:root {
  --cream: #efece9;
  --white: #fff;
  --ink: #000000;
  --navy: #000000;
  --tan: #b5a8a2;
  --sage: #b5a8a2;
  --sage-light: #efece9;
  --sand: #efece9;
  --muted: #000000;
  --line: #b5a8a2;
  --shadow: 0 22px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  font-family:
    Inter,
    ui-sans-serif,
    system-ui,
    -apple-system,
    BlinkMacSystemFont,
    "Segoe UI",
    sans-serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--cream);
}
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
a {
  color: inherit;
}
.wrap {
  width: min(1160px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: auto;
}
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  background: rgba(239, 236, 233, 0.94);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(181, 168, 162, 0.75);
}
.nav {
  height: 76px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
}
.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.mark {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  border: 1px solid var(--tan);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.brand-copy strong {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  display: block;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.brand-copy span {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 26px;
}
nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  font-weight: 650;
}
.nav-contact {
  font-weight: 850;
}
.button,
.button-outline {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--navy);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 750;
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}
.button {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: white;
}
.button-outline {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.button:hover {
  background: #b5a8a2;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.button-outline:hover {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: white;
}
.hero {
  min-height: 680px;
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.82) 0%,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.64) 36%,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 65%
    ),
    url("./hero-home.png") center/cover no-repeat;
  color: white;
}
.hero-copy {
  max-width: 630px;
  padding: 90px 0;
}
.eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.eyebrow:before {
  content: "";
  width: 34px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--tan);
}
h1,
h2,
h3 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin: 0;
}
.hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 6vw, 5.6rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  margin: 22px 0;
}
.hero p {
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  max-width: 590px;
  color: #ffffff;
}
.actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 32px;
}
.hero .button {
  background: var(--tan);
  border-color: var(--tan);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero .button-outline {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  color: white;
}
.hero .button-outline:hover {
  background: white;
  color: var(--navy);
}
section {
  padding: 96px 0;
}
.intro {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: auto;
}
.intro h2,
.section-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 4vw, 3.7rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}
.intro p,
.section-head p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.path-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 48px;
}
.path-card {
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 34px;
  min-height: 290px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.number {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  color: var(--tan);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}
.path-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  margin: 42px 0 10px;
}
.path-card p {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.text-link {
  margin-top: auto;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
}
.value {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: white;
}
.value-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 72px;
  align-items: center;
}
.value h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
}
.value p {
  color: #efece9;
}
.checklist {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
}
.check {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 17px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}
.check b {
  color: var(--tan);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}
.resource-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 40px;
}
.resource-card {
  padding: 28px;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--tan);
  background: white;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}
.resource-card small {
  color: var(--muted);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.resource-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  margin: 16px 0 12px;
}
.resource-card p {
  color: var(--muted);
}
.testimonial {
  background: var(--sand);
}
.review-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: stretch;
}
blockquote {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.35;
}
blockquote footer {
  font-family: Inter, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.83rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 25px;
}
.client-review {
  max-width: none;
  padding: 34px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  border: 1px solid rgba(181, 168, 162, 0.42);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.7vw, 1.65rem);
}
.centered-review {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  width: min(100%, 720px);
  justify-self: center;
}
.review-stars {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  color: #000000;
  font-family: Inter, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
}
.client-review footer a {
  color: inherit;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
}
.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr;
  gap: 70px;
  align-items: start;
}
.contact h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.8rem);
}
.contact p {
  color: var(--muted);
}
.contact-profile .headshot {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 360px;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.contact-details {
  display: grid;
  gap: 7px;
  margin-top: 26px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.contact-details strong {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}
.contact-details a {
  width: fit-content;
  color: var(--navy);
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}
form {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 34px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
label {
  display: grid;
  gap: 7px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 750;
}
.full {
  grid-column: 1/-1;
}
input,
select,
textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid #b5a8a2;
  background: #fff;
  padding: 13px 14px;
  font: inherit;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 0;
}
textarea {
  min-height: 115px;
  resize: vertical;
}
input:focus,
select:focus,
textarea:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--tan);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
.form-note {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}
.form-status {
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
}
footer.site-footer {
  background: #000000;
  color: #efece9;
  padding: 40px 0;
}
.footer-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 25px;
}
.footer-row p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.blog-hero {
  padding: 100px 0 70px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: white;
}
.blog-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  max-width: 800px;
}
.blog-hero p {
  color: #efece9;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  max-width: 700px;
}
.category-nav {
  display: flex;
  position: static;
  gap: 10px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 34px;
  padding: 0;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
}
.category-nav a {
  padding: 10px 15px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32);
  color: white;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
}
.category-nav a:hover {
  background: var(--tan);
  border-color: var(--tan);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.blog-section {
  scroll-margin-top: 76px;
}
.alt-section {
  background: var(--sage-light);
}
.category-heading {
  display: flex;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}
.category-heading > span {
  color: var(--tan);
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  line-height: 1;
}
.category-heading h2 {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
}
.articles {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
}
.article {
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 30px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 310px;
}
.article .tag {
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: #000000;
  font-weight: 850;
}
.article h2 {
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  margin: 25px 0 14px;
}
.article p {
  color: var(--muted);
}
.article details {
  margin-top: auto;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-top: 16px;
}
.article summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.article details p {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.featured-article {
  border-top: 4px solid var(--tan);
}
.article-link {
  width: fit-content;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 800;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
}
.fall-feature {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  padding: 0;
  min-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.article-image {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 1.45;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.fall-feature-copy {
  padding: 34px;
}
.fall-feature-copy h2 {
  max-width: 760px;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}
.fall-feature-copy > p {
  max-width: 760px;
}
.fall-guide {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 28px;
  padding-top: 22px;
}
.fall-guide h3 {
  margin: 22px 0 8px;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}
.fall-guide h3:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}
.fall-guide img {
  display: block;
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 8;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.post-hero {
  padding: 88px 0 54px;
  background: var(--sage-light);
}
.post-hero .eyebrow {
  color: #000000;
}
.post-hero h1 {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}
.post-hero p {
  max-width: 720px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}
.post-body {
  padding-top: 72px;
}
.post-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 760px) 260px;
  gap: 70px;
  align-items: start;
}
.post-content h2 {
  margin: 48px 0 14px;
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
}
.post-content h2:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}
.post-content p,
.post-content li {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
}
.post-content .question {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.post-sidebar {
  position: sticky;
  top: 108px;
  padding: 26px;
  border-top: 4px solid var(--tan);
  background: white;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.post-sidebar h2 {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
}
.post-sidebar p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
}
.post-sidebar .button {
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 10px;
  text-align: center;
}
.post-back {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 38px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 800;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
}
.menu-button {
  display: none;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--navy);
}
@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .menu-button {
    display: block;
  }
  nav {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 76px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    background: var(--cream);
    padding: 25px 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
  nav.open {
    display: flex;
  }
  .category-nav,
  .category-nav.open {
    display: flex;
    position: static;
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
  }
  .hero {
    min-height: 610px;
    background-position: 62% center;
  }
  .hero-copy {
    padding: 70px 0;
  }
  .path-grid,
  .resource-grid,
  .articles {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .fall-guide {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .post-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .post-sidebar {
    position: static;
  }
  .value-grid,
  .contact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 42px;
  }
  .path-card {
    min-height: 240px;
  }
  .footer-row {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .wrap {
    width: min(100% - 28px, 1160px);
  }
  section {
    padding: 72px 0;
  }
  .hero h1 {
    font-size: 3rem;
  }
  .hero {
    background:
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.52)),
      url("./hero-home.png") 64% center/cover no-repeat;
  }
  .brand-copy span {
    display: none;
  }
  .actions > * {
    width: 100%;
  }
  form {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 24px;
  }
  .full {
    grid-column: auto;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .review-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .client-review {
    padding: 26px;
  }
}
.brokerage-logos {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.brokerage-logos img {
  display: block;
  width: 220px;
  height: 124px;
  object-fit: contain;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}
.affiliation {
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  color: #efece9;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.affiliation strong {
  display: block;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .brokerage-logos img {
    width: min(220px, 100%);
    height: auto;
  }
}

/* October 2026 brand palette */
.button:hover { color: #000; }