Rose Morrison, Home and Lifestyle Expert, Managing Editor for Renovated. Article shown as published in NAR Realtor® Styled, Staged & Sold. Olfactory anchoring can be a powerful staging tool in strategically placing scents to shape buyers’ emotional response to a home. Imagine putting a vanilla candle in the kitchen, and an hour later, a potential […]

A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH GRAND VIEWSYou’re steps from a city park, a walk to Tennyson Street and a quick pedal to a college, library, recreation center and dog park. Whether you spell it Grand View or Grandview (there doesn’t seem to be any consensus), this small rectilinear subdivision in the larger Berkeley neighborhood between Lowell […]

As published in DMAR Market Trends, August 2026 Something unexpected may be happening in the market: buyers are returning, and appropriately priced homes are seeing increased showing activity and more offers. Could the momentum typically seen in the spring market have simply shifted later in the year? The average first-time homebuyer is now around 40 […]

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, contributing editor for REALTOR® Magazine; editor of the Styled, Staged & Sold blog The latest exterior color trends show a shift toward warmer neutrals and higher-contrast accents that are transforming curb appeal. For years, white has been the go-to choice for home exteriors, with homeowners painting everything from brick to siding in […]

If you’ve never heard of Athmar Park, you’re not alone. This under-the-radar, gem of a neighborhood rides the banks of the Platte River and buttresses a strip of South Federal Boulevard with some of the city’s best Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants—and used to offer smoking-hot home deals. The deals are largely gone, but the neighborhood […]

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, contributing editor for REALTOR® Magazine; editor of the Styled, Staged & Sold blog Listing agents with homes that have been on the market for more than the median days should prepare sellers to expect requests for seller concessions as part of an offer. Sellers of vacant homes should arrange for regular property […]

By Amethyst Marroquin, Research Analyst, National Association of REALTORS® If you grew up making mixtapes, renting movies at Blockbuster, and watching MTV back when they still played music, that generation is now one of the most influential forces in today’s housing market. According to the 2026 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report, buyers ages 46 to […]

Sitting on a bluff just to the northwest of downtown Denver sits Jefferson Park, a bourgeoning urban neighborhood named for the beautiful 6.7-acre public park that lies at its heart. Just west of I-25 and bounded by Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue to the north and south, and Federal Boulevard and the Platte River to […]

As published in DMAR Market Trends, June 2026 Buyer activity slowed somewhat compared to earlier this spring. Showings are taking longer to generate and agents are following up more frequently to obtain feedback after appointments. Sellers currently on the market should have realistic expectations heading into the July 4 holiday weekend, which historically brings a […]

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, contributing editor for REALTOR® Magazine and editor of the Styled, Staged & Sold blog. Here’s how not to design a bathroom, and what designers suggest favoring instead. Designers and home stagers say the era of overly sterile bathrooms is fading. Instead, warmer tones, natural materials and more personality-driven and wellness design choices […]