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Have you prepared for the future of your estate or reassessed your current plan recently?

Property Owners: Create an Estate Plan It's especially important when you have many assets.

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Bring smart home technology to your vacation home this summer.

Enhancing a vacation home with smart tech | Digital Trends Going away on vacation for the summer? Check out these products, from security to cleaning, that can help elevate your summer home to smart home status.

Adding more visual appeal to your home's architecture may be easier than you thought.

Fake Architectural Elements Using Just Paint Paint has no limits

Work with a financial professional to figure out your tax basis before you sell a property.

How to Reduce Taxes When You Sell Your Home - NerdWallet Before you sell your home, familiarize yourself with tax rules and learn which improvements reduce your capital gains.

If you love globetrotting, begin incorporating your adventures into your home with style.

How can travel inspire your interior design? These four ideas may spur your creativity.

A lot of design experts believe that wellness rooms could be an important part of the home from now on. What do you think?

Why Designers Think Wellness Rooms Could Replace Home Gyms An increasing number of designers are helping clients ditch the dumbbell racks for saunas and hobby spaces.

Kitchens can be highly personalized spaces, but the pros still recommend certain products over others if you want high-quality kitchen essentials.

5 Things a Chef Would Never Have in Their Kitchen (and What to Buy Instead) Wanting to brush up on your culinary skills? Here are five things an *actual* chef would not have in their kitchen—and what you should be buying instead.

Real estate remains a solid investment to add to your portfolio.

What Is the Best Way to Invest $100K? Here Are 5 Great Options Are you looking for the best way to invest $100K? Look no further! We take a look at five great options, including the best pick for investors.

Renovating or building a new home? This is one material you'll want to incorporate.

Travertine Is the Next Surface Du Jour The porous, sandy-hued surface is keeping interiors calm and collected

These four details can lead you to the big picture of a custom luxury build.

How to Approach Designing a Custom Home Don't get overwhelmed by your choices.

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Make your space stylish and comfortable with these interior design ideas.

7 Incredibly Chic Ways To Make Your Home Feel Like A Luxury Hotel To create a chic interior reminiscent of a high-end hotel, focus on incorporating natural elements into the space and adding accents that make it feel cozy for you and your guests.

Accredited real estate investors have more opportunities than those who aren't accredited. This simple guide explains the criteria and offers examples.

5 Reasons Real Estate Is The Most Effective And Lucrative Investment If you are someone who wants to create a stream of wealth with which you can grow your net worth, pay off debt, or prepare for retirement, then commercial real estate offers you a profitable avenue to achieve those goals.

Do you know about jewel-box homes? This one got a retro but refreshing new look.

Flemington House by Lisa Breeze Architect Architect Lisa Breeze expands the kitchen of a 1940s residence and includes cool-green cabinets, terrazzo floors, and a pass-through for a feline friend.

You can rent out one of your homes while you're not staying there. These tips can help.

3 Tips for High-End Rentals Here's one way to make passive income from a property.

From elegant golden hues to strikingly bright tones, yellow is a versatile paint color for any part of your home.

The 7 Absolute Best Yellow Paint Shades, According to Designers The industry’s top talent is letting the sun shine with these standout hues

If you have eclectic taste, you might think that your home decor will make it harder to sell in the future. But these experts say that you should create a space you love (and you can always make changes later).

These HGTV Stars Say to Design Your Home Based on Personal Taste, Even if You’re Eventually Planning to Sell One of the most common questions that homeowners face when renovating is whether their design choices will be palatable to potential future buyers. Is this wall color too dark? Are those fixtures too flashy? Style decisions often become about other people, even for homeowners who have no immediate p...

At some point in your property investment career, you may have hurdles. Here's how you can continue your success during and after those tough times.

6 Ways to Rebuild Your Real-Estate Business After a Crisis Most entrepreneurs don't realize that even in the midst of turbulent market shifts, there are opportunities and new pathways to wealth-building.

Want an outdoor area that will wow guests? These spaces may give you some great ideas.

Presenting the Four Breathtaking Landscapes Named VERANDA’s Best in Outdoor Living for 2022 From an agrarian haven in Connecticut to a discreet courtyard in Maine, step into this year’s garden greats.

Upgrade your outdoor area in time for summer fun with these tips.

Create an Outdoor Retreat These five features are perfect for entertaining.

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This project aims to connect your smart devices to make everything actually easier to use, from your smart lights to your smart speakers.

Matter Explained: Will It Be What Finally Helps Smart Home Technology Catch On? A forthcoming protocol from Amazon, Apple, Google, and others, Matter aims to make it easier for your smart home devices to connect with each other. But will it work?

Extending the midcentury modern aesthetic to front and backyards isn't as difficult as you may think.

Landscape & Yard Design Ideas for Midcentury Modern Homes | 21Oak Midcentury modern backyards should be equally inspiring, and there are plenty of ways to showcase that functionality and simplicity.

Don't let these hurdles slow you down -- investing in the right properties is key.

Council Post: Private Real Estate: Five Challenges Facing Investors Today Real estate investors who proactively address ESG challenges will be well positioned to generate attractive financial returns.

Looking for your next property? Use these four tips to find a great fit.

How to Avoid Buyer's Remorse Don't rush your homebuying decision.

Could compostable furnishings be inevitable? These sustainable designers and companies think the answer is yes.

Is Compostable Furniture the Future of Sustainable Design? Believe it or not, it’s possible

Mature trees could add anywhere from 3% to 15% to your home's value. If you're looking to plant some, check out these 10 great varieties.

Yes, Trees Can Boost Your Property Value—Here Are 10 Varieties to Consider In addition to increasing your property value, trees add visual interest and can help reduce cooling and heating costs. Here's how to pick the right tree for your yard.

Trends come and go, and front doors are no exception. Find out what's popular now -- and what types of design are on their way out.

4 Outdated Front Door Trends | Hunker First impressions are lasting impressions, right? Especially when it comes to the front door of your home. Are you guilty of sporting some of these outdated front door trends?