Real estate and interior design are intimately connected. When mortgage rates went up,sales slowed down, and we heard the first rumblings that the two-year design binge duringthe pandemic might be coming to an end. So what happens now? Three real estateprofessionals—Leonard Steinberg of Compass, Amanda Pendelton of Zillow, and globalluxury expert Mickey Alam Khan—weigh in on what they see ahead for sales and rentals,why they feel buyers and sellers are ready to accept a “new normal,” why there’s no easysolution to housing’s affordability crisis, and the many reasons the interior design industryhas to be optimistic about what’s ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.