List Your Home 'For Sale by Owner' Without Getting Burned" alt="List Your Home 'For Sale by Owner' Without Getting Burned" />

When Kira Lewis and her husband sold their first home in Dallas they went the traditional route, Realtor and all. When it came to sell their next home, the pair took one step away from tradition, employing a discount broker and doing much of the work themselves. By the time they got to their third home sale, "we were ... Continue Reading »

Moving With Pets: 6 Steps for Less Stress" alt="Moving With Pets: 6 Steps for Less Stress" />

When Manhattanite Mandi Pek was moving into her new apartment, she wasn't worried about the packing, or the renovations, or even the time off from work. She was worried most about moving her pet Harley, an 8-year-old Shih Tzu. "I had brought Harley home at 9 weeks old," Pek says. "It was the only home she has ever known." ... Continue Reading »

Last-Minute Tips for a Successful Open House" alt="Last-Minute Tips for a Successful Open House" />

Realtor Deb Staley has seen it a million times. She pulls up to an open house at a fabulous property, in a great neighborhood, at the right price, only to find an overgrown lawn, a leaf-strewn front porch and a front door covered in spiderwebs. In fact, it's not uncommon for potential buyers to be so turned off by an ... Continue Reading »

Washington, D.C. Interior Designer Learns to Think Small" alt="Washington, D.C. Interior Designer Learns to Think Small" />

Though she now calls Washington, D.C. her home, interior designer Zoe Feldman has experienced a tour of her own small-space living, up and down the East Coast. There was the miniscule kitchen of her Sarasota rental; three space-challenging Manhattan dwellings (two with an added faux wall for even less living space); and ... Continue Reading »

Increase Home Value With Bathroom Renovations" alt="Increase Home Value With Bathroom Renovations" />

There's an old saying that kitchens and bathrooms sell homes. So when Denver realtor Mitch Rothman of The Kentwood Company recently showed a million-dollar listing he was surprised to see that the only entrance to the lavish master suite was through a bathroom. Though it may seem simple, you'd be ... Continue Reading »