated adage in real estate was “Location, location, location.” In today’s market, that might be appropriately rephrased as, “Schools, schools, schools,” as “high-ranking school district” is found at the top of more and more buyers’ wish lists. In a 2017 study by the National Association of Realtors, 26 percent of home buyers considered the quality of schools …