The Housing Muse Podcast with Melissa Dittmann Tracey Melissa Dittmann Tracey

EPISODE 34: To get into real estate today, do you need to adopt a “mooch strategy?” Possibly. Young adults have been moving back home in record numbers—and even well into adulthood. Parents are footing the bills, and even helping their adult children achieve homeownership later on—that is, when they do finally move out. The mooch strategy may be in response to an out-of-whack real estate market where first-time home buyers and renters are facing surging prices. Housing Muse host Melissa Dittmann Tracey shares three steps to the mooch strategy that reveals a legacy of mooching to get ahead, and how this trend could influence the design of our homes in the future.
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Episode 33: We take on the good, the bad and ugly of 2023’s hottest home styles. Krisztina Bell, home stager and designer with No Vacancy Home Staging in Atlanta, joins the Housing Muse Podcast to talk about the designs that you can expect to see more of in the new year, including the hottest paint colors, the freedom to no longer be “Pinterest-perfect,” and even cord-free design. Plus, learn what trends are heading out this year!
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View the 2023 Colors of the Year from the Major Paint Firms
A Home Stager Shares 5 Hot Trends She’s Watching for 2023
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Episode 32: Enter a judge-free zone with the Housing Muse. After all, even organization guru Marie Kondo recently said it’s acceptable to not have a spotless, perfectly organized home all of the time. Maybe tidy doesn’t always spark joy. As you adopt more of a get-‘er-done than perfection mantra, find hacks to solve everyday cleaning and organization challenges. And learn to stress less over the mess.
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Episode 31: You have some of these in your home. We all do. In this episode of The Housing Muse Podcast, we question some mainstream design trends that may be doing more to make our lives harder than easier. Listen in as host Melissa Tracey offers an amusing countdown to the five trends she has started to question, and why she believes you should, too.   
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Episode 30: The pandemic ushered in a DIY craze, as homeowners armed with YouTube tutorials and power searches on Google went to work on their homes in high numbers. But they may have taken on more than what they should have in an effort to save money and bypass waiting on overbooked contractors. Home inspectors are now spotting homeowners’ not-so-handy work. Let’s head into the home inspection files to uncover the most common household tasks that inspectors say they’re spotting, and what could even jeopardize a sale of your home one day.
 
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Check out these previous episodes of The Housing Muse Podcast:
Ep.#6: Fix or Flop? 5 Epic DIY Fails
Ep.#23: 10 Ways You're Screwing Up the Value of Your Home

Episode 29: Ninety-four percent of homeowners admit to not disclosing property defects when selling their home. Home buyers then move in and uncover shoddy repairs and cover-ups. The percentage is alarmingly high, and particularly worrisome given that so many buyers recently waived their home inspection contingency to purchase a home in a competitive real estate market. Let’s dive in to what home sellers are lying about, and the potential repercussions for doing so.
 
Stay tuned for part 2—coming soon! We’ll have more frightening stories in real estate and spotlight the red flags home inspectors are finding with DIY home projects. 
*The ideas and comments expressed are my own.
Survey: 94% of Sellers Don’t Disclose Property Defects
For Realtors: Waiving a Home Inspection Contingency? Don’t Blame Me!
 
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