House of the Day: Viva Villa Ascosa
Filed under: News The glorious month of May is right around the corner, which means Cinco de Mayo is just days away! Which for us at AOL Real Estate means getting drunk ... on gorgeous homes like this...
View Article6 Ways to Get a Great Mortgage Deal
Filed under: Advice, Financing, CreditBy Ismat Sarah Mangla, Money Magazine Finding an affordable house is no longer a problem but qualifying for a mortgage can be. Here are six tips to getting a...
View ArticleAs Rental Market Tightens, 6 Tips To Get the Home You Want
Filed under: News, RentingToday's rental market continues to grow more competitive, with national vacancy rates for rental housing hitting their lowest point in 10 years in the first quarter of this...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Cincinnati's Magical 'Mushroom House'
Filed under: News You already knew about New York's incredible "Mushroom House" but it seems like Ohio's got its own that blows New York's right out of the water. This colorful and quirky one-bedroom,...
View ArticleWhat's Your Home Style?
Filed under: NewsBy Jody Brown It can be hard to decide what your personal architectural style is. There are so many choices. And if you're trying to choose something important - like, say, the house...
View ArticleQueen Anne House: A Turreted, Transitional Design (PHOTOS)
Filed under: News By Bud Dietrich At the end of the 19th century and early into the 20th, a popular home style in the United States was the Queen Anne. The Queen Anne was clearly a transitional style,...
View ArticleInside Look: NYC Penthouse Playground (VIDEO)
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes New York City's famous for being a rich man's playground and we couldn't have found a home that takes this idea more seriously than this East Village penthouse --...
View Article'Queen of Versailles': Tale of Mega-Mansion Headed for TV
Filed under: NewsWhen it comes to houses, there's "as is" -- and then there's "as is." In the case of the Windermere, Fla., property nicknamed "Versailles," "as is" includes 90,000 partially built-out...
View ArticleIllegal Housing: N.Y. County Plans Crackdown on Landlords
Filed under: NewsAlarmed by the conditions in illegal rental housing that are putting tenants, as well as firefighters, at risk, a county in upstate New York has turned a task force on the problem. In...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: The Sweet Life in Honey Bee Ridge
Filed under: News This truly striking $1.15 million stucco masterpiece lies in the gated Honey Bee Ridge Estates, one of the premier luxury subdivisions of Arizona's Oro Valley, just northwest of...
View ArticleBuying a Home Won't Get Much Cheaper
Filed under: Buying By Les Christie Buying a home may never get any cheaper than this. Several housing experts are predicting that this year will be the last chance for bargain hunters to cash in on...
View ArticleAvoiding Foreclosure: More and Better Options Available Now
Filed under: News, ForeclosuresIf you're teetering on the edge of foreclosure, you may have a much better chance of finding your footing than in years past. Servicers of delinquent or at-risk mortgages...
View ArticleMortgage Rates Hit Another Record Low
Filed under: News, FinancingBy Martin Crutsinger WASHINGTON -- Average U.S. rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages fell to fresh record lows this week, offering more incentive for Americans to...
View ArticleFreddie Mac Asks for More Federal Aid After Another Loss
By Marcy Gordon WASHINGTON -- Government-controlled mortgage giant Freddie Mac is requesting $19 million in additional federal aid after posting a loss for the first quarter of this year. The requested...
View Article'Facebook Effect': Palo Alto Home Prices Up, Inventory Down
Filed under: News, SellingMark Zuckerberg may have been content renting a modest bungalow, but chances are the coming wave of Facebook millionaires have something more grand in mind. At least that's...
View ArticleBob Vila's 5 'Must Do' Projects Before Summer
Filed under: Home Improvement, How To May is that in-between month -- that time of year when we adjust to the unpredictable nature of spring and get ready to welcome summer with its longer days, warmer...
View ArticleCities With The Most Homes in Foreclosure
Filed under: Foreclosures By Michael B. Sauter According to data released last week, the worst effects of the housing crisis are beginning to wind down. RealtyTrac's latest report shows the number of...
View ArticleLiving Off the Grid in a Mail-Order Home
Filed under: Design By Les Christie House Arc may look like an egg-shaped antidote to McMansion mania, but this small mail-order home was really designed as a way to quickly provide housing to victims...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Schoolroom-Turned-Penthouse in Harlem
Filed under: Design, News If going back to school is the last thing you'd ever want to do, it's probably because you haven't yet laid eyes on this incredible school-turned-penthouse. That's right, this...
View ArticleHome Prices Rise in Most Major U.S. Cities
Filed under: NewsBy Christopher S. Rugaber Home prices rose in March from February in most major U.S. cities for the first time in seven months. The increase is the latest evidence of a slow recovery...
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