Weird Real Estate

The One Where We Go Back to Australia For Obvious Reasons

By Bethany Erickson / June 26, 2019 /

So I want to say right away that we like Australia, as a concept. And as a country, it seems to have some pretty adventurous Realtors. But much like the U.S. Australia also has its share (apparently) of listings that are um, normal on the outside, and well, different on the inside. And listen, we’ve…

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The One With the Man Cave — a Very Serious Man Cave

By Bethany Erickson / May 22, 2019 /
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If you watch enough House Hunters on HGTV you can create a drinking game of it — take a shot every time someone says man cave. Chug a beer when someone says they hate the paint color. One kegstand when the couple announces they each want a style of house that is not at all…

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We’re Neutral On This Listing Until We’re Totally Not

By Bethany Erickson / May 15, 2019 /
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Two things about this house: One, click on the continued line of this column gingerly, dear readers; and two, can you go too neutral when decorating and staging your listing? We frequently tell people (or, when we say we, we mean Karen Eubank, our stager extraordinaire) that you should make sure you don’t have anything…

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The 80s-Era Ranch With the Laura Ashley Je Ne Sais Quoi

By Bethany Erickson / April 24, 2019 /
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By now, if you’ve been playing along at home every Wednesday, you know that if we show you an 80s-era Ranch that looks completely normal on the exterior elevation, we’re going to basically bait and switch you in the interior, right? Good. Because that’s what we’re doing today with this house that came to me…

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