By Krystal Rogers-Nelson Wait! Before you spend thousands on landscaping—or on water-guzzling plants—try planting a DIY drought-tolerant garden. With the right plants, your landscape will be cost-effective, low maintenance, and beautiful. Here is a list of ten plants that won’t break the water bank but will still let you enjoy lush greenery and flowers without...
A stunning expanse nestled in coveted Vail Valley, Colo., is now for sale. Battle Mountain Ranch—the "Land of Endless Possibilities"—spans a sprawling 4,676 acres of unspoiled wilderness squarely between Beaver Creek and Vail Village, 30 minutes in either direction from the resort areas' acclaimed dining, recreation and shopping. The secluded scenery,...
By Sage Singleton Summer is the season to be outdoors. It’s the perfect time for backyard barbecues, neighborhood socials, and late-night evenings on the patio. You don’t need to travel to a luxurious and exotic location to enjoy spending time outdoors. Make your own backyard a summer paradise with these eight simple suggestions. Inspect and update wooden decks To...
Successful real estate teams strive to operate at their most profitable, with purposeful practices in place to keep the bottom line at the top of the priority list. Two real estate team leaders, Jim Knowlton and Zac Pasmanick, recently shared their profit-turning takes on operating a thriving business in RISMedia's ACE webinar, "Operational Excellence: Does Your Back...
In this first article of a three-part series, learn all about predictive analytics and how it works for real estate. In future stories, we’ll examine how brokerage owners and agents use predictive analytics in their businesses. By Deborah Kearns Real estate brokerage owners and agents would likely agree they want to better target their marketing dollars and...
By Jonathan Deesing Clean floors and fresh java are hardly the coolest things you can get from using smart devices like robotic vacuums and automatic coffee makers in your home. Whether you’re already benefitting from smart devices or not, here are some unexpected ways you can harness this smart tech to spice up your home. 1. Handy Diet Helper Door sensors aren’t...
You don’t need a degree in horticulture to know that water is the lifeblood to a green, luscious garden. But the spring and summer seasons also tend to be when many homeowners see a significant increase in their water usage–and utility bills–due to efforts to help their gardens flourish. However, a great looking garden doesn’t have to break the bank. Yes,...
One Canadian couple is making a splash transforming shipping containers into backyard swimming pools. (We always knew those shipping containers were universal!) Paul and Denise Rathnam launched Modpools earlier this year and the idea has taken off, with orders mostly coming from the hottest locales in North America, particularly California, Nevada, Texas and Florida. “The...
By Matt Murphy The media has paid a lot of attention over the past few years to the apparent unwillingness of millennials to buy homes. The statistic that one-in-three 18-to-34-year-olds lives with their parents (representing a throwback to the 19th century) tends to be wielded as evidence that this generation is living in a sustained state of adolescence, eschewing...
Located at 102 Ocean Way in sunny Pacific Palisades, this Spanish Colonial Revival is listed for a shiny $12 million. With four bedrooms and four bathrooms stretching over 5,198 square feet, the 14-room home roosts atop the Pacific Palisades bluffs with extensive ocean views. The adobe brick mansion was constructed in 1922 for Lewis L. Bradbury, Jr., the son of a...
