There is a massive shift in furniture design, styles and trends over the years. We explore the latest in furniture in homes.

In many industries, there has been a big push to buying online and away from box stores.

One local furniture company, Ashley Homestore and Appliance Mart is bucking the trend.

Thanks in part to the leadership philosophy of Bill Fonti CEO of Boston, Inc. who runs the Wisconsin Edition they have increased their footprint.

Find out how their focus on old fashioned values, customers service and culture have made this company a growing empire.

This is an incredible conversation and you will learn a ton about furniture but also even more about running a successful business.

Learn more about Ashely Homestore

Huge thank you to our studio sponsor LP Building Solutions

What are the main influences that drive people to buy a home?

These days when rates are higher than in the past some people feel they have the golden handcuffs on with their old rate.

Yet people are still buying homes.

Lots of them.

Why is it?

Well we share 6 unstoppable factors that keep driving people to buy homes and show why the numbers behind it are a powerful force.

Like it or not, AI is here and it has massive power to change all industries and the building industry is no exception.

This rapidly growing technology is not going away.

It presents some massive opportunities as well as challenges to the way that builders do business as well as how buyer's will purchase homes.

John Lee and AI and Silicon Valley Tech expert from Anewgo joins the show to help share where AI technology is headed and what things can already be put to use in the home construction industry.

Huge thank you to our studio sponsor LP Building Solutions for the continued support.

Thinking about building a new home?

You probably have a bunch of questions. Don't be afraid to ask them!

But, are you asking the right questions?

You probably don't even know where to start.

If this is you, this is the right podcast for you.

We've created a list of amazing questions you should be asking your builder to make sure you have a smooth building process.

You may uncover hidden costs, gotcha traps, or something alarming that can help protect you.

Either way this podcast will save you hassle and ensure a much better home construction.

Thanks to our studio sponsor LP Building Solutions!

Want to have the best bathroom on the block?

Is spending time in your bathroom important?

Want to have the bath of your dreams?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this episode is for you.

We talk about some of the best bathroom upgrades and trends for your new home build, or remodeling construction project.

Learn what people are doing in high end bathrooms and what you can add to your project.

You spend all this time planning out and building your new home. You are not going to miss a thing and everything is going to be perfect.

Well days or weeks after moving in you realize...it's not perfect.

If only I would have known this one thing my home would be amazing.

Well today we help you explore 10 common regrets with new home builds.

This will help you avoid some of the common mistakes and make you think differently about your new home construction.

2023 has been a year of transition in the housing market. While the headlines have predicted doom and gloom, it's not been the case.

We do our annual deep dive into the data and share our thoughts on how the market has performed.

If you are thinking of selling, purchasing, or building we have tons of valuable insight from this study.

You will learn if housing is a good investment, average sale prices for your home, typical discount levels, and what average lot prices are.

Tune in and thanks again to our studio sponsors LP Building Solutions!

Who doesn't like to save money?

Well there is a lot of opportunity for credits out there on either a new home build or a home remodel.

We share several Federal tax incentives as well as some state specific ones you can take advantage of.

Be warned, some come with strings attached.

Find out what those incentives are and how to utilize them.

Some of the biggest product manufacturers in the world and adapting their products and processes to help builders around the country build their homes faster to solve the labor problems.

Companies like LP Building Solutions are also investing in product development to help make their products last longer and perform better.

Another major goal of LP is to use sustainable products that not only last long but also are environmentally responsible.

Neil Friedberg building science manager at LP Building Solutions joins the program today to share all the amazing things they are doing to achieve these goals.

One of the beautiful things about the internet, podcasts, video channels and social media is the free flowing information you get.

For people building our buying a home this can be very valuable.

However, you must be careful where you are obtaining your information.

Recently I uncovered some very popular videos on a platform and after watching them I was appalled at at the information in them.

Sure it was a catchy headline but after watching the video it was apparent they were not a builder or even in the industry. Then part way through the video they flipped the script and you'll have to tune into hear what they did.