Wellness Real Estate with Sheila Alston

Regenerative Real Estate Podcast
Written By Neal Collins (he/him)

The environments that we live and work in are critical for our health, well-being, and success.

For a long time now there has been a shift towards viewing housing as a commodity that is based on the numbers of bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. We care about the look of finishes and the size of the backyard. Rarely, however, do people think about how these spaces impact their health and well-being.

One person, though, is starting to sound the alarm. Meet Sheila Alston—part designer, part wellness professional, and part real estate agent. Sheila deeply cares about the way our homes can make a positive (or negative) impact on our health and well-being.

Through her work as a designer she began to see a trend in people looking for ways to modify their spaces. This includes things like color therapy, landscaping, and biophilic design. She also noticed that people are gravitating towards places that are community-oriented where nature is incorporated into the design.

Sheila calls this emergent trend “Wellness real estate.” Through her work as a real estate agent in the San Diego area, she also found that there is a need to demystify wellness and help give people actionable advice to create healthy habitats. This is an area where she sees huge potential for the real estate community to step up their games, from real estate agents, designers, and developers.

By focusing on this mission she has created Wellness RE Magazine, a new publication that helps real estate agents serve their clients by providing them with actionable content in a beautiful, easy-to-digest format.

Be sure to check out the December issue where Neal and Alissa Collins from Latitude Realty are featured. You can also tune into her own podcast called Blooming: A Healthy Home By Design.

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Neal Collins (he/him)

Neal is the co-founder of Latitude, a regenerative-focused real estate company that works with change agents across North America. His work has brought him around the globe across three-continents as a business leader, consultant, and project manager. He has a dynamic background that combines sustainability with investment analysis and marketing and communications. He is the host of The Regenerative Real Estate Podcast, and is a public speaker, author, and father. He holds a Bachelors in Agriculture Economics, a Masters in Sustainable Development, and is Living Future Accredited.

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