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Modular Housing, Inferno-proofing Homes, & 2019 Design Trends

An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. ‘Lego building’: Can Modular Housing Disrupt the US Housing Market? (8 minute read) Why it matters: How much do [...]

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Storage & Organization Inspiration

Decluttering is always an issue when preparing a home for sale. But even with a vigorous garage sale or two, some homes simply can’t shake that cluttered feel. When decluttering doesn’t cut it, it’s time to start thinking about creative storage solutions. So how do you make storage sexy? What can you do to turn [...]

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Designing for the Driverless Age

What do cities look like when driverless cars are widespread? What are the implications for real estate? This extensive report by the Urban Land Institute forecasts some of the changes we might see when car ownership and human-driven vehicles are on the decline. Here are a few interesting factoids from the report: The need for parking–which accounts [...]

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White-Boxing, Creative Colors, & What’s Trending

An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. ‘White-Boxing’ Is the Hot New Real Estate Strategy That Lets Buyers Visualize Their Dream Home (7 minute read) [...]

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Stitch Your Screenshots with Tailor

If you use an iOS device, here’s a handy app for creating single, composite images from multiple screenshots. It’s called “Tailor” and it automatically creates long images from screen captures on your phone. Why would you use this? Well if you wanted to save a long text message conversation, an extended selection of an Instagram [...]

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Home Shopping Bliss, Owned by Zillow, & Lighting Trends

An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. How to Agree on the Perfect Home With Your Spouse (5 minute read) Why it matters: Home hunting can [...]

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Design Inspiration: The 40 Best Google Fonts

Looking for some design inspiration for your next flyer, website facelift, or open house invitation? Don’t fall prey to the blasé stock designs of templates. Separate yourself from the rest with crisp new font combinations. Typewolf is a website specializing in type face trends, and they’ve produced a “Curated Collection of the 40 Best Google [...]

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SWING! Delivers Simple Storage & Table Service

This is just too cool not to share. Imagine a table which transforms into a shelf in one simple movement. Even better? You don’t have to clear the shelves to turn it into a table! German company Vieco debuted the innovative SWING! shelf/table at the IMM Cologne 2018 furniture show. You’ve got to see the video to [...]

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Design Killer Real Estate Graphics with Canva

Flyers, presentations, Facebook covers, blog graphics, business cards, posters, invitations… they all require some level of design skill. While expensive design software packages have gotten cheaper, they haven’t come with the ability to design great looking material. Canva is a free online tool designed to help you quickly create gorgeous graphics for a wide range of [...]

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Great Read Roundup: Emerging Trends for 2018

An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. The 10 Top Emerging Trends that Will Shape Real Estate in 2018 (15 minute read) Why it matters: Set [...]

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