Creativity cannot be forced, but it can always be fostered. It all comes down to how you, as a company, can nurture creativity within the environment that surrounds you. Fostering innovation is a big challenge for companies, most often trying to use the physical office space to help make the workplace more creative, when more…
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Have you noticed a big shift in tile projects? From backsplashes to shower walls we are seeing nearly seamless trims. It is so sleek! (Bullnose is good. Don’t get me wrong. We go way waaaaaaay back. We are not breaking up! Okay?) But I do spy a trend though of clean edges that don’t detract…
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The conversion of vacant office space for residential use faces hurdles from rising rental and construction costs.
Mortgage rates surged to 5% for the first time in over a decade (since February 2011). Elevated inflation continues to push up mortgage rates.
At the national level, housing affordability fell in February compared to the previous month according to NAR’s Housing Affordability Index.
With inflation running this high, the average consumer is spending $500 more compared to one year ago, or $6,132 annually.
