Farmhouse Style – Interior Design and Home Decorating Tips – by Designer Maxwell Alexander

Farmhouse Style – Interior Design and Home Decorating Tips – by Designer Maxwell Alexander

When choosing a theme or style for decorating your home, there are many to choose from. One of the most popular decorating themes today is farmhouse style home decorating. Perhaps it is the most popular because it provides an inviting atmosphere and overall friendly feeling. Farmhouse style home decorating, because of its warm environment, is enjoyed by the people who live there as well as all those who visit. Farmhouse Style – Interior Design and Home Decorating Tips – by Designer Maxwell Alexander As with […]

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Millennials: The Balancing Act of Working from Home - New Book Announcement by Maxwell L. Alexander, CMO Almax Realty

Millennials: The Balancing Act of Working from Home – New Book Announcement

I’ve heard people say that the main reason that they want to work at home is because they can work only when they want to work. It IS true that you can set your own work hours when you work at home but it does NOT mean that you don’t have to have set work hours. A ‘hit or miss’ work schedule…or rather, the lack of any work schedule at all, simply will not work. Time is of the Essence! YOUR time! Working at Home? […]

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Maxwell Alexander, Co-Founder and CMO, Alexander Maxwell Realty

How to Take Pictures of Your Freshly Staged Home – Real Estate Photography Tips by Photographer Maxwell Alexander

Once you have your home staged, you’re going to want to have professional photos taken. This will range in price and some can be expensive – but what you pay out in good quality photos, you will reap by having your home sell quickly. If you don’t want to hire a professional photographer or working with the best real estate photographer in Hudson Valley is just not in the budget, then you can do it yourself with a little bit of creativity and research. You […]

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The Valley of Gold – Explore New Wall Art Collection by Maxwell L. Alexander

Winter Holidays is the most Magical Season of the Year. In The Valley of Gold Holiday Fine Art Canvas Prints Collection, Photographer Maxwell Alexander catches the beauty of holiday lights reflecting in vibrant holiday decor around the Hudson Valley. Wether it’s ornaments on the Christmas Tree or sparkling bokeh lights on the golden jewelry – authentic Holiday Magic is in the every piece of this collection. The Valley of Gold – Explore New Wall Art Collection by Photographer Maxwell L. Alexander And while you are doing your […]

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What Millennial Homebuyers Want in a Home by Dino Alexander, Principal Broker, Alexander Maxwell Realty

What Millennial Homebuyers Want in a Home – by Dino Alexander, Principal Broker, Alexander Maxwell Realty

We define “millennials” as a lifestyle choice and not just as a simple age bracket. But what about the actual millennial generation that is taking over the real estate market these days? Much is made of the home-buying habits and attitudes of the millennials, which has become the largest generation with the most purchasing power in the United States. Can millennials afford homes? Do they even want to own homes? Survey data show that most millennials DO aspire to become homeowners. There are some obstacles […]

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Top 5 Smart Social Media Marketing Tips for Real Estate Agents

The world of real estate has changed enormously in just a short period of time. From the challenges of the housing bubble and subsequent bust to changes in the way people buy houses and qualify for mortgages, real estate agents have faced endless challenges. The new technology-powered social media is moving forward with lightning speed (literally!), and it has become an essential part of almost every industry including the real estate business. COVID-19 pandemic has supercharged the process of going 100% virtual because let’s face […]

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SOLD: Luxury Hudson Valley Villa in Saugerties, NY

Luxury Hudson Valley Villa for Sale: 31 Tondo Ave, Saugerties, NY 12477 // $499,000 Welcome to Villa Tondo, nestled in the heart of Hudson Valley and offering breathtaking views and mesmerizing sunsets. A private road leads you to a peaceful and intimate setting where the combination of natural and designed landscapes transports you to a serene and relaxing world. Situated on top of a hill and acres of picturesque landscape, it could become your turnkey second-home, a vacation home, rental or investment property, or an […]

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Home staging is a crucial marketing tool when you are planning to sell your home

In a strictly rational world, buying a home would be largely an economic decision. Homebuyers would weigh the properties carefully, comparing factors like appreciation potential, relative value, and quality of life. But in the real world, the home buying experience is quite different. In the real world, home buyers shop with their eyes, and with their hearts, and that makes home staging an essential part of the sales process. And since so many home searches now start online, staging a house for sale is as […]

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SOLD: Luxury Hudson Valley Home – 558 Beattie Rd., Rock Tavern, NY 12575

Luxury Hudson Valley / Upstate NY Home for Sale – $495,000 – 558 Beattie Rd., Rock Tavern, NY 12575 Welcome to the Luxury Summer Paradise/Winter Wonderland in Rock Tavern, NY! This luxury home has been completely rebuilt in 2010 and further improved with trendy modern rustic style interiors and exquisite landscaping design featuring Hudson Valley-native shrubs, trees, rocks, and grass, heated pool with LED lighting and standalone jacuzzi tub. Wake up to the sunrise shining through double glass doors on the east side of the […]

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Give Your Home Some Space! Interior Design Tips for Small Living

Give Your Home Some Space! by Designer Maxwell L. Alexander (Duncan Avenue Interior Design Studio) Whether your house is big or small, a stand-alone structure or an apartment, it will go through a facelift sooner or later. You will have to repaint the walls (or get rid of the wallpaper), jettison junk that as accumulated over the years, and perhaps go in for some new furniture. It is easier for us Millennials, just because we used to “living small”, however, it applies to everyone who’s […]

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Why is my home not selling? Top 6 real estate marketing blunders that could be hindering your home sale during fall season in the Hudson Valley.

Why is my home not selling? Top 6 real estate marketing blunders that could be hindering your home sale in the Hudson Valley. By Realtor Dino Alexander The beautiful fall has finally arrived in the Hudson Valley. People are flocking from all around the world to watch the natural phenomenon of foliage and pick some pumpkins and apples on a farm trail plus do a wine tasting or two in a winery next door. Fall is by far the busiest time in the Hudson Valley […]

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Essential staging tips that will help you sell your house flip faster by Realtor Maxwell Alexander

Essential staging tips that will help you sell your house flip faster. By Realtor Maxwell Alexander When it comes to selling homes, clutter and overly personalized decor is usually the biggest issue that deters buyers from considering a home, but with flips, it is totally the opposite! Flipped homes usually don’t have their inhabitants and hence lack any baggage that comes with living in a space for years. So what do you do to make it come across as an actual home and sell it […]

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Five Factors That Impact How Quickly Your Hudson Valley Home Will Sell

Five Factors That Impact How Quickly Your Hudson Valley Home Will Sell by Maxwell Alexander, REALTOR®, N.Y.S. Licensed Real Estate Sales Person, Alexander Maxwell Realty When you put your house on the market, it can be difficult to tell how long it will be on there before it is sold. This makes planning for other things, such as moving out and buying a new place, harder to do. Here are five factors that can impact how quickly your home will sell.  Neighborhood Appeal Consider your […]

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It’s time to Reimagine Your Workspace – 5 Secrets of Productivity and Feng Shui from the Hudson Valley Style Magazine

Reimagine Your Workspace – 5 Secrets of Productivity and Feng Shui by Hudson Valley Style Magazine Editor, Designer Maxwell Alexander Designer Maxwell Alexander / Editor in Chief, Hudson Valley Style Magazine Just a few months ago we featured Villa 9W – one of the Duncan Avenue Design Studio projects and analyzed it from the Feng Shui perspective. I like using Feng Shui concepts to make overly complicated scientific ideas more relatable and down-to-earth. It is fascinating how our knowledge of home design circled back thousands of years just to see […]

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Alexander Maxwell Realty – Hudson Valley First Realty that provides Complementary Marketing Services for Every Listing

Alexander Maxwell Realty – Luxury Hudson Valley Real Estate – List with the Best Alexander Maxwell Realty is the first and only Hudson Valley Realty that provides complementary professional photography, aerial imaging, digital staging and a feature in the Hudson Valley Style Magazine for every listing! Contact Us to learn more >>

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