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Because in the end, real estate is never just about where we are.
It's about who we are becoming...
"People take refuge in houses, but it is the house that takes refuge in them." When Maya Angelou wrote that, I believe she was getting at something that real estate professionals, homebuyers, and dreamers alike often forget: the emotional intelligence of space. Advertisement
We talk about land in square feet. We list it, price it, advertise it, compare it. But we experience it in heartbeats. From the earliest caves to today's voice-assisted homes in towers with panic buttons and parcel lockers, real estate has never really been about walls or square footage. It has been about safety. About memory. About love.
We've all had a place that marked us. The home where we first fell. The balcony where we first dreamt. The floor where our child took their first steps. The place that held us together-or quietly saw us fall apart. Long before homes became part of investment portfolios, they were sacred.
And in some quiet, essential way, they still are. We've just stopped noticing.
What we call a 'gut instinct' when choosing a home might just be the echo of a well-edited marketing campaign. Prime-time debates and FOMO-fuelled YouTube videos now help shape neighbourhoods. Brochures read like poetry, algorithms know our preferences before we do, and a place you haven't visited yet already knows what kind of lighting will impress you.
But instinct is not the enemy-only unexamined influence is.
This is what I hope to explore in Real Estate and Us. Not the stock market version of land, not just data and projections, but the deeply personal. The part of real estate that lives in us, just as we live in it. Because, really, no one buys a house-they buy a version of themselves they hope to grow into.
So pause. Not out of hesitation or fear, but with reverence. Before you buy, rent, lease, or dream, ask the quiet questions. Does this home know how you live-or just how you earn? Does it echo your rhythm-or someone else's algorithm?
Picture the full life. The morning rush. The groceries. The sleepy Sunday. The neighbour's dog. The power cut. The bills. The laughter. The silence. Not the carpet samples and the down payment, but the moments. Because that's what you will live with.
Whether you're a first-time buyer, a long-time renter, or simply someone who enjoys walking unfamiliar streets just to imagine the lives inside those windows-I hope this series rekindles your relationship with space. With land. With lineage. And most importantly, with yourself.
Because real estate isn't really about where we are.
It's about who we are becoming.
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