BLEND LUXURY BLOG

As we move into fall, a few words about your home's curb appeal when selling your house. This may surprise you, but keep it natural and...

You know how they say, "This could have been a memo?" Well, this really should be a meeting. But I am going to briefly and in the...

Very few things are as exciting as a new listing. We make it a habit to never say no, so we've listed everything from the smallest home...

Welcome to an exciting summer in sunny San Diego, where the real estate market is sizzling with great properties! As the city's beaches...

So often people ask me, "When is the best time to buy real estate?" The answer is always the same: between Thanksgiving and New Year's...

It's about the best day for any seller! That is when a buyer under contract to purchase a home you are selling has fully committed to...

The National Association of Realtors has proposed settlement terms to encompass the end of a lawsuit brought in Missouri -- but the terms...

This market can be summed up very easily -- the interest rates that have gone up for a year are settling in or occasionally dropping a...

It's taken a long time to get here, but I know that I am an expert in selling residential real estate. In fact, it took me a previous...

For me, there are two things I like almost equally about my job, and both happen on the phone. When a deal is finally accepted, the...

I was lucky enough to grow up in the Midwest, something at the time I wasn't too wild about. Minneapolis winters are cold enough to burn...

A favorite mistake…or is it my most memorable? For me, it was missing a tiny box in a contract: a box was checked that said the buyer's...

Without a doubt, any book I would choose to read more than once has to be by James Ellroy. And it better be one of his best since I don't...

When actually buying a house, it doesn't take five minutes to get your deal signed by all parties. It usually takes days. Rarely is an...

It's a common dream: you as the buyer want to be in love with your new house at the time of the offer. There will be grass and a picket...

One of my high school friends, Beth, recently sent me a note on Facebook asking why I wasn’t on Pinterest. She said she went looking for...

A few years ago, one of my clients had a half-acre yard with a big house that we listed for sale a few years ago, but the market wasn’t...