“Storytelling is so powerful in sales,” say these leading luxury agents. “I am constantly telling stories — whether it’s in my social media, magazine ads, or in-person on a listing interview. Stories are what piece everything together.”

Your co-op might be willing to help, even if it has to amend its rules. But it will likely be up to you to prove exactly where the smoke is coming from.

A trade group representing mortgage brokers launched a political action committee and more than doubled its spending on lobbying in 2022.

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If you missed out on the first two missile silos that recently came on the market in Nebraska, you’re in luck. There’s now a third missile silo up for sale in the state. And someone interested in Cold War history should nab it.

Listing agents Polly and Mike Figeuroa, both with BancWise Realty, have found an unlikely niche in Atlas-F missile silo sales.

“Sometimes you find a niche. Sometimes they find you,” says Mike. He and his wife have listed three former missile silos this year.

“When we look back to April of this year, we didn’t even know that these missile silos existed, and now we’ve become the Nebraska experts on Atlas-F missile silos,” he says.

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HGTV stars Jonathan and Drew Scott are always eager to please their clients when renovating a house, yet the people they meet on the latest “Property Brothers: Forever Home” throw them for a loop.

In the episode “Bright Future Ahead,” Chris and Melody in Burbank, CA, tell the brothers, with straight faces, that they want a design style they call “alien eclectic.”

You can almost hear a record scratch.

“Did you say alien eclectic?” Drew asks incredulously. “That’s a first.”

The luxury real estate sector faced its ups and downs as the market entered a period of significant transition, but that didn't prevent luxury clients from making some stellar deals.

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about the end-of-year Case-Schiller update, the Twitter account real estate agents should be following, the marketing trends that won't make it into 2023 and the pitfalls of quiet quitting.

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Vogue global editor at large Hamish Bowles is parting with his longtime Manhattan apartment after injecting it with his stylish spin.

“The apartment was completely renovated,” says listing agent Chris Poore, of Sotheby’s International Realty–Downtown Manhattan Brokerage. The two-bedroom, two-bath unit is available for $2,900,000. “It was featured in Architectural Digest a couple of years ago and The World of Interiors.” Bowles is also editor of The World of Interiors publication.

The unit is in a 10-story, elevator building dating to 1925. It was converted to a co-op in 1958. The building is in Greenwich Village, near Washington Square Park and Union Square.

“It’s a very charming neighborhood with tree-lined streets,” Poore says. “It feels more like Europe. It’s one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Manhattan.”

Catch up on this week's most-read stories, as determined by Inman's readers. Here are the top 5 stories of the week, Dec. 23-29, 2022.

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With the new year comes the promise of improvement. For many of us, that means improving one of your most used, high-traffic rooms: the kitchen.

Whether the near future holds a light revamp or a gut remodel, there’s nothing more fun than gazing at impeccably designed kitchens to help you get inspired.

For this week’s Instagram decor roundup, we’re showing you five of our current favorite kitchens and highlighting the trendy features that make them stand out.

From eye-catching dark hardwood floors to a chandelier that suits a variety of design styles, the following looks are bold and beautiful—two sentiments we all want to carry into the new year.

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How about a brand-new home to go with the brand-new year? The good news is that 2023 is already full of great opportunities for buyers.

We zeroed in on the markets predicted to be red-hot in 2023 and found a surprising number of excellent homes with clean slates—they’re all shiny and new and have never been lived in.

And get this: These five primo properties we picked are all priced below $500,000.

They’re all located within 25 miles of the cities our experts say everyone will want to live in in 2023.

According to Jimmy Burgess, lead gen is not about reinventing the wheel. Act consistently on these tried-and-true strategies and your lead-generation efforts will start out strong in 2023.

Wear clean socks, avoid jerks, give more to your employees than they expect and learn how to stroll like the Italians — read on for these and 96 other shrewd pieces of advice for the new year.

In a seasonal slowdown in top sales in Manhattan in December, there were still lofty prices, but many fell below what the sellers were asking.

The "remote work-friendly property brand" is in beta with a property sales portal, a marketplace, for selling short-term rental properties. Each listing’s financial filings are provided in full detail.

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A  historic house from 1880 featuring original details is for sale for the low, low price of  $105,000. But there is a catch.

The buyer must get along with the ghosts. The home has drawn some attention for its spooky reputation.

“It has been on ‘Haunted in the Heartland’ and was built by one of the original stonemasons of Atchison, KS,” explains listing agent Lauren Pierce, with BG & Associates.

“They did some things on the TV show where they released all of the bad energy and bad juju, so there’s nothing but good people there now,” Pierce adds.

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How hard is it to add a few pillows to your couch? It’s a simple way to add some cushy comfort as well as a pop of color or texture to any room in your house.

And yet, I’m here to report that the pillow situation in some homes is out of control.

Look closely, and you’ll see that cringeworthy mistakes with throw pillows range far and wide in terms of their size, color, fabric, or sheer number that resides on your sofa or bed.

If you’re worried you’ve become “that crazy pillow person,” allow us to stage an intervention by pointing out some decor signs you’ve got a problem. Or simply consider these guidelines of some danger zones to watch out for and never, ever do.

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A New England farmhouse in Winchester, NH, is the oldest property to hit the market this week on Realtor.com®.

The Scales House is accompanied by more than 100 acres, which boast open fields, a year-round stream, and even a waterfall. It also abuts three lots with an additional 60 acres available for purchase. The house is said to be where horses were weighed to determine their weight class during horse-pulling contests.

Other antiques on the market this week include a former inn and stagecoach stop in Connecticut, a waterfront farmhouse in Maine, and three properties being sold together on Nantucket.

Scroll down for a full look at this week’s 10 oldest homes.

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On their show “Fixer to Fabulous,” Dave and Jenny Marrs know full well that homes can be full of surprises, but the renovation project in their latest episode is hiding not just one, but two shockers.

In the episode “Historic House Revival,” their employee Derek Hillyer asks them to work on the 100-year-old Craftsman he and his wife, Kristen, have just purchased for $210,000. They have a renovation budget of $150,000 to make it livable for them and their two young kids.

The Marrses see the home as brimming with potential and find all sorts of ways to reuse original materials and finishes so that it maintains a sense of history, but also benefits from all the modern amenities of today.

As they work, the Marrses come up with all sorts of clever tips that just might work in our own homes, historic or modern. They also share one place where homeowners can save major renovation bucks.

Whatever makes these brokers special, unique, fun or fabulous, we've loved bringing their stories and their always stellar advice to you each week in 2022 — and we look forward to continuing to tell you more stories throughout 2023.