Gadget Inspector The new Apple MacBook is the thinnest and lightest yet Apples newest version of the MacBook, released this April, is 24 percent thinner than its previous version, which was already incredibly thin. It also weighs only 2 pounds and still manages to feature a high-resolution, 12-inch Retina display. This new MacBook features revisions […]
Online real estate listing services continue to captivate the public, but REALTORS® have the final word. By Donna Shryer Kimye, Brangelina, Bennifer and now Zilia, the latest celebrity blending. The merger between Zillow, the most-trafficked real estate listing website, and its main competitor Trulia was finalized on February 17, when the FTC granted Zillow […]
How a pillar of American leisure—the Parker Brothers board game Monopoly—lost its stranglehold on its own creation myth. Reviewed by Allan Fallow Vengeance — of the board-game variety — is pursued and ultimately achieved in The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game. In it, New York Times sports reporter […]
Referral Directory Update If you miss the deadline for updating your information in the print edition of the upcoming 2016 CRS Membership Referral Directory, dont fret: You can still update your online listing, including your photo, bio, mailing address, phone numbers, email addresses, website and blog addresses, and social networking sites. Log in to […]
For many families, the kitchen is the center of activity. And anyone who has ever had a dinner or cocktail party knows that guests and hosts often end up congregating in the kitchen. Here are some emerging new kitchen designs, features and products that might help homeowners make kitchens much more than just a place […]
Things Will Be Great When Youre Downtown A decades-long trend toward decentralization of employment in major metropolitan areas seems to have turned around, according to a recent study by City Observatory. During the latter half of the 20th century, as many people moved from the city to the suburbs in search of low-density housing, many […]
Take an inside look at how four local markets fared last year and where they are headed in 2015. By Gayle Bennett If in 2013 the housing market shook off the cobwebs of the economic downturn, in 2014 they stayed off. Nationally, the median sale price climbed to $208,500, the highest since 2007 ($219,000) and […]
Sven Andersen, CRS, RE/MAX Leading Edge, Winchester, Mass. Sven Andersen, CRS, donates time at Mission of Deeds, a charity organization that serves veterans, disadvantaged families, elderly, refugees and others in need by providing basic home necessities, such as furniture, at no charge. What is the difference between being a REALTOR® and a CRS? The Designation […]
Daniel Silvestre Garcia, CRS, RE/MAX North, San Antonio, Texas Daniel Silvestre Garcia, CRS, uses social media marketing to keep people engaged. San Antonio has a low unemployment rate 3.7 percent. Most sellers move every 57 years, and military families move every 23 years. San Antonio features major attractions, such as the River Walk (pictured […]
What are homebuyers asking for? Its not always what youd expect Silent snoozing A lot of long-time married couples, who are now empty nesters, are discreetly asking for so-called snoring rooms, or a small extra room where they can go to escape their partners buzz saw and get a good night sleep. I love my […]