The Disappearing Kitchen: Why Today's Best Appliances Are the Ones You Can't See

Walk into a high-end home today like my upcoming listing on Evergreen Place in Costa Mesa, and you might notice something is missing — the appliances. No stainless steel refrigerator dominating the wall. No dishwasher door breaking up the cabinetry. Just clean lines, seamless surfaces, and a kitchen that looks more like a piece of furniture than a workspace, and I love it!

I’m seeing a rise of the integrated appliance and I think it’s here to stay.

Refrigerators now hide behind custom cabinet panels, dishwashers tuck beneath counters with no visible controls, and induction cooktops sit flush with stone surfaces — sometimes revealing nothing but a subtle knob. …

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  • Interest rates are back at 6% despite doom and gloom reports in the news.

  • Inventory is creeping up and buyer demand is a little lower than normal (see recent rate spikes)

  • OFF-MARKET sales are dominating my workflow this quarter.  

When I meet with a home seller, my first thought is almost always to prepare the home to look its best and to take it to market for full exposure.  This may involve some light remodeling, or just de-cluttering, touch-up painting, and staging.  Additionally, I always present the opportunity to sell the home off-market to my clients.  Conventional wisdom would suggest this limited exposure would likely net the seller less.  But, it's not quite that simple.  

As dues-paying Realtors (members of the…

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