Courtney Silk Realtor

How to Think Through Your Must-Haves Before Touring Homes
Most buyers walk into their first showing without much of a plan, and it shows. They fall for a good paint job, then second-guess everything by the third house. Twenty minutes of planning fixes most of that, but many neglect it.
Start With What You Actually Need
Before you book a single showing, split...

How to Think Through Your Must-Haves Before Touring Homes Before your first showing, be clear on what you actually need. Here's how to build a must-have list that keeps your home search focused and realistic from the start.

🌲 Florida's next skyscraper won't be steel or glass — it'll be wood.
Billionaire Jeff Greene just proposed a 25-story, 366-unit apartment tower in downtown West Palm Beach, built almost entirely from prefabricated mass timber. If approved, it'll be the tallest building of its kind in the state.
🏗️ 366 total apartments — studios through 3BRs
🏠 40% (148 units) reserved as workforce housing, mixed throughout the building
🔥 Preserves two facades of the 111-year-old former fire station on-site
🌿 Designed by Carlo Ratti Associati with Nexus Systems' prefab timber system
📍 120 S. Dixie Hwy & Datura Street, downtown WPB
This is Greene's first project under the Live Local Act, and it's a sign of just how fast downtown WPB is transforming. With dozens of towers in the pipeline, this market isn't slowing down.
Questions about what all this development means for your home value? DM me — I love talking shop on this stuff. 👇

Preparing Your Home for a Mid-Summer Listing
Most sellers know to clean, declutter, and mow the lawn before listing. That part is obvious. Summer brings a different layer of preparation, though, and it's easy to miss because it has less to do with how the home looks in a photo and more to do with how it feels once buyers are inside.
In summer,...

Preparing Your Home for a Mid-Summer Listing Summer buyers notice more than fresh paint and clean counters. Here's what to prep before a mid-summer listing so your home feels ready.