Illustrated Perspectives

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Perspectives

July
15

Why psychological safety is becoming real estate’s most underrated service

July 15th, 2026 by Devin Schaff

Trust is created in the first conversation, the first assumption avoided, the first concern taken seriously, and the first moment a client realizes they can exhale, brokerage owner Devin Schaff writes.

Category: Agent, Lifestyle, New Agent, Select, Service, Teams, Devin Schaff, emotional intelligence, eq, LGBTQ+ clients, Psychological Safety, real estate client, real estate service

July
15

Trusting AI with your finances is popular, but it could cost you

July 15th, 2026 by Amanda Neely

You already know the difference between a Zestimate and a real appraisal, financial planner Amanda Neely writes. The same logic applies to your money.

Category: Agent, Columns, Markets & Economy, Select, Service, AI financial advice, Amanda Neely, artificial intelligence, financial advice, financial planning, money management, personal finance

July
15

$425,000 Homes in Georgia, Rhode Island and Arizona

July 15th, 2026 by Angela Serratore

A townhouse in Savannah, Ga., a condo in Providence, R.I., and a desert home in Tucson, Ariz.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Tucson (Ariz), Providence (RI), Savannah (Ga)

July
15

A Designer Prizes Simplicity in a Hudson Retreat

July 15th, 2026 by Tim McKeough and Lauren Lancaster

Image Caption: An LED strip light illuminates the ceiling behind a credenza.

Brian Messana of Messana O’Rorke selects some practical lighting and special seating in his upstate bedroom.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Interior Design and Furnishings, Hudson (NY), Content Type: Personal Profile, internal-open-access-from-nl

July
15

When Your First Apartment Is a Lemon

July 15th, 2026 by Jill P. Capuzzo

Image Caption: Susan Deng bought her Brooklyn home in 2021 and has spent years dealing with various issues that were the result of faulty construction.

What New York homeowners can do before and after a purchase to avoid or mitigate shoddy construction.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Buildings (Structures), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Building (Construction), Brooklyn (NYC), East Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)

July
14

Largest Landlord in the U.S. Accused of Widespread Fair Housing Violations

July 14th, 2026 by Elizabeth A. Harris

Greystar, the nation’s largest rental property manager, allegedly rejected renters with Section 8 vouchers at buildings including this one in College Park, Md.
Image Caption: Greystar, the nationâ��s largest rental property manager, allegedly rejected renters with Section 8 vouchers at buildings including this one in College Park, Md.

Greystar turned away apartment applicants trying to use housing vouchers to pay rent, according to a watchdog group.

Category: Greystar Worldwide LLC, Vouchers, Public and Subsidized Housing, Section 8 (Housing), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate), Housing Rights Initiative, Carr, Aaron, United States, California, Maryland, Virginia, Hawaii, New Jersey, Michigan, Washington (DC)