Tenant Won't Pay Rent? Ways for Landlords to Deal With Deadbeat Renters
Filed under: News, Renting What do you do when a tenant won't pay rent? Your first thought might be immediate eviction. Not so fast -- your ability to do that depends on the laws governing the area...
View ArticleBenito Hernandez Has Lived Under a Rock in Mexico for More Than 30 Years
Filed under: News, Lifestyle We've all heard the expression, "Have you been living under a rock?!" But there are very few people who can genuinely respond: "I have." Benito Hernandez, of Coahulla,...
View ArticleNYC's 'Microstudio': Is 325 Square Feet the Future of Housing for City Dwellers?
Filed under: News, Lifestyle, Renting Unless you're in college, the prospect of living in a tiny, 325-square-foot apartment probably sounds like a nightmare. But according to a new exhibit at the...
View ArticleBend, Oregon, Home for Sale Is a Contemporary Masterpiece (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, Selling, House of the Day A clink of the glass to @discovercrc and @PronghornClub for proving that the great state of Oregon has some serious real estate chops. They're our crowned...
View ArticleArtist Christina Lihan's Paper Architecture Is Mind-Blowing
Filed under: Design, News Christina Lihan builds houses and buildings -- but not with plywood and heavy machinery. She's done the skyscrapers of the New York City skyline, the domed basilicas of Italy...
View Article15 Greatest Cities in History
Filed under: Design, News By Robert Johnson and Gus Lubin What New York City was in the 1900s, London was in the 1800s, Constantinople was in the 600s, and so forth, back to Jericho in 7000 BC. They...
View ArticleFlu Prevention at Home: Tips to Keep Your House Free of the Bug
Filed under: News By Lisa Kaplan Gordon Like everyone else in America, I've been trying to stay healthy during the current flu epidemic. So, when I heard that Heloise, of "Hints from Heloise," was...
View ArticleEthan Hawke's Townhouse for Sale in NYC for $6.25 Million
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, Selling It's a curious time for Ethan Hawke to be putting his New York City townhouse up for sale. His Off-Broadway show "Clive," which he directs and stars in, has...
View ArticleGuns at Home: Where a Shooting Range Comes With the House
Filed under: NewsWe've been talking about guns in America over the last week, and we know that the debate over gun control can get very heated. But let's leave aside for a moment the question of...
View ArticleSquatter Andre Barbosa Lives in $2.5 Million House in Boca Raton for Free
Filed under: News, Foreclosures At 23 years old, most of us were just hoping we could afford our first apartment for rent. But that's way below Andre Barbosa's grade. At 23, he's living in a $2.5...
View ArticleNYC's Amazing 'Transformer' Apartment Puts 6 Rooms in 1
Filed under: Renting We've seen the way New Yorkers cram their stuff into tiny shoebox apartments (325 square feet, anyone?) and call it "shabby chic," but we've found a cooler way to maximize your...
View Article2nd Most Expensive Home Sale in U.S.? Silicon Valley Mansion Reportedly Snags...
Filed under: News, Selling, House of the Day Our eyes nearly popped out of our heads when we saw the reported sale price of this Woodside, Calif., mega-mansion: $117.5 million! If it's true, it would...
View ArticleBeyonce Buys Home for Mom Tina Knowles, Reports Say (PHOTOS)
Filed under: Buying, Celebrity Homes We're going to take a guess that Beyonce's national anthem lip-sync at President Barack Obama's inauguration doesn't matter much to her mom, Tina Knowles. Whether...
View ArticleWhat Florida Shows Us About the Real Estate Market
Filed under: News, Buying, InvestingBy Jeff Brown Sick of the cold? Maybe you should buy a place in Florida, where temperatures are warm and the housing market is heating up. The cold snap gripping...
View Article10 Best Cities for Job Seekers in 2013
Filed under: News, Buying, Renting From AOL Jobs: Choosing whether to relocate for work is rarely an easy decision. And that's particularly true if you're not quite sure where to move to or haven't yet...
View ArticleThe Cathouse: A Home Designed for Your Feline More Than for You
Filed under: News We know you cat lovers adore your feline friends like they're your own children, but this might be taking it too far. (That's just us; we know many of you will not agree.) A Japanese...
View ArticleLegoland Hotel in California, Country's First, Will Spark Your Childhood...
Filed under: News Anyone who either has a child or acts like a child probably knows that Legoland is the place to let youthful imaginations run wild. Sky-high sculptures and mini-cities made of Legos...
View ArticleCat Hoarder in New York: Perfect Example of Syndrome's Effect on Home Values
Filed under: News, Lifestyle The case of an upstate New York cat hoarder once again puts the complex problem of hoarding in the spotlight. But there's a serious consequence of hoarding -- aside from...
View ArticleDow Jones Family Selling California Mansion for $7 Million (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, Selling, House of the Day Hugh and Joy Bancroft, members of the family that once owned the Dow Jones & Company publishing empire (of The Wall Street Journal fame), have put their...
View ArticleHousing to Drive Economic Growth (Finally!)
Filed under: News, Economy, Selling By Chris Isidore The bursting of the housing bubble plunged the economy into a recession from which it has yet to fully recover. But economists say this could...
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