America's 5 Least Affordable Housing Markets
Filed under: News, Buying, Selling America's least affordable housing markets all cost big bucks because lots of people want to live there, but oceans or other natural barriers leave little available...
View ArticleRonald Reagan's Former Home for Sale for $5 Million
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, Selling By Les Christie In the 1950s Ronald Reagan's best movies were behind him, but he still had enough charm to be asked to host "General Electric Theater," an...
View Article'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Home Hits Market for $2.9 Million
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, Selling It's TV's "most famous bachelorette pad," according to Entertainment Weekly, and we'd have to agree. Attracting nearly as many visitors as Elvis' Graceland,...
View ArticleRosie O'Donnell Slashes Price on 'Ganja Church' Home in Miami Beach (House of...
Filed under: News, Buying, Selling, House of the Day Rosie O'Donnell is one of a kind. She's not only inimitably hilarious, but she's the only celebrity we know who's quirky enough to have bought and...
View ArticleTop 10 Turnaround Housing Markets in 2012
Filed under: News, Buying, Investing, Selling By Mamta Badkar The U.S. housing market turned the corner in 2012. The latest home price report from Trulia says home prices were up 5.1 percent...
View ArticleHomeowner Confronts Naked Intruder Choking Pet Rottweiler, Police Say
Filed under: News Of the bizarre home break-in stories that have happened recently, this one tops the list so far in 2013. Early Wednesday morning, a Miami homeowner reportedly awoke to find a naked...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy and 2012's Other Natural Disasters Could Cost Homeowners for...
Filed under: NewsMother Nature certainly made herself known in 2012, unleashing unusually destructive wildfires and storms across the U.S. Hurricane Sandy alone caused up to $50 billion in damage....
View ArticleBank of America to Pay $10 Billion Over Risky Mortgages
Bank of America says it will spend more than $10 billion to settle mortgage claims resulting from the housing meltdown. Under the deal announced Monday, the bank will pay $3.6 billion to Fannie Mae and...
View ArticleNew Home Sales Boost at End of 2012 Is Good Sign for Economy, Experts Say
The number of new-home sales across the nation increased in November from both the month and year before, and experts say this is a good sign for the economy. Commerce Department data shows sales of...
View ArticleListing Fail: Buy This House Without Seeing What It Looks Like Inside
Filed under: News We at AOL Real Estate love a good surprise -- just not when it comes to buying a house. After all, if you're putting all your hard-earned savings into a home, it's only natural you...
View Article'FHA,' 'Home Loan' Lead Spike in Google Real Estate-Related Searches, NAR...
Filed under: News Think real estate is a boring topic? Not according to Google! (And us, obviously). According to a new study from the National Association of Realtors, real estate-related searches on...
View ArticleLindsay Lohan's Rental Hits Market for $10,000 a Month
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes Oh, LiLo. We wait patiently for the day when this talented but troubled actress turns a new leaf, but alas, it seems we wait in vain. This time it appears that...
View ArticleRichard and Rachel Lane Turn School Bus Into Energy-Efficient Home
Filed under: Design, News When people envision a dream home, it's generally a two-story, brick-and-mortar classic with a backyard and white picket fence. But Richard and Rachel Lane's doesn't have four...
View ArticleHomeowners Insurance: What's Covered, What's Not
Filed under: News, AdviceLooking to know more about home insurance in the wake of Hurricane Sandy? Republished here is one of AOL Real Estate's best guides to understanding a homeowners policy. Many...
View ArticleTricycle House in China Gives New Meaning to Mobile Home
Filed under: Design, News, Lifestyle China has taken the concept of the mobile home to a whole new level. Beijing's People's Architecture Office and People's Industrial Design Office have designed and...
View ArticleHuell Howser, 'Volcano House' Owner, Dies at 67
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes Broadcasting legend and former owner of the famous "Volcano House," Huell Howser, has died at age 67. The host of a popular travel documentary show on public...
View ArticleAntelope Run Ranch Is a Dream Country Home (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, Buying, Selling Maybe it's because we live in the Big Apple, but there's something so magical about endless green acres, sweeping mountain views and glistening bodies of water. This...
View ArticleDo Banks or Homeowners Win in Mortgage Settlement?
Hundreds of thousands of Americans stand to benefit from the latest mortgage-abuse settlement, but consumer advocates say U.S. banks may be getting the best of the deal. Banks have agreed to pay $8.5...
View ArticleQuick and Easy Home Makeovers for the New Year
Filed under: Design, News, How To By Lisa Kaplan Gordon It's a new year, and an ambitious resolution that always falls on our list (of resolutions that inevitably get broken) is a home makeover. What a...
View ArticleLuxury Home Sales Soared in Final Months of 2012
By Les Christie Sales of luxury homes spiked in the final months of 2012 as high-end homeowners rushed to take advantage of lower tax rates before Jan. 1. Many sellers wanted to cash in on their homes...
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