Find ideas to spruce up your space, countdowns to the latest design trends, fun interactive quizzes, and how to grow your most valuable investment—your home.
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Recent Episodes
Sprucing Up The Outside
Allergy-Proof Your Landscape
May 8, 2023
EPISODE 36: Seasonal allergies can be a nuisance. Your home’s outdoor plantings may be making it worse. Joining The Housing Muse Podcast is gardening guru Linda Vater to share which plants may be more prone to triggering all…
Remodeling & Home Improvement Real Estate Trends & Musings
Renovating to Sell for More Money
April 6, 2023
EPISODE 35: The top concerns from homeowners recently surveyed about selling their home: They fear their home is in need of too many repairs, has an outdated interior, not trendy enough fixtures and lacks curb appeal. Sorry …
Real Estate Trends & Musings
The Mooch Strategy to Real Estate
March 7, 2023
To get into real estate today, do you need to adopt a “mooch strategy?” Possibly. Young adults have been moving back home in record numbers—and even well into adulthood. Parents are footing the bills, and even helping their …
Home Design Trends & Tips
The Real Deal on 2023 Home Trends (with special guest Krisztina Bell)
Feb. 7, 2023
We take on the good, the bad and ugly of the latest home design trends.
Home Organization
Why It's Now OK to Have a Messy Home
Jan. 30, 2023
Enter a judge-free zone with the Housing Muse. After all, even organization guru Marie Kondo recently said it’s acceptable to not have a spotless, perfectly organized home all of the time. Maybe tidy doesn’t always spark joy…
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Recent Blog Posts
2023 Paint Colors of the Year
Find inspiration behind this year’s Colors of the Year from the leading paint firms.
How to Choose the Best Flooring for Your Home
From checkered tiles to trendy hardwoods, find inspiration in selecting the best flooring for your home with style, sustainability and safety in mind.
Which Paint Color Wears It Best?
Choosing the perfect paint color for a space isn’t easy. We breakdown some of the favorites to help you narrow your choices.
About the Host
Melissa Dittmann Tracey
Podcaster / Blogger / Journalist
Melissa Dittmann Tracey is known as "the housing muse" and is an award-winning journalist who has been covering the real estate and home design industry for more than 15 years. She is the creator and host of the Housing Muse Podcast. She is also the creator of the Styled, Staged & Sold blog (the No. 1 home staging blog in the country voted by Feedspot for the last four years and counting). You also can hear her weekly on the syndicated radio show and podcast, Real Estate Today, with her segment "Hot or Not?" in home design. She has contributed to dozens of publications over the years, including BobVila.com, Homes.com, HouseLogic.com, PEOPLE, Chicago Tribune, REALTOR, and more.
