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The 10 Most Popular New Home Bars Right Now

By ROG Cornerstone - October 27, 2025
A home bar keeps drink ingredients at hand and the barista or mixologist out of the cook’s way. And with an eye-catching backsplash, a lovely color or a dash of decor, even a home bar that lives in the main kitchen can be a distinctive design feature. To stir up inspiration, check out this countdown of the most popular stand-alone and integrated home bars uploaded to Houzz recently. 

September 2025 Market Stats

By ROG Cornerstone - October 07, 2025
The real estate market remained active in September, with closed sales and home values both seeing a slight uptick. While pending sales dipped, inventory rose offering more choices for buyers as we move into fall. Curious what this means for your next move? Our team is here to help you make sense of the market and plan your next move with confidence.

How to Protect Against Real Estate Wire Fraud

By ROG Cornerstone - October 01, 2025
Buying a home is an exciting milestone and major investment for you and your family. You can keep your investment safe by being mindful that real estate transactions are sometimes targeted by scammers attempting to perpetrate wire fraud. Annual losses from wire fraud amounted to $446.1 million in 2022, according to the most recent statistics available from the FBI’s Internet Crime Com

September Top Producers!

By ROG Cornerstone - October 01, 2025
Congratulations to our September Top Producers, Renee Zweerink and Elishia Carrillo! Your hard work and commitment to clients stood out last month, and we’re proud to recognize your success. Keep up the great work!

Learning Together: Fairway Mortgage Lunch & Learn – September

By ROG Cornerstone - September 18, 2025
Learning Together: Fairway Mortgage Lunch & Learn – September   At Realty ONE Group Cornerstone, we believe that continued education and collaboration with local partners strengthen not only our business but our entire community. In September, Danny Atkins, Elishia Carrillo, Julie Hesselmann, Renee Zweerink, and Louie Guardado attended the Fairway Mortgage Lunch & Learn he

10 Home Design Trends Pros Can’t Stop Talking About in 2025

By ROG Cornerstone - September 07, 2025
Home design is evolving in thoughtful, exciting ways. And many popular ideas that gained traction earlier in 2025 are continuing to grow stronger. Nearly 50 design and remodeling pros recently told us what they’re seeing most in today’s projects, and 10 clear themes emerged. Read on to see how trends like warm and earthy palettes, tactile layering, spa-like bathrooms, sculptural curv

What is the MLS?

By ROG Cornerstone - September 01, 2025
When buying or selling a home, your real estate professional may use a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to find homes for sale or market your property. Here is what you need to know:   What is an MLS? MLSs provide online platforms that compile home listings from brokerages in a given market. They enable agents to efficiently see available homes for sale and get helpful marketplace data and

August Top Producers!

By ROG Cornerstone - September 01, 2025
Congratulations to our August top producers - Renee Zweerink, Louie Guardado, and Zac Miller! Your dedication and commitment to clients continue to make a difference. We’re proud to celebrate your success this month!

Welcome Kevin Castle!

By ROG Cornerstone - August 05, 2025
We’re excited to officially welcome Kevin Castle to Realty ONE Group! He and his wife, Dianne are lifelong residents of Andrew County, where they’ve raised their family and built strong ties within the community. Kevin brings a solid background in law enforcement, along with the professionalism, communication skills, and attention to detail that come with it, qualities that will serv

A Newbie’s Guide To The Permits Needed For Remodeling

By ROG Cornerstone - August 01, 2025
About 98 percent of the population never has to think about building permits. We can live blissfully unaware of the process, happy that someone in the local government has come up with codes to make sure walls stay up and floors don't collapse beneath us. But if you're remodeling your home, you may very well need approval of the project in the form of a permit.   Home renovation p

Steps Between Signing and Closing on a Home

By ROG Cornerstone - August 01, 2025
Once you sign a purchase agreement on your new home, there are still several steps to complete before you can finalize—or “close”—the transaction. While the process differs in each state, here are the basics of what you can expect during the period between signing and closing:   What happens after I sign a purchase agreement?  Once you have signed a purchase

July Top Producers!

By ROG Cornerstone - August 01, 2025
Congratulations to our top producers for July - Danny Atkins, Louie Guardado, and Lori Rush! We appreciate your hard work and dedication to serving clients across our community!

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