Open floor plans versus walls: which layout sells faster
Buyers say they want open. Their offers sometimes say otherwise. What the layout trade-off really looks like at showing time.
Rosa MarchettiResidential
Houses and apartments as places to live and as assets: asking prices, layouts that work, time on market, and what a street actually sells for.
Why some office buildings become apartments and most never will
Floor plate depth, operable windows and the year on the cornerstone decide which empty offices can hold homes — and what those homes feel like to live in.
Rosa Marchetti
What Passive House certification means for a homebuyer
The world's strictest energy standard is mostly invisible — no solar panels, no gadgets, just an envelope so tight the occupants heat the house. Here's what that's worth.
Rosa Marchetti
Duplex living: what it really costs, earns, and asks of you
House-hacking a duplex can cut your housing bill in half — the honest math includes tenants, shared walls, and a second of everything to maintain.
David Jordan
How to read HOA rules before you buy (and which ones bite later)
The CC&Rs decide whether your fence, your rental, your EV charger, and your paint color are actually yours to choose. Read them while you can still walk away.
Rosa Marchetti