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Styling in Place

The pandemic sparked this year's home design trends, but high aesthetics and fun should keep them around far longer.

January 6, 2021
Barbara Ballinger
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A Myriad of Home Trends to Gain Momentum in 2021

As homeowners continue to stay in, avoiding the latest coronavirus spikes, many seek new ways to improve their abode’s function, aesthetics, fun.

December 4, 2020
Barbara Ballinger
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Improvements First-Time Homeowners Should Tackle First

Owning a home is a significant financial investment for your clients. These 10 tips will help them prepare for maintenance and repair costs, too.

November 17, 2020
Barbara Ballinger
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Print It and They Will Come

Learn how one builder is using 3D printing and robotics to produce affordable homes more quickly.

October 15, 2020
Barbara Ballinger
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‘Homework’: The Rise of the Home Office

Families cramped together around a kitchen table, working, and learning online isn’t sustainable for productivity. Now, more home builders and interior designers are carving out workspaces.

October 13, 2020
Barbara Ballinger
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Quarantine Produces ‘Horrors’ of Home Design

REALTOR® Magazine’s Styled, Staged & Sold blog counts down some of the cringeworthy decorative choices people are making while hunkering down at home.

October 1, 2020
Melissa Dittmann Tracey
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How Affordable Housing Is Ramping Up

Despite the rising costs of labor and materials, more developers and nonprofit organizations are helping fill the void in the much-needed affordable housing market.

September 22, 2020
Barbara Ballinger
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Bring Together Multiple Generations

Living alone can lead to loneliness, and not just during a pandemic.

September 9, 2020
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Equip a Home Office for Success

Tools that boost efficiency, comfort, and pleasure make any work-from-home assignment better.

September 9, 2020
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8 Ways to Make a Space Feel Larger

Clients feeling cramped at home? These tips can help open up a room without knocking down a wall.

September 9, 2020

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