Newly remodeled single family home close to downtown and bus lines. All new vinyl siding and all new shingles; many interior upgrades. 2 car detached garage w/opener. Neat and clean home! –Excerpt, MLS listing With all those superlatives, you’d certainly guess that the home described above would be accompanied by multiple, flattering interior photos. So,...Read More
Avocado Accents I don’t know why, but this Kitchen — and rug — just make me smile! The home it goes with is located at 3309 41st Ave. South in Minneapolis; the list price is $235k. The photographer who took the photo is Nina Nelson. P.S.: nice way to bring out the green Kitchen walls.Read More
Just Don’t Call it ‘Doctoring’ What’s holding up virtual staging? Virtual staging is the practice of digitally altering photos to show an empty room as it would look fully furnished and accessorized. Much faster and cheaper than the real thing, you’d certainly guess that by now the technology isn’t rocket science. And yet virtual staging...Read More
The Fog-Enveloped House I’m not sure whether this photo is intended to convey cozy quaintness — or that the home is enveloped in low-lying fog. Either way, I don’t think the “fuzzy fringes” effect is especially helpful. While it can connote a sense of nostalgia (“it’s Grandma’s house!”), my (Realtor’s) association is with a dated...Read More
“One Blue Sky, Hold the Clouds” A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing. –Oscar Wilde How much is a beautiful sunset worth? “Priceless,” at least according to a certain, ubiquitous ad campaign. Not so a blue sky. My photographer will digitally create a blue sky —...Read More
