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An easy way you can spice up your landscaping for when you go to sell is by turning your back deck or patio into a dining space. Hosting is a big deal in the South once the weather warms, so this project is certainly an easy way to increase your home's value. "I'd point sellers toward outdoor entertaining spaces, like a defined patio, somewhere a buyer can actually picture a summer dinner with friends," says Cindy Raney, a Global Luxury Property Specialist and founder of Cindy Raney & Team. "People are buying lifestyle now, not just square footage, so an outdoor space that feels genuinely usable is worth more than another renovated bathroom in most cases."

“What I'm seeing is a real wave of Baby Boomer downsizing—clients who've been in the same house for 20, 30, even 40 years moving into smaller homes, luxury condos, or properties with less to manage,” says Cindy Raney, a global luxury property specialist and founder of the Connecticut real estate firm Cindy Raney & Team. “The downstream effect is enormous. Decades of furniture, antiques, china, and art are hitting the secondary market all at once.”

An invitation-only collective of the industry’s highest-performing agents has quietly grown to just over 100 members. Here’s what happens inside the room.

Home inspections reveal defects that can pose physical and financial risks to buyers. Although some inspection blunders are the inspector’s fault, buyers also have responsibilities where inspections are concerned.