November 2020

Today, 10,000 people in the U.S, will turn 65

November 24, 2020They’re part of a huge demographic shift that’s changing the culture, as millions of baby boomers born in the middle of the 20th century try to figure out how to live the last third of their lives in the 21st. The only thing different about today is: most of those 10,000 people will be sheltering in place and having their birthday celebrations on Zoom. Early on in the pandemic, I saw this quote from Scott Galloway, a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business: While...

The why of staging

November 2, 2020Continuing our discussion....How staging has gone from being a fashionable afterthought reserved only for the most elite homes to something that’s now considered integral to the successful sale of any home. And why, if it’s been awhile since you’ve experienced the real estate market from a Seller’s perspective, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to re-familiarize yourself with the essentials of staging as you’re beginning to get your own staging ducks in order. Suffice to say: Prepping and staging a house is harder than it...