What You Should Know About Closing Costs
Before you buy a home, it’s important to plan ahead. While most buyers consider how much they need to save for a down payment, many are surprised by the closing … Read More
With A View This Good, Why Not Put Your Kitchen On The Second Floor?? (+ Dive Into One Of Our Favorite 2023 Trends)
When this kitchen was pitched to me I had a few instant thoughts. First, it’s beautiful (duh), how fun that it’s located in a town I grew up next to, … Read More
After A Year And A Half In Portland Here’s How It’s Going – Is It Everything We Predicted Or Expected? It’s A Long One…
When we moved to New York 23 years ago we immediately loved it but got physically sick from sensory overload (it’s a thing). When we moved to LA 13 years … Read More
How To Win as a Buyer in Today’s Housing Market [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights In today’s housing market, you can still be the champion if you have the right team and strategy. To win as a buyer, you need to build your … Read More
Help Malcolm Decide Which Dining Chairs To Get For His NEW LONDON FLAT
The art of starting over in a different country. Ahhhh (…a pleasant sigh, or a silent scream? YOU decide.) I’ve been living in London now for about six months, and … Read More
Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t Headed for a Crash
67% of Americans say a housing market crash is imminent in the next three years. With all the talk in the media lately about shifts in the housing market, it … Read More
The Challenges Of Our Upstairs Landing (AKA Our Kids Garbage Storage Room/Play Space) + How To Design Long Term For Rapidly Growing Kids
Welcome to no man’s land, and yet a space that has SO MUCH potential. We’ve only had “hallways” at the top of stairs before, not landings that are almost as … Read More
Number of Homes for Sale Up from Last Year, but Below Pre-Pandemic Years
The biggest challenge in the housing market right now, and likely for years to come, is how few homes there are for sale compared to the number of people who … Read More
Our Favorite Curtain Rods Organized By Size (+ Our Rules For Hanging Them)
Up until a week ago, my bedroom window did not have curtains. What it had as a covering was a sad, thinly woven blanket nailed to the wall. Before you … Read More
How Experts Can Help Close the Gap in Today’s Homeownership Rate
As we celebrate Black History Month, we reflect on the past and present experiences of Black Americans. This includes the path toward investing in a home of their own. And … Read More
