Home & Design

Real estate marketing tips for real estate agents: Home & design. Design trends and strategies that can help you get homes sold faster and for more money.

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Architecture Coach: Small-Home Living

See how smaller homes are luring some buyers with simplicity, affordability, and convenience.

Make Homes Accessible with Adaptations

For some clients with disabilities, a new home will need structural modifications. Learn more from an accessible housing specialist who says communication is key.

Set Up a Professional Home Office

An efficient, attractive home work space is not only desirable for real estate pros, but also an amenity that buyers seek in houses these days.

Design Features That Send Buyers Running

These 20 out-of-date trends are bound to turn clients off. Find out which fixtures and décor might cost you a sale.

Appraisers' Checklist: What They Look For

See how staging pros turn troubled areas into designed rooms that buyers love.

Make a Good First Impression

Get instant curb appeal with these 10 must-dos from expert stager Christine Rae.

Slideshow: 10 Affordable Home Redos

Improve the look of a home with these affordable projects that will have buyers knocking on the door.

Cost vs. Value

Which home upgrades will score big with buyers? REALTORS® in 65 markets judge the effects of 29 projects on sales prices for the 20th annual Cost vs. Value Report, done in cooperation with Remodeling magazine.