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June 23, 2026
Real Estate

What You Can Negotiate in a Home Purchase (That Most Buyers Don’t Realize)

When most people picture negotiating on a home, they picture one number: the list price. You offer somewhere under the asking price, the seller counters, you settle in the middle, and whoever gives up the most ground "loses." For a lot of buyers, that back-and-forth over the sale price is the negotiation. It's only a fraction of it. The price is the headline. The real negotiation happens in the terms underneath it, and right now those terms are where the money is. Buyers have more room to ask than they've had...

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by Cari Gennarelli
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May 26, 2026
Blog Light Real Estate

House Hacking in 2026: What the Hype Got Wrong — and What Actually Works

If you've spent any time on real estate TikTok in the last few years, you've probably seen the house hacking pitch. Buy a property, rent part of it out, let your tenants cover the mortgage. Live for free. Build wealth while you sleep. It sounds like the kind of thing that works great in a YouTube thumbnail and falls apart in real life. And honestly? Sometimes it does. But here's what those videos usually get right even when they oversell the outcome: housing costs have outpaced wage growth by a wide margin,...

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by Cari Gennarelli
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April 22, 2026
Real Estate

2026 Home Design Trends: What’s In, What’s Out, and What Buyers Are Responding To

After a decade of cool grays, crisp whites, and spaces that looked more like showrooms than homes, buyers have changed what they're looking for. Call it quiet luxury — the idea that richness comes from depth, craft, and intention rather than flash and excess. It's not maximalism. It's a shift toward spaces that feel like somewhere you'd actually want to live. That shift is showing up in buyer data, listing descriptions, and design reports across the board. Here's what it looks like in practice — and what it means if you're...

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by Cari Gennarelli
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April 1, 2026
Blog Light Real Estate

Is Buying a Home Together Right for Your Family? Here’s How to Think It Through

For a long time, multigenerational living had a reputation problem. It was the option families turned to when something had gone wrong — a job loss, a divorce, a health crisis. Moving back in with your parents, or having your parents move in with you, meant something hadn't worked out. That story has changed pretty significantly. Today, families are choosing this arrangement on purpose — not as a fallback, but as a deliberate decision to share costs, stay connected, and build something that actually works for how their lives are structured right...

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by Cari Gennarelli
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January 28, 2026
First Time Home Buyer Real Estate

The True Cost of Homeownership: What You Pay Beyond the Mortgage

Most buyers focus on one number: the monthly mortgage payment. But in 2025, the average homeowner spends nearly $1,800 per month on expenses beyond the mortgage. From rising property taxes and insurance premiums to maintenance and major repairs, the true cost of homeownership is often far higher than expected. Before you fall in love with a home, make sure you understand what it really costs to own it....

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by Cari Gennarelli
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Bay Area Modern Real Estate