Clik here to view.
For Sale: Island Homes at Less Than $500,000
Filed under: News, Buying, Selling Zillow By Emily Heffter If you can't afford an entire island, you can get a pretty nice piece of one in remote locations across the nation. For those daydreaming...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Calculating the Cost of a Deck or Patio
Filed under: News, Home Improvement ShutterstockA new or revamped patio or deck could increase your home's value and your household's quality of life. By Geoff Williams If you're a homeowner with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For Sale: House That Was Home to 'Dracula,' Ava and Sinatra
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, Selling ZillowThe redesigned house has pocket sliding doors in the living room that can open it completely to the outside. By Emily Heffter The stars who have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Really Cool Prefab Homes
Filed under: Design, News, Buying Photo courtesy of Chris NelmsThe Simblist House at Serenbe, outside of Atlanta, was built to high standards for efficiency and sustainability. Many people still think...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CoreLogic: Gain in Home Prices Less Robust in May
Filed under: News, Buying, Economy, Selling Lynne Sladky/AP By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON -- U.S. home prices rose in May compared with a year earlier, but the gains have slowed. Data provider CoreLogic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Construction Spending Edges Higher, But Misses Forecasts
Filed under: News, Buying, Economy Lynne Sladky/APCranes fill the skyline at the Brickell CityCentre construction site in downtown Miami. By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- U.S. construction spending rose...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Add Some Class to a Real Estate Open House at Not Much Cost
Filed under: News, Advice, Selling ShutterstockWhen hosting an open house, it's critical that the sales team be thoroughly knowledgeable about the property. By Samantha DeBianchi On the first episode...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zillow Mortgage Marketplace: 30-Year Rate Dips Below 4%
Filed under: News, Buying, Financing, Refinancing Zillow*The weekly mortgage rate chart illustrates the average 30-year fixed interest rate in six-hour intervals. By Camille Salama Mortgage rates for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Design Challenge: A Comfy Room Built Around a Snake Habitat
Filed under: Design, News, Home Improvement, How ToBy Becky Harris Looking at this luxe and comfortable room, I cannot help but think, "Hmmm ... Professor Plum, in the library, with the ... snake?" The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Body Found in Apparently Abandoned Home 4 Years After Death
Filed under: News 12News,The Arizona RepublicScreen grab of the seemingly abandoned home in Gilbert, Arizona, where the body of a 95-year-old woman was found. GILBERT, Ariz. -- A badly decomposed body...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why the All-Cash Buyer Still Rules the Real Estate Market
Filed under: News, Buying, Investing, Selling ShutterstockToday's cash buyers aren't necessarily institutional investors. They found their deals when housing prices were lower. By Vera Gibbons Even as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your Home of the Future: A Shipping Container?
Filed under: News, Investing, Lifestyle, Renting ShutterstockAn example of shipping containers' adaptive re-use as dwellings: student housing in the Netherlands. By Christine DiGangi An Australian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Creative Ways to Replace That Crumbling Concrete Patio
Filed under: Design, News, How ToBy Christine Tusher Concrete patios are often found in older homes, especially those built in the '70s. But by now they've cracked and crumbled, leaving many homeowners...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Applications for Mortgages Continue to Drop, Bankers Report
Filed under: News, Buying, Financing, Refinancing ShutterstockThe number of Americans seeking new home loans continues to lag despite a gradual decline in mortgage interest rates. By Luciana Lopez...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mortgage Rates Keep Edging Down
Martin Bull/The Associated PressMortgage rates have fallen to the point where they are slightly lower than they were at the same time last year. By Martin Crutsinger WASHINGTON -- Average U.S....
View ArticleClik here to view.
'Real Housewife' Kyle Richards Buys Golf-Resort Getaway
Filed under: News, Buying, Celebrity Homes ZillowKyle Richards' new six-bedroom, 6.5-bath home is designed with pocket doors across the back of the house, opening the living area to the patio. APKyle...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On 70th Anniversary, VA Home Loans More Essential Than Ever
Filed under: News, Buying, Economy ShutterstockMilitary borrowers find refuge in the VA loan program, which guaranteed a record 630,000 loans in fiscal year 2013. By Chris Birk Air Force Tech Sgt....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Front Yard Designed To Be Sociable
Filed under: Design, Home Equity, How ToBy Bonnie Monte When you live in a Southern California beach town and an ocean view is right outside your door, it makes sense to turn your front yard into a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Best Places to Buy a Vacation Home
Filed under: News, Advice ShutterstockA golf resort in Palm Desert, California, one of the top-ranked towns to buy a vacation home. By Camille Salama In the market for a second home close to your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Flea Market Style: A Comfy Fit for Cottages
Filed under: Design, Advice, Home ImprovementBy Becky Dietrich What do flea markets, thrift stores and antiques shops have in common? You are likely to find the most fabulous stuff buried under piles...
View Article