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Fall is here! You know what that means, right?

Drinking pumpkin spice lattes in your newly renovated kitchen? Close… Watching the leaves change color from the window of your remodeled bathroom? Closer… How about starting that renovation you’ve been putting off so you can enjoy doing all of these things? Bingo!

With D.C.-based home remodeling technology company remodelmate, booking a home renovation is easy as (pumpkin) pie:

1. Describe your project online
Pick a room, select your updates and start time, schedule a free virtual in-home consultation, and get a no-commitment quote sent directly to your email inbox.

2. Review your quote
Hurry, the quote has a time limit! This helps remodelmate keep prices stable for homeowners and competitive for local contractors.

3. Get started
Your assigned contractor gets to work once materials are ordered. Payments are then distributed to the contractor as project milestones are completed. Manage the milestones on your own for a 10 percent discount on your project, or use remodelmate’s expert Concierge Service to save yourself time and energy.

But wait! A Grand Gesture!

As you saw earlier this year, remodelmate gave out $500 to PoPville readers who booked a renovation through the platform.

For a limited time only for PoPville readers, remodelmate is giving out a “grand gesture”: give $500, get $500. That’s $1,000 in shared savings between you and your mate when they book a project on remodelmate.*

Text MY500 to 31996 to get your promo code
(P.S. Share it as many times you’d like!)

And the best part? There is no limit to how much you can accumulate. Successfully refer 20 of your mates? You just got $10,000 towards a home renovation.

The remodelmate model

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Happy Monday! The following is our featured event for the upcoming week, as submitted to our event calendar.

WellNow 2018 Health and Wellness Conference
Saturday, October 20 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Watergate Hotel, 2650 Virginia Avenue NW

WellNow 2018 is all about empowering you to live your healthiest and most fulfilling life, both personally and professionally.

If you are a wellness enthusiast and are looking to make changes that will impact your life for the better, WellNow is the perfect place to start or continue your journey. Come listen, learn, explore, engage and get inspired — you’re in good company!

Young people are idealistic: That’s as true today as it was 50 years ago.

But there’s one sentiment that sets millennials apart from earlier generations — from the silent generation, the baby boomers and Generation X. They are also eminently practical. Call them “realistic idealists,” if you will, or “idealistic realists.” Either term applies.

Take their attitudes toward work. Many young baby boomers were skeptical that businesses had the inclination to make the world a better place. But today’s young people feel differently — they expect to give back through their jobs, too.

According to the 2017 Deloitte Millennial Survey, “Many millennials feel unable to exert any meaningful influence on some of society’s biggest challenges; but in the workforce, they can feel a greater sense of control — [as] an active participant rather than a bystander.”

Businesses are responding to these attitudes — both to attract young workers and to make a difference themselves.

“Leading companies aren’t just redirecting profits by giving back to society through more traditional ‘corporate social responsibility’ tactics,” said Robert Haynie, an instructor at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies. “They are figuring out how to address social and environmental issues while simultaneously advancing their business interests.” (more…)

This column is written by Metro DC Houses, a local real estate team serving DC, MD, VA made up of Colin Johnson, the immediate past President for the D.C. Association of Realtors and Christopher Suranna, the current President for the D.C. Association of Realtors.

Should you sell a 6-bedroom, 2-half bath, Renovated House in 2018?  The real estate data says Yes!

This month we ended up with some interesting conclusions after taking a look at some of the relationships between sales price, bedroom counts, square footage and condition for all of the 3,442 sales of houses (fee-simple) that have occurred in the city in 2018.

While the overall direct relationship between average close price and higher bedroom counts seems normal, one thing that jumped out at us was the slight dip in sales price when going from a one-bedroom single-family home to a two-bedroom.

This could be due to the fact that lots that are unimproved are still input into the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) as single-family homes and the MLS requires these listings to have at least one bedroom for them to count as houses.

What is the Ideal Number of Bedrooms for Value? (more…)

This fall the DC Bocce League is taking the traditional Italian lawn game to the next level by hosting games indoors at bars around D.C. and Arlington.

DC Bocce League is a 100% inclusive social sports league. No matter your athletic ability or physicality you can play bocce.

All members get discounts on beer & food along with some friendly bocce competition at the following indoor locations:

• Shaw’s Tavern on U Street
• Buffalo Billiards in Dupont Circle
• The American Legion on Capitol Hill
• The G.O.A.T. in Clarendon

Bocce is a great way to get social, make new friends and enjoy a game, regardless of the weather outside. No experience is necessary to have a BALL. Click here to learn more and save $20 on fall.

Glick Court is an urbanist’s dream come true. Located just a block from the Shaw Metro and only moments from 14th Street corridor, Glick Court is Shaw’s most sought-after new townhome-style condominium community.

Tucked into a quiet alley in the heart of D.C., Glick Court is a collection of 6 condominiums that provide the best of both worlds: a peaceful retreat and quick access to the city’s best entertainment and retail including the 9:30 Club, Right Proper Brewery, Howard Theatre, Bonobos, Warby Parker and Modcloth.

Featuring a spacious layout, contemporary finishes and just the right amount of urban flair, Glick Court’s final 3-bedroom residence is available for immediate move-in.

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