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New Normal Solidifying As Real Estate Returns To Pre-Covid Norms
Some post-Covid real estate industry changes will be permanent, while a number of other trends … [+] signal a return to pre-pandemic norms. getty A recently-released report from Urban Land Institute and PwC suggests a contradiction in terms. As the North American real estate industry returns to a kind of pre-pandemic normalcy, some pandemic-era sea changes are solidifying and likely to endure. Those are among findings of ULI and PwC’s annual report spotlighting the latest emerging real estate industry trends, titled Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2023. The report draws on input from more than 2,000 industry experts, as well as a number of proprietary data points. Among the highlights:…
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Home renovations that get the best returns
CRASH! THUNK! BOOM! The loud clamor jolts me out of my patio chair, where I am trying to write this column. The dogs startle from their naps. “Did you hear that!?” their expressions beg. “I know it sounds like 25-cars and a locomotive slamming into a block wall,” I reassure them, “but it’s just the roofers next door.” We settle back down. A few minutes later, KABOOM! We jump. This scene repeats all morning as the hardworking roofers detach old clay roof tiles, and shove them by mounds into a Dumpster 15 feet below. It is not peaceful. However, according to a report that is literally in my hand, it…
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Which home improvements bring the best returns? Here’s a look at some factors to think about | Entertainment/Life
CRASH! THUNK! BOOM! The loud clamor jolts me out of my patio chair, where I am trying to write this column. The dogs startle from their naps. “Did you hear that!?” their expressions ask. “I know it sounds like 25 cars and a locomotive slamming into a block wall,” I reassure them, “but it’s just the roofers next door.” We settle back down. A few minutes later, KABOOM! We jump. This scene repeats all morning as the hardworking roofers detach old clay roof tiles and shove them by mounds into a dumpster 15 feet below. It is not peaceful. However, according to a report that is literally in my hand,…
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A Midcentury Modern Home in Los Angeles Returns to Its Roots
But the homeowners didn’t take on the renovation and reimagining of their 2,418-square-foot abode alone. One of Lacey’s best friends, fellow storytelling commercial director and designer Claire Thomas, led the interior design project, with Rendell lending a hand on a personal hobby, carpentry. “It is incredibly surprising I fell so deeply in love with the house from the initial listing photos,” says Lacey. “What I did see beyond the chocolate brown painted ceilings and stone tile bathrooms was a really special post-and-beam architectural treehouse with floor-to-ceiling windows that invite in the gorgeous, protected canyon views.” Claire and Lacey made it their job to return the home—originally designed by surfer-turned-architect Matt…
