Houston Firefighters Miss Body in House Fire, Mom Finds Son Dead the Next Day
A Houston mother is devastated and angry with the local fire department after firefighters somehow missed the dead body of her son lying in the rubble of a Christmas Day fire at his home. It wasn't...
View ArticleBest of 2012 Architecture: Wildest Buildings This Year
Every year, it seems, architects start a new race to see who can create the wildest building in the world. And 2012 was no different. This year, we saw everything from dancing buildings to bow-tie...
View ArticleWorst Listing Photos 2012: The Best of the Bad This Year
One thing we learned in 2012? Some people have no idea how to create home listings properly. We've seen some of the most disgusting listing photos this year, from bloody bathtubs to frying pans with...
View Article'Bellagio La Villa,' Australian Mega Mansion, Going on the Auction Block
Filed under: News Things you can get at an auction: A 27,415-square-foot mansion in Queensland, Australia, with horse stables. And a gym. And a heated indoor swimming pool and spa. That's a pretty...
View ArticlePainting Your House: Which Colors Work the Best
By Jan Soults Walker Every home suffers a few negatives, but not every solution requires pricey structural changes. Paint is an often-overlooked, low-cost remodeler's remedy for common complaints with...
View ArticleNed RocknRoll, Kate Winslet: Will Her New Husband Get Her to Sell the...
Kate Winslet has just married her third husband, Ned RocknRoll, but we wonder, does she still have that pesky penthouse she owned with ex Sam Mendes on her hands? Last we heard in August, as soon as...
View ArticleWinter Weather Forecast: Protect Your Home Because it Could Be Bad
A blizzard has already blown through the Northeasters and Appalachian parts of the country, and the winter forecast for the rest of the season sounds a little bleak. Above-normal winter activity can be...
View ArticleNovember Pending Home Sales Highest in 2.5 Years
A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes increased last month to its highest level in two and a half years, the latest sign of improvement in the once-battered housing market. The...
View ArticleHow to Find Out Who Owns a Gun Permit: Learn If Your Neighbors Are Packing Heat
Filed under: NewsA controversial map recently published by The Journal News newspaper in New York marked one of the latest reactions to the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The map...
View ArticleBest Homes 2012: Coolest Houses of the Year
Filed under: Design, News, Celebrity Homes After rounding up the biggest celebrity deals, weirdest buildings and worst listing photos of 2012, we'd like to take a moment to stop and reflect on our...
View Article5 Real Estate New Year's Resolutions You Should Make
Filed under: News, Buying, SellingBy Brendon Desimone At the end of every December, people make all kinds of resolutions for the coming year. Typically, these are things they want to improve about...
View Article2013 Housing Market Trends: What Will Be Different Than 2012
Filed under: News, Buying, Investing, Renting, SellingOne year ago, I wrote: "Even the best possible 2012 won't get us halfway back toward normal." That turns out to be true, but barely: the latest...
View ArticleHousing Market 2013: Best and Worst Cities in the New Year
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2013! We're barely into the new year, and we're already thinking about what we can expect from the housing market in the next 12 months. Luckily, our friends at online...
View ArticleMortgage Delinquency Rates and Foreclosure Rates Fell in 2012
Filed under: News, FinancingFirst-lien home loans performed well in the third quarter, according to a government report, though that performance dipped slightly from the previous three-month period....
View Article3 Tiny Homes That Are Living Large
Filed under: Design, News Small is the new big. But if you think a tiny home would crimp your way of life, check out these videos. We found three weensy abodes that feel like much larger homes. The...
View Article'Shadow Inventory' Threat Continues to Recede, CoreLogic Says
Filed under: News, Financing, ForeclosuresThe number of homes in the "shadow inventory," once considered a serious threat to a real estate recovery, continues to drop as the housing market absorbs...
View ArticlePop Singer Psy to Live in (Gangnam) Style in Los Angeles
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes We've all heard the viral pop song "Gangnam Style," a song written about the flashy, ostentatious lifestyle of Gangnam, a wealthy neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea....
View ArticleRenters Looking to Own Are Ready to Buy, PulteGroup Survey Says
Filed under: News, Buying, Investing, RentingAmong renters who one day hope to own a home, a poll finds a dramatic increase in the number who now say that they intend to buy in the near future....
View ArticleRedditor Beth Robinson Posts Security Camera Video of Robbery at Her Home
Filed under: News Security cameras installed by a Raleigh, S.C., "Redditor" and her husband recently caught a gang of robbers plundering their home just before New Year's Eve, they say. The security...
View ArticleEclectic Florida Cottage Gets New Year's Price Cut (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, Buying, Selling, House of the Day It's the start of a new year, and to celebrate, we'd like to present a House of the Day that's anything but your ordinary. With every room painted...
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