/* ==========================================================================
   Leia Baraza Realtor Site
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Table of contents
   1. Design tokens
   2. Image assignments
   3. Base and layout helpers
   4. Buttons and reusable cards
   5. Navigation
   6. Home page
   7. Interior pages
   8. Blog and posts
   9. Forms
   10. Social bar and footer
   11. Responsive rules
   ========================================================================== */

/* 1. Design tokens */
:root {
  --color-ink: #1f252b;
  --color-text: #4f5961;
  --color-muted: #68717a;
  --color-line: #e7e0d7;
  --color-paper: #ffffff;
  --color-cream: #f8f5ef;
  --color-sand: #d8c3a5;
  --color-gold: #b58b54;
  --color-charcoal: #172027;
  --color-black: #050505;
  --color-page-bg: #ffffff;
  --color-surface-bg: #ffffff;
  --color-alt-section-bg: #f8f5ef;
  --color-heading-text: #172027;
  --color-body-text: #4f5961;
  --color-muted-text: #68717a;
  --color-border: #e7e0d7;
  --color-accent: #b58b54;
  --color-link: #b58b54;
  --color-link-hover: #172027;
  --color-button-bg: #b58b54;
  --color-button-text: #ffffff;
  --color-button-hover-bg: #172027;
  --color-button-hover-text: #ffffff;
  --color-dark-button-bg: #050505;
  --color-dark-button-text: #ffffff;
  --color-dark-button-hover-bg: #b58b54;
  --color-nav-bg: #ffffff;
  --color-nav-text: #111111;
  --color-nav-active: #111111;
  --color-nav-dropdown-bg: #ffffff;
  --color-nav-dropdown-hover-bg: #f8f5ef;
  --color-nav-dropdown-hover-text: #b58b54;
  --color-dark-section-bg: #172027;
  --color-dark-section-text: #ffffff;
  --color-dark-section-muted-text: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  --color-form-bg: #ffffff;
  --color-form-field-bg: #ffffff;
  --color-form-field-border: #e7e0d7;
  --color-form-focus-border: #b58b54;
  --color-footer-bg: #172027;
  --color-footer-text: #ffffff;
  --color-footer-muted-text: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
  --color-footer-link-hover: #b58b54;

  --font-heading: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", Arial, sans-serif;

  --container: 1180px;
  --radius: 4px;
  --shadow-soft: 0 12px 30px rgba(23, 32, 39, 0.08);
  --shadow-strong: 0 18px 45px rgba(23, 32, 39, 0.12);
  --transition: 0.18s ease;
}

/* Backward-compatible aliases for older templates/includes. */
:root {
  --ink: var(--color-ink);
  --muted: var(--color-muted);
  --line: var(--color-line);
  --paper: var(--color-paper);
  --cream: var(--color-cream);
  --sand: var(--color-sand);
  --gold: var(--color-gold);
  --charcoal: var(--color-charcoal);
  --charcoal-soft: #24313a;
  --body: var(--color-text);
  --font-head: var(--font-heading);
  --shadow: var(--shadow-strong);
}

/* 2. Image assignments
   Swap photos here. Layout, sizing, and overlays live in their component sections. */
.home-split-cta__image--exterior {
  background-image: url(../images/site/pexels-binyaminmellish-186077.webp);
}

.home-split-cta__image--kitchen {
  background-image: url(../images/site/photo-1593696140826-c58b021acf8b.avif);
}

.agent-strip__photo--bio {
  background-image: url(../images/site/leia_portrait.avif);
}

.about-teaser__photo--bio {
  background-image: url(../images/site/Leia_headshot.webp);
}

.home-actions__card--buyers {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)),
    url(../images/site/buyer_card_home.webp);
}

.home-actions__card--search {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)),
    url(../images/site/home_search_card_home.webp);
}

.home-actions__card--sellers {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)),
    url(../images/site/seller_card_home.webp);
}

.marketing-hero,
.valuation-hero {
  align-items: center;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  display: flex;
  min-height: clamp(520px, 68vh, 760px);
  padding: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8rem) 0;
  position: relative;
}

.marketing-hero {
  background-image: url(../images/site/pexels-chris-pennes-2148746480-32802992.webp);
}

.valuation-hero {
  background-image: url(../images/site/pexels-matreding-12127809.webp);
}

.marketing-hero__overlay,
.valuation-hero__overlay {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.56);
  inset: 0;
  position: absolute;
}

.marketing-hero__inner,
.valuation-hero__inner {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 920px;
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 1;
}

.marketing-hero h1,
.valuation-hero h1 {
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 3.125rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.marketing-hero p,
.valuation-hero p {
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.25rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 1.5rem auto 1.8rem;
  max-width: 820px;
}

.valuation-steps,
.valuation-benefits {
  background: var(--color-page-bg);
  padding: 0;
}

.valuation-benefits {
  background: var(--color-alt-section-bg);
}

.valuation-panel {
  align-items: stretch;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.397fr) minmax(0, 0.603fr);
  min-height: 520px;
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.25rem);
  padding-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.25rem);
}

.valuation-panel--reverse {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.603fr) minmax(280px, 0.397fr);
}

.marketing-feature__image,
.valuation-panel__image {
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  border-radius: 8px;
  min-height: 420px;
}

.valuation-panel__image--steps {
  background-image: url(../images/site/pexels-ibidsy-5524165.webp);
}

.valuation-panel__image--benefits {
  background-image: url(../images/site/roger-starnes-sr-BZJv5I0NDNw-unsplash.webp);
}

.valuation-panel__content {
  background: var(--color-surface-bg);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4.4vw, 4rem);
}

.valuation-benefits .valuation-panel__content {
  background: var(--color-page-bg);
}

.valuation-panel__content h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.15rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.valuation-list__item + .valuation-list__item {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  margin-top: 1.3rem;
  padding-top: 1.3rem;
}

.valuation-list__item h3 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.55rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.valuation-list__item p {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-top: 0.55rem;
}

.valuation-section-cta {
  margin-top: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
  text-align: left;
}

.nearby-counties__card--sacramento {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16)),
    url(../images/site/sacramento_county_home.webp);
}

.nearby-counties__card--el-dorado {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16)),
    url(../images/site/zac-gudakov-faBWQt9i7dg-unsplash.webp);
}

.nearby-counties__card--placer {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16)),
    url(../images/site/zac-gudakov-xRihZSjAW2k-unsplash.webp);
}

.nearby-counties__card--yolo {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16)),
    url(../images/site/irene-rego-4I2gvtDOhrc-unsplash.webp);
}

.intelligence-card--neighborhood {
  background-image: url(../images/site/pexels-luis-yanez-57302-206172.webp);
}

.intelligence-card--market {
  background-image: url(../images/site/sacramento_county_home.webp);
}

.intelligence-card--buyer {
  background-image: url(../images/site/pexels-d-goug-211350543-33043467.webp);
}

.intelligence-card--seller {
  background-image: url(../images/site/kitchen-2165756_1280.webp);
}

.intelligence-card--sacramento-life {
  background-image: url(../images/site/ann-wallace-biepNX5n7r4-unsplash.webp);
}

.about-header,
.areas-header,
.blog-header,
.contact-header,
.faq-header,
.post-full__header {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(23, 32, 39, 0.84), rgba(23, 32, 39, 0.58), rgba(88, 125, 95, 0.24)),
    url(../images/site/ann-wallace-biepNX5n7r4-unsplash.webp);
}

/* 3. Base and layout helpers */
*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  background: var(--color-page-bg);
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--color-form-focus-border);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

p {
  color: inherit;
}

.container {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: var(--container);
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

.section {
  padding: 5rem 0;
}

.section--blue,
.section--dark {
  background: var(--color-dark-section-bg);
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
}

.halftone::before {
  display: none;
}

.grid-2,
.grid-3 {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.grid-2 {
  align-items: center;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr);
  gap: 3rem;
}

.grid-3 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.eyebrow {
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.section-header {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.section-header h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
}

.section-header p {
  color: var(--color-muted-text);
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.section-header--white h2,
.section-header--white p {
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
}

.section-header--template {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.section-divider {
  background: var(--color-accent);
  height: 2px;
  margin: 1rem auto 0;
  width: 54px;
}

.empty-state {
  color: var(--color-muted-text);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  padding: 3rem 1rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.visually-hidden {
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 1px;
}

/* 4. Buttons and reusable cards */
.btn {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-button-bg);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: center;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: 0.8rem 1.35rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition:
    background var(--transition),
    border-color var(--transition),
    color var(--transition),
    transform var(--transition);
}

.btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.btn-primary,
.btn-secondary {
  background: var(--color-button-bg);
  color: var(--color-button-text);
}

.btn-primary:hover,
.btn-secondary:hover {
  background: var(--color-button-hover-bg);
  border-color: var(--color-button-hover-bg);
  color: var(--color-button-hover-text);
}

.btn-outline {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
}

.btn-outline:hover {
  background: var(--color-button-text);
  border-color: var(--color-button-text);
  color: var(--color-button-hover-bg);
}

.card {
  background: var(--color-surface-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.card--hover {
  transition: box-shadow var(--transition), transform var(--transition);
}

.card--hover:hover {
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-strong);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.card__header-strip {
  display: none;
}

.card__image {
  height: 230px;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}

.card__body {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: 1.25rem;
}

.card__title {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: 1.28rem;
}

.card__meta {
  color: var(--color-muted-text);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

.card__price {
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.card__desc {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
  flex: 1;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.card__footer {
  padding: 0 1.25rem 1.25rem;
}

/* 5. Navigation */
.navbar {
  background: var(--color-paper);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(13, 31, 52, 0.08);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
}

.navbar__top {
  background: var(--color-nav-bg);
  color: var(--color-nav-text);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.navbar__top-inner {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: 34px;
}

.navbar__contact,
.navbar__social {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(0.75rem, 1.7vw, 1.5rem);
}

.navbar__contact span,
.navbar__contact a {
  position: relative;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.navbar__contact span::before {
  content: "•";
  color: var(--color-nav-phone);
  margin-right: 0.35rem;
}

.navbar__contact a:hover,
.navbar__social a:hover {
  color: var(--color-nav-phone);
}

.navbar__social a {
  align-items: center;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  height: 1rem;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 1rem;
}

.navbar__main {
  background: var(--color-nav-dropdown-bg);
}

.navbar__inner {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  grid-template-columns: 210px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  min-height: 96px;
  position: relative;
}

.navbar__brand {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  height: 76px;
}

.navbar__brand img {
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: left center;
  width: 168px;
}

.navbar__menu {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(0.85rem, 1.45vw, 1.75rem);
  grid-column: 2;
  justify-content: center;
}

.navbar__group {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
}

.navbar__group::after {
  content: "";
  height: 0.7rem;
  left: -0.4rem;
  position: absolute;
  right: -0.4rem;
  top: 100%;
}

.navbar__link {
  align-items: center;
  appearance: none;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  color: var(--color-nav-text);
  display: inline-flex;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  gap: 0.38rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.075em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  min-height: 2.6rem;
  padding: 0.2rem 0;
  position: relative;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color var(--transition), opacity var(--transition);
}

.navbar__link--button {
  cursor: default;
}

.navbar__phone {
  display: none;
}

.navbar__cta {
  background: var(--color-button-bg);
  color: var(--color-button-text);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  grid-column: 3;
  justify-self: end;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  min-width: 146px;
  padding: 0.88rem 1.1rem;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background var(--transition), color var(--transition);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.navbar__cta:hover {
  background: var(--color-button-hover-bg);
  color: var(--color-button-hover-text);
}

.navbar__link:hover,
.navbar__link.active {
  color: var(--color-nav-active);
}

.navbar__link:hover {
  opacity: 0.72;
}

.navbar__link.active::after {
  background: var(--color-nav-active);
  bottom: 0.32rem;
  content: "";
  height: 2px;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
}

.navbar__chevron {
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid currentColor;
  border-right: 1.5px solid currentColor;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  height: 0.32rem;
  transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-0.06rem);
  width: 0.32rem;
}

.navbar__dropdown {
  background: var(--color-nav-dropdown-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-strong);
  left: 50%;
  min-width: 170px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  transition: opacity 0.14s ease;
  z-index: 120;
}

.navbar__group:hover .navbar__dropdown,
.navbar__group:focus-within .navbar__dropdown {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.navbar__dropdown a {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  color: var(--color-nav-text);
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding: 0.62rem 0.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.navbar__dropdown a:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.navbar__dropdown a:hover {
  background: var(--color-nav-dropdown-hover-bg);
  color: var(--color-nav-dropdown-hover-text);
}

.navbar__dropdown--areas {
  min-width: 210px;
}

.navbar__submenu-item {
  position: relative;
}

.navbar__submenu-heading {
  display: flex;
}

.navbar__submenu-heading > a,
.navbar__county-label {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
}

.navbar__county-label {
  appearance: none;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  color: var(--color-nav-text);
  cursor: default;
  display: block;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  padding: 0.62rem 0.8rem;
  text-align: left;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.navbar__submenu-toggle {
  align-items: center;
  appearance: none;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  color: var(--color-nav-text);
  cursor: pointer;
  display: none;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0 0.75rem;
}

.navbar__submenu-heading:hover .navbar__county-label,
.navbar__submenu-heading:hover .navbar__submenu-toggle,
.navbar__submenu-heading:focus-within .navbar__county-label,
.navbar__submenu-heading:focus-within .navbar__submenu-toggle {
  background: var(--color-nav-dropdown-hover-bg);
  color: var(--color-nav-dropdown-hover-text);
}

.navbar__submenu {
  background: var(--color-nav-dropdown-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-strong);
  left: calc(100% - 1px);
  min-width: 180px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.14s ease;
}

.navbar__submenu-item:hover .navbar__submenu,
.navbar__submenu-item:focus-within .navbar__submenu {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.navbar__submenu a:hover,
.navbar__submenu a:focus-visible {
  background: var(--color-nav-dropdown-hover-bg);
  color: var(--color-nav-dropdown-hover-text);
}

.navbar__toggle {
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 5px;
  padding: 4px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 1.5rem;
  top: 1.55rem;
}

.navbar__toggle span {
  background: var(--color-nav-text);
  display: block;
  height: 2px;
  width: 24px;
}

/* 6. Home page */
.template-hero {
  align-items: center;
  background-image: url(../images/site/pexels-stephen-leonardi-587681991-34892244.webp);
  background-position: center 56%;
  background-size: cover;
  color: #ffffff;
  display: flex;
  min-height: clamp(410px, 31vw, 560px);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.template-hero__overlay {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 20, 34, 0.78) 0%, rgba(7, 20, 34, 0.48) 44%, rgba(7, 20, 34, 0.18) 100%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(7, 20, 34, 0.24), rgba(7, 20, 34, 0.24));
  inset: 0;
  position: absolute;
}

.template-hero__inner {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 6rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(360px, 1fr) minmax(260px, 350px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem);
  padding-top: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.4rem);
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.template-hero__copy {
  max-width: 680px;
}

.template-hero__eyebrow {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: clamp(0.74rem, 1vw, 0.92rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.template-hero__eyebrow span {
  margin-left: 0.75rem;
}

.template-hero__title {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.5vw, 4.4rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 0.98;
  max-width: 650px;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
}

.template-hero__title span {
  color: #c39a5d;
}

.template-hero__tagline {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 1.25vw, 1.08rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  max-width: 520px;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
}

.template-hero__actions {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 1.55rem;
}

.template-hero__button {
  min-height: 46px;
  min-width: 208px;
}

.template-hero__card {
  background: rgba(7, 20, 34, 0.88);
  color: #ffffff;
  justify-self: end;
  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
  max-width: 350px;
  min-height: 238px;
  padding: 2rem 2rem 1.6rem;
  width: 100%;
}

.template-hero__script {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: "Brush Script MT", "Segoe Script", cursive;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 3.1rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.template-hero__card-kicker {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.template-hero__card p:not(.template-hero__script):not(.template-hero__card-kicker):not(.template-hero__signature) {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.template-hero__signature {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: "Brush Script MT", "Segoe Script", cursive;
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  margin-top: 1.45rem;
}

.home-actions {
  background: var(--color-page-bg);
  padding: 4.5rem 1.5rem 5rem;
}

.home-actions__grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1920px;
}

.home-actions__card {
  align-items: center;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  border-radius: 6px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.15rem;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: clamp(300px, 31vw, 520px);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.home-actions__card::after {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  content: "";
  inset: 0;
  position: absolute;
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.home-actions__card:hover::after {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

.home-actions__card--buyers {
  background-position: left center;
}

.home-actions__card--search {
  background-position: center center;
}

.home-actions__card--sellers {
  background-position: right center;
}

.home-actions__title,
.home-actions__button {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.home-actions__title {
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.7rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.home-actions__button {
  background: var(--color-button-text);
  color: var(--color-button-hover-bg);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  min-width: 226px;
  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background var(--transition), color var(--transition);
}

.home-actions__card:hover .home-actions__button {
  background: var(--color-button-hover-bg);
  color: var(--color-button-hover-text);
}

.agent-strip {
  background: var(--color-page-bg);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.agent-strip__inner {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: 3rem;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 440px;
  padding-bottom: 3.75rem;
  padding-top: 3.75rem;
}

.agent-strip__content {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  max-width: 760px;
}

.agent-strip__content h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.agent-strip__content p {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
}

.agent-strip__link {
  color: var(--color-link);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.agent-strip__link:hover {
  color: var(--color-link-hover);
}

.agent-strip__photo {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5.75;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  border: 6px solid var(--color-alt-section-bg);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-strong);
  justify-self: end;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: min(100%, 440px);
}

.home-split-cta {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #d6d6d6 0%, #eeeeee 72%, var(--color-page-bg) 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.home-split-cta__inner {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4.25rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(420px, 0.95fr) minmax(360px, 0.85fr);
  min-height: clamp(460px, 34vw, 630px);
  padding-bottom: 5.25rem;
  padding-top: 4.75rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.home-split-cta__copy h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 4.2vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
  max-width: 640px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.home-split-cta__copy p {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.55vw, 1.45rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  line-height: 1.48;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  max-width: 690px;
}

.home-split-cta__button {
  margin-top: 1.7rem;
  min-width: 288px;
}

.home-split-cta__media {
  min-height: clamp(315px, 28vw, 460px);
  position: relative;
}

.home-split-cta__image {
  background-size: cover;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(23, 32, 39, 0.1);
  position: absolute;
}

.home-split-cta__image--front {
  background-position: 25% center;
  border-radius: 8px;
  height: 92%;
  inset: 0 auto auto 0;
  width: 73%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.home-split-cta__image--back {
  background-position: 70% center;
  bottom: -2.25rem;
  height: 64%;
  right: 0;
  width: 58%;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* Seller marketing page */
.marketing-hero .eyebrow {
  color: var(--color-button-bg);
}

.marketing-hero h1 {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
}

.marketing-hero h1 span {
  display: block;
}

.marketing-feature {
  background: var(--color-page-bg);
  padding: clamp(3.25rem, 6vw, 5.25rem) 0;
}

.marketing-feature__inner {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.94fr) minmax(0, 1.06fr);
}

.marketing-feature:nth-child(even) .marketing-feature__copy {
  order: 2;
}

.marketing-feature:nth-child(even) .marketing-feature__image {
  order: 1;
}

.marketing-feature__copy {
  padding: clamp(0.25rem, 2vw, 1rem);
}

.marketing-feature__copy h2,
.marketing-cta h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(1.125rem, 2.3vw, 2.35rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.marketing-feature__copy p,
.marketing-cta p {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  margin: 1.2rem 0 1.5rem;
}

.marketing-feature__image {
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  border-radius: 8px;
  min-height: clamp(320px, 34vw, 455px);
}

.marketing-feature__image--intro {
  background-image: url(../images/site/dillon-kydd-3Ignkeds3w8-unsplash.webp);
}

.marketing-feature--1 .marketing-feature__image {
  background-image: url(../images/site/i-do-nothing-but-love-avvRANuWKkQ-unsplash.webp);
}

.marketing-feature--2 .marketing-feature__image {
  background-image: url(../images/site/doug-vos-HEHjFvFHpr8-unsplash.webp);
}

.marketing-feature--3 .marketing-feature__image {
  background-image: url(../images/site/ian-macdonald--dcznEJPmsk-unsplash.webp);
}

.marketing-feature--4 .marketing-feature__image {
  background-image: url(../images/site/ann-wallace-biepNX5n7r4-unsplash.webp);
}

.marketing-feature--5 .marketing-feature__image {
  background-image: url(../images/site/AdobeStock_57688175.webp);
}

.marketing-feature--6 .marketing-feature__image {
  background-image: url(../images/site/kitchen-2165756_1280.webp);
}

.marketing-feature + .marketing-feature {
  padding-top: 0;
}

.marketing-cta {
  background: var(--color-alt-section-bg);
  padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem) 0;
}

.marketing-cta__inner {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 780px;
  text-align: center;
}

.marketing-cta .btn {
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
}

.nearby-counties {
  background: var(--color-page-bg);
  padding: 4.75rem 1.25rem 5.25rem;
}

.nearby-counties__header {
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  max-width: 900px;
  text-align: center;
}

.nearby-counties__header h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.4vw, 4.2rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nearby-counties__header p {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.55vw, 1.45rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.nearby-counties__grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1920px;
}

.nearby-counties__card {
  align-items: center;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: clamp(250px, 28vw, 470px);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.nearby-counties__card::after {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  content: "";
  inset: 0;
  position: absolute;
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.nearby-counties__card:hover::after {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

.nearby-counties__card--sacramento {
  background-position: 30% center;
}

.nearby-counties__card--el-dorado {
  background-position: center center;
}

.nearby-counties__card--placer {
  background-position: 75% center;
}

.nearby-counties__card--yolo {
  background-position: 58% center;
}

.nearby-counties__card span {
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.5vw, 2.75rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  z-index: 1;
}

.blog-teaser {
  background: var(--color-alt-section-bg);
  padding: 4.5rem 0 5rem;
}

.blog-teaser__library {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(0.7rem, 1.15vw, 1rem);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1280px;
}

.blog-teaser__subscribe {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  max-width: 1280px;
}

/* 7. Interior pages */
.about-header,
.areas-header,
.blog-header,
.contact-header,
.faq-header,
.post-full__header {
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
  padding: 5rem 0;
}

.about-header h1,
.areas-header h1,
.blog-header h1,
.contact-header h1,
.faq-header h1,
.post-full__title {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
}

.about-header p,
.areas-header p,
.contact-header p,
.faq-header p,
.post-full__meta {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.about-body,
.contact-body {
  padding: 5rem 0;
}

.faq-body {
  background: var(--color-page-bg);
  padding: clamp(3.25rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0;
}

.faq-reviewed {
  color: var(--color-muted-text);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.faq-section + .faq-section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.faq-section h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
  margin-bottom: 1.35rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.faq-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.faq-item {
  background: var(--color-surface-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(23, 32, 39, 0.04);
}

.faq-item summary {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.4;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 1rem 3rem 1rem 1.1rem;
  position: relative;
}

.faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.faq-item summary::after {
  color: var(--color-accent);
  content: "+";
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  position: absolute;
  right: 1.1rem;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.faq-item[open] summary::after {
  content: "-";
}

.faq-item p {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  color: var(--color-body-text);
  line-height: 1.72;
  padding: 0.95rem 1.1rem 1.1rem;
}

.faq-item p a {
  color: var(--color-link);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 0.16em;
}

.faq-item p a:hover {
  color: var(--color-link-hover);
}

.about-body h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: 2.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}

.about-body p {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.about-teaser__photo {
  align-items: center;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5.25;
  background-color: var(--color-alt-section-bg);
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-strong);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  max-width: 420px;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
}

.about-teaser__photo:not(.about-teaser__photo--bio) {
  background-image: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--color-alt-section-bg), var(--color-accent));
}

.about-teaser__photo--wide {
  max-width: 100%;
}

.about-body__contact {
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.about-teaser__photo-placeholder {
  color: rgba(23, 32, 39, 0.26);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 4.5rem;
}

.about-credentials {
  background: var(--color-alt-section-bg);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  padding: 4.5rem 0;
}

.about-credentials h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: 2.75rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-cta {
  background: var(--color-dark-section-bg);
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
  padding: 5rem 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-cta h2 {
  font-size: 2.75rem;
}

.about-cta p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  margin: 1rem auto;
  max-width: 520px;
}

.thanks-page,
.not-found {
  padding: 7rem 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.thanks-page h1,
.not-found h1 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.not-found h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: 2.5rem;
}

.thanks-page p,
.not-found p {
  color: var(--color-muted-text);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  margin: 1rem auto 2rem;
  max-width: 480px;
}

.thanks-page__actions {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* 8. Blog and posts */
.intelligence-library {
  background: var(--color-page-bg);
  padding: clamp(2.75rem, 5vw, 4.5rem) 0;
}

.intelligence-library__inner {
  max-width: 1340px;
}

.intelligence-library__header {
  margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.intelligence-library__header h1 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.65rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.intelligence-library__header span {
  background: var(--color-accent);
  display: block;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 0.35rem auto 0;
  width: 38px;
}

.intelligence-library__grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(0.7rem, 1.15vw, 1rem);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.intelligence-card {
  align-items: end;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1.02;
  background-color: var(--color-dark-section-bg);
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  border-radius: 0;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 205px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 1.7vw, 1.45rem);
  position: relative;
}

.intelligence-card__overlay {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.68)),
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  inset: 0;
  position: absolute;
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.intelligence-card:hover .intelligence-card__overlay,
.intelligence-card:focus-visible .intelligence-card__overlay {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)),
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
}

.intelligence-card__content {
  color: #ffffff;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.intelligence-card__title {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: clamp(0.84rem, 1.12vw, 1.08rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  max-width: 11rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.intelligence-card__text {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  font-size: clamp(0.72rem, 0.84vw, 0.82rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.45;
  max-width: 11rem;
}

.intelligence-card__arrow {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #ffffff;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  height: 2rem;
  justify-content: center;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-top: 0.1rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.18rem;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
  width: 2rem;
}

.intelligence-card:hover .intelligence-card__arrow,
.intelligence-card:focus-visible .intelligence-card__arrow {
  background: var(--color-button-bg);
  border-color: var(--color-button-bg);
}

.intelligence-subscribe {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--color-dark-section-bg);
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(230px, 0.72fr) minmax(420px, 1.28fr);
  margin-top: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);
  padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.45rem) clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 3.3rem);
}

.intelligence-subscribe__icon {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  display: flex;
  height: 3rem;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 3rem;
}

.intelligence-subscribe__icon svg {
  fill: currentColor;
  height: 1.1rem;
  width: 1.1rem;
}

.intelligence-subscribe__copy h2 {
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.intelligence-subscribe__copy p {
  color: var(--color-dark-section-muted-text);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin-top: 0.2rem;
}

.intelligence-subscribe__fields {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.35fr auto;
}

.intelligence-subscribe__privacy,
.intelligence-subscribe__status {
  color: var(--color-dark-section-muted-text);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.intelligence-subscribe__status:empty {
  display: none;
}

.intelligence-subscribe input {
  background: var(--color-form-field-bg);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
  border-radius: 0;
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  min-height: 2.75rem;
  padding: 0 0.9rem;
}

.intelligence-subscribe button {
  background: var(--color-button-bg);
  border: 0;
  color: var(--color-button-text);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  min-height: 2.75rem;
  padding: 0 1.35rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background var(--transition), color var(--transition);
}

.intelligence-subscribe button:hover,
.intelligence-subscribe button:focus-visible {
  background: var(--color-button-hover-bg);
  color: var(--color-button-hover-text);
}

.intelligence-page-header {
  background: var(--color-alt-section-bg);
  padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem) 0;
}

.intelligence-page-header h1 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 5vw, 4.8rem);
  margin-top: 0.55rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.intelligence-page-header p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.22rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  max-width: 760px;
}

.intelligence-page-body {
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0;
}

.intelligence-page-body__grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.intelligence-page-body article {
  background: var(--color-surface-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  padding: clamp(1.35rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
}

.intelligence-page-body h2 {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem);
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}

.intelligence-page-body p,
.intelligence-page-body li {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.intelligence-page-body ul {
  margin-left: 1.1rem;
}

.intelligence-page-body li + li {
  margin-top: 0.45rem;
}

.blog-grid {
  padding: 4rem 0 5rem;
}

.post-card__date {
  color: var(--color-muted-text);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.post-card__title {
  font-size: 1.45rem;
}

.post-card__excerpt {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.post-card__link {
  color: var(--color-link);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.post-card__link:hover {
  color: var(--color-link-hover);
}

.post-full__back {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.post-full__back a {
  color: var(--color-link);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.post-full__body {
  max-width: 760px;
  padding: 4rem 0 5rem;
}

.post-full__body h2,
.post-full__body h3 {
  margin: 2rem 0 0.75rem;
}

.post-full__body p,
.post-full__body ul,
.post-full__body ol {
  color: var(--color-body-text);
}

.post-full__body p,
.post-full__body ul,
.post-full__body ol {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.post-full__body ul,
.post-full__body ol {
  margin-left: 1.5rem;
}

/* 9. Forms */
.contact-form {
  background: var(--color-form-bg);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.15rem;
  max-width: 680px;
}

.seller-form {
  max-width: 820px;
}

.seller-form__intro {
  color: var(--color-muted-text);
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}

.form-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.form-grid--two {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.form-group {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.4rem;
}

.form-group label {
  color: var(--color-heading-text);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.form-group input,
.form-group select,
.form-group textarea {
  border: 1px solid var(--color-form-field-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--color-form-field-bg);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1rem;
  outline: none;
  padding: 0.85rem 0.95rem;
  transition: border-color var(--transition), box-shadow var(--transition);
}

.form-group input:focus,
.form-group select:focus,
.form-group textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--color-form-focus-border);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-form-focus-border) 18%, transparent);
}

.form-group textarea {
  min-height: 150px;
  resize: vertical;
}

.form-privacy-note,
.form-status {
  color: var(--color-muted-text);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.form-status:empty {
  display: none;
}

.form-status[role="alert"] {
  color: #8b1e1e;
  font-weight: 700;
}

form[aria-busy="true"] {
  cursor: progress;
}

button:disabled {
  cursor: progress;
  opacity: 0.72;
}

/* 10. Social bar and footer */
.social-bar {
  background: var(--color-dark-section-bg);
  padding: 1.1rem 0;
}

.social-bar__inner {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  justify-content: center;
}

.social-bar__label {
  color: var(--color-dark-section-muted-text);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.social-bar__icons {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.65rem;
}

.social-bar__link {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--color-dark-section-text);
  display: flex;
  height: 38px;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: background var(--transition), border-color var(--transition);
  width: 38px;
}

.social-bar__link:hover {
  background: var(--color-social-icon-hover-bg);
  border-color: var(--color-social-icon-hover-bg);
}

.footer {
  background: var(--color-footer-bg);
  color: var(--color-footer-text);
  padding: 3.5rem 0 1.5rem;
}

.footer__compact {
  padding-top: 2.25rem;
}

.footer__inner {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
}

.footer__name {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
}

.footer__tagline,
.footer__contact,
.footer__license {
  color: var(--color-footer-muted-text);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
}

.footer__contact {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.35rem;
}

.footer__contact p {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.45rem;
}

.footer__contact a {
  color: inherit;
}

.footer__contact-icon {
  color: #87ceeb;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  height: 1.25rem;
  width: 1.25rem;
}

.footer__contact-icon path {
  fill: currentColor;
}

.footer__contact a:hover {
  color: var(--color-footer-link-hover);
}

.footer__license {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.footer__nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.45rem;
}

.footer__link {
  color: var(--color-footer-muted-text);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer__link:hover {
  color: var(--color-footer-link-hover);
}

.footer__copy {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.44);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
}

/* 11. Responsive rules */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .navbar {
    position: relative;
  }

  .navbar__top-inner {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.35rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
    padding-top: 0.6rem;
  }

  .navbar__contact,
  .navbar__social {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.45rem 0.9rem;
  }

  .navbar__inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(130px, 1fr) auto;
    min-height: 76px;
  }

  .navbar__brand {
    height: 62px;
  }

  .navbar__brand img {
    width: 142px;
  }

  .navbar__cta {
    display: none;
  }

  .navbar__toggle {
    display: flex;
    grid-column: 2;
    position: static;
    justify-self: end;
  }

  .navbar__menu {
    align-items: stretch;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(7, 28, 56, 0.14);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 30px rgba(23, 32, 39, 0.1);
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    left: 0;
    padding: 0.65rem 1.5rem 1rem;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 76px;
    z-index: 99;
  }

  .navbar__menu.open {
    display: flex;
  }

  .navbar__group {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .navbar__link {
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    padding: 0.55rem 0 0.38rem;
    width: fit-content;
  }

  .navbar__link.active::after {
    height: 2px;
  }

  .navbar__dropdown {
    border: 0;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--color-border);
    box-shadow: none;
    margin: 0 0 0.4rem 0.4rem;
    min-width: 0;
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
    position: static;
    transform: none;
  }

  .navbar__dropdown a {
    border: 0;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
    padding: 0.45rem 0 0.45rem 0.85rem;
  }

  .navbar__county-label {
    border: 0;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
    padding: 0.45rem 0 0.45rem 0.85rem;
  }

  .navbar__submenu-heading {
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .navbar__submenu-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
  }

  .navbar__submenu-toggle .navbar__chevron {
    transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-0.08rem);
    transition: transform 0.14s ease;
  }

  .navbar__submenu-item.is-open .navbar__submenu-toggle .navbar__chevron {
    transform: rotate(225deg) translateY(-0.08rem);
  }

  .navbar__submenu {
    border: 0;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border);
    box-shadow: none;
    display: none;
    margin: 0 0 0.25rem 1.25rem;
    min-width: 0;
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
    position: static;
  }

  .navbar__submenu-item.is-open .navbar__submenu {
    display: block;
  }

  .navbar__submenu a {
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    padding-left: 0.75rem;
  }

  .template-hero {
    background-position: center;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .template-hero__inner {
    align-items: start;
    gap: 2rem;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-bottom: 3rem;
    padding-top: 3rem;
  }

  .template-hero__eyebrow span {
    display: block;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-top: 0.25rem;
  }

  .template-hero__tagline {
    margin-top: 1rem;
  }

  .template-hero__button {
    min-height: 48px;
    min-width: min(100%, 235px);
  }

  .template-hero__card {
    justify-self: stretch;
    max-width: none;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .home-actions {
    padding: 2.5rem 1rem 3rem;
  }

  .home-actions__grid {
    gap: 1rem;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .home-actions__card {
    min-height: 260px;
  }

  .home-actions__button {
    min-width: 190px;
    padding: 0.82rem 1rem;
  }

  .agent-strip__inner {
    gap: 2rem;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-bottom: 3rem;
    padding-top: 3rem;
  }

  .agent-strip__photo {
    justify-self: start;
    width: min(100%, 320px);
  }

  .home-split-cta__inner {
    gap: 2.5rem;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    min-height: 0;
    padding-bottom: 5rem;
    padding-top: 3.5rem;
  }

  .home-split-cta__copy {
    order: 2;
  }

  .home-split-cta__copy p {
    margin-top: 1.25rem;
  }

  .home-split-cta__button {
    min-height: 52px;
    min-width: 220px;
  }

  .home-split-cta__media {
    min-height: 310px;
    order: 1;
  }

  .home-split-cta__image--front {
    height: 82%;
    width: 72%;
  }

  .home-split-cta__image--back {
    bottom: 0;
    height: 58%;
    right: 0;
    width: 58%;
  }

  .marketing-feature__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .marketing-feature:nth-child(even) .marketing-feature__copy,
  .marketing-feature:nth-child(even) .marketing-feature__image {
    order: initial;
  }

  .marketing-feature__image {
    min-height: 285px;
  }

  .valuation-panel,
  .valuation-panel--reverse {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-bottom: 3rem;
    padding-top: 3rem;
  }

  .valuation-panel--reverse .valuation-panel__image {
    order: -1;
  }

  .valuation-panel__image {
    min-height: 285px;
  }

  .valuation-panel__content {
    padding: 2rem 1.25rem;
  }

  .nearby-counties {
    padding: 3rem 1rem 3.5rem;
  }

  .nearby-counties__header {
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  .nearby-counties__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .nearby-counties__card {
    min-height: 260px;
  }

  .intelligence-library {
    padding: 2.25rem 0;
  }

  .intelligence-library__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-teaser__library {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .intelligence-card {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    min-height: 230px;
    min-width: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .intelligence-subscribe {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 1.25rem;
  }

  .intelligence-subscribe__fields {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .intelligence-subscribe__icon {
    height: 2.7rem;
    width: 2.7rem;
  }

  .intelligence-page-body__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .grid-2,
  .grid-3 {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .form-grid--two {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .footer__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .social-bar__inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }

  .about-teaser__photo {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1024px) {
  .grid-3 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .navbar__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 170px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  }

  .navbar__brand img {
    width: 150px;
  }

  .navbar__menu {
    gap: 0.7rem;
  }

  .navbar__link,
  .navbar__cta {
    font-size: 0.64rem;
  }

  .navbar__cta {
    min-width: 126px;
    padding-left: 0.8rem;
    padding-right: 0.8rem;
  }

  .template-hero__inner {
    gap: 2rem;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(330px, 1fr) minmax(250px, 310px);
  }

  .template-hero__button {
    min-width: 190px;
  }

  .home-actions__grid {
    gap: 1.2rem;
  }

  .home-actions__button {
    min-width: 180px;
  }

  .agent-strip__inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 340px;
  }

  .agent-strip__photo {
    width: min(100%, 340px);
  }

  .home-split-cta__inner {
    gap: 2rem;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(340px, 0.95fr) minmax(300px, 0.85fr);
  }

  .home-split-cta__button {
    min-width: 240px;
  }

  .home-split-cta__image--back {
    right: 0;
  }

  .marketing-feature__inner {
    gap: 2.5rem;
  }

  .valuation-panel,
  .valuation-panel--reverse {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.397fr) minmax(0, 0.603fr);
  }

  .nearby-counties__grid {
    gap: 0.6rem;
  }

  .intelligence-library__grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .blog-teaser__library {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .intelligence-subscribe {
    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .intelligence-subscribe__fields {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr auto;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}