House of the Day: Historic Home of 'American Horror Story'
Filed under: News While this historic, red brick property isn't a real horror house, its claim to fame is still the bloodshed that went down within its walls -- though scripted. This 15,000 square...
View ArticlePrincipal Reduction Better Than Short Sales, Report Says
Filed under: NewsHere comes another black eye for the Fed's much-maligned mortgage modification program. Housingwire reporter Jon Prior has crunched the numbers and found that the Home Affordable...
View ArticleHouse Flippers Inflated the Housing Bubble, Report Says
Filed under: News, BuyingLAS VEGAS -- A new federal report shows that speculative real estate investors played a larger role than originally thought in driving the housing bubble that led to record...
View ArticleForeclosure Won't Stop Snoopy Christmas Display
Filed under: News COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Jim Jordan created a heart-warming Christmas display of Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" characters more than 40 years ago at his Southern California home, and it...
View ArticleHOA 'Steals' Homeowner's Virgin Mary Statue
Filed under: News "Thou shalt not steal" is a shared societal principle that, by law, protects our private property, religious or otherwise, from being taken by others at will. That is, at least, until...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Where Utah's Hills Meet Hollywood's
Filed under: Design, News, Buying, Selling One look at this sprawling contemporary and you can't help but think Hollywood. Floor-to-ceiling windows, marble-tiled floors, wet/dry bars, a huge jetted...
View ArticleCheeky House Tour Takes Marketing to the Next Level
Filed under: News If this is what the housing bottom looks like, what's all the fuss about? One very cheeky real estate agent in Australia has posted a video house tour that rivals most cologne...
View Article'Ditto' Holiday Display Steals Neighborhood Spotlight
Filed under: News Painstaking Christmas light displays draw the affection and patronage of entire communities, delighting many a candy-cane-toting child while offering low-hanging fruit to parents on...
View ArticleMortgage Lender Dispute? Try Consumer Bureau's New Hotline
Filed under: NewsNow when you want to complain about your mortgage, the federal government is there to listen. Without much publicity, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has just launched a...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: John Legend's NYC Condo, Sans Grammys
Filed under: News "Maybe I should rob somebody," singer John Legend once famously crooned. "So we could live like Whitney and Bobby." Well, that was in 2004. Now, in 2011, with nine Grammys under his...
View ArticleIconic 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Brownstone Hits the Market
Filed under: News Over a century of cinema has blessed us with some truly unforgettable movie moments. Guys have "Say hello to my little friend!" (that glorious scene in "Scarface" when Tony Montana...
View ArticleAlec Baldwin Sells Central Park West Apartment
Filed under: News By Camille Salama For Alec Baldwin, an intense, virtual game of "Words With Friends" turned into a real-live war of words with American Airlines after the wry actor was kicked off a...
View ArticleMortgage Fraud: California, New York Rank Highest, Report Says
Filed under: NewsBy Kerri Panchuk Mortgage fraud activity slowed overall in the third quarter, but California ranks first in home loan fraud, with the state seeing as much as $204.2 million in losses...
View ArticleHOA Forces Family to Remove Disabled Child's 'Therapy Home'
Filed under: News First, a U.S. Army vet's American flag. Then, a Virgin Mary statue. And now, a child's medically-mandated playhouse? Though it's not breaking news that homeowners' associations are...
View ArticleOpen Houses of the Week: Dec. 17-18
Filed under: NewsThere's something about that "Open House" sign that acts like a magnet. Whether you're looking for a new place to live, keeping tabs on real estate in your neighborhood, or just...
View ArticleForeclosures Could Be on the Rise Again, Report Says
Foreclosure filings fell last month, but there are indications that they could soon rise again, a report by RealtyTrac says. Foreclosure filings across the country dropped 3 percent from October 2011,...
View Article'White Only' Pool Sign 'Decorative,' Landlord Claims
Filed under: News A landlord accused of posting a racist sign outside a swimming pool is appealing a ruling that she was in violation of anti-discrimination laws, and has reached out to the media to...
View ArticleCelebrity Homes in the Heights of Luxury (GALLERY)
Let's face it: Lavish living and celebrity go hand in hand. Rarely will you find a property owned by an A-lister (or even B-lister) for less than a few million big ones. But -- in most cases -- these...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: NYC Condo for Your Viewing Pleasure
Filed under: News There are New York homes and then there are New York homes. This 11-bedroom condominium on the 49th floor of the Bristol Plaza in Manhattan is, undeniably, of the latter breed....
View ArticleHomebuilder Confidence Rises to Highest Level Since Spring 2010
Filed under: NewsWASHINGTON -- Rising interest from would-be buyers is leaving U.S. homebuilders less pessimistic about the housing market. But tighter lending standards are still keeping many...
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