Hamptons Summer Rentals Are Already Flying Off the Market
By Max Rosenberg The Hamptons have always been a hot summer rental market. But this year, the biggest checks are being written earlier than ever, New York's Daily News reports. One developer, who...
View ArticleWhat Is Middle Class in America?
Filed under: News, LifestyleDebate rages in the U.S. over what is -- and who is -- "middle class" in America. What was once based on notions of median household income and a distinct working class --...
View ArticleLandlord Ron Kronenberger Allegedly Whips Tenant With Belt Over Unpaid Rent
Filed under: News, Renting We all know there are consequences for not paying the rent check on time, but few of us would imagine that being spanked would be one of them. Ron Kronenberger, a landlord in...
View ArticleRobert Swift, Ex-Seattle SuperSonics Star, Refuses to Leave His Foreclosed Home
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes A former NBA star whose career on the basketball court ended pretty quickly won't play ball with the new owner of his foreclosed home in Seattle. Now Robert Swift...
View ArticleCalifornia Wave House Is So Weird That It's Awesome (House of the Day)
Filed under: Design, News, House of the Day By Erika Riggs Normally you wouldn't be able to hear the sound of waves in a home perched 60 feet above the beach, but the Wave House in Goleta, Calif., was...
View Article'Transformer' Home in San Juan Islands, Washington, Adapts to Its Natural...
Filed under: News So you think you want to live in the great outdoors? Let's face it: Very few of us actually mean that. (Creepy crawlies, the natural elements ... ew.) So here's the perfect solution:...
View ArticleThe Quick Way to Determine Your House Payment
Filed under: News, Buying, FinancingBy Scott Shieldon As you shop for a house and consider taking out a mortgage, determining your house payment can no doubt be a time-consuming process -- running...
View ArticleHappiest and Most Miserable Cities in America
Filed under: News, Economy, Lifestyle Need your morning coffee before you deal with chipper, happy-go-lucky people? Well, you might want to steer clear of California. Think life's too short to be a...
View ArticleHong Kong's 40-Square-Foot Apartments Will Make You Squirm
Filed under: News We thought 325 square feet was cramped -- but this is something else entirely. According to the Society for Community Organization, 100,000 people in Hong Kong currently live in tiny...
View ArticleInside an Oscar Winner's Home
Filed under: News, Buying, Celebrity Homes By J. Williams Location: Hollywood Hills, Calif. Price: $2,799,000 Beds, Bath: 5, 4.25 Floor Area: 4,617 sq. ft. Per the listing: "Built in 1926, designed by...
View ArticleListing Fail: Two Not-So-'Sparkling' Homes
Filed under: News, Selling Unless your home has Swarovski crystals studding its walls or dangling from glass chandeliers in every room, we'd strongly suggest against calling it "sparkling." Still, it's...
View ArticleTommy Lee Jones' Polo Farm in Wellington, Fla., for Sale for $26.75 Million
Filed under: News, Buying, Celebrity Homes By Erika Riggs Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones may not have picked up another Best Supporting Actor award, but he's hoping for a win in real estate. The...
View ArticlePrinceton University Giving Away Homes for Free -- With Just One Big Catch
Filed under: NewsBy Alexa Valiente Princeton University, in Princeton, N.J., is giving away free houses. What's the catch? If you become a homeowner, it's up to you to haul the house away. The houses...
View ArticleLower Manhattan 4 Months After Superstorm Sandy: Deserted and Still Struggling
Filed under: News The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water's edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a neighborhood silenced by Superstorm Sandy. Just...
View ArticleThe Storied Beverly House in Los Angeles Up for Rent for $600,000 (House of...
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, House of the Day By Cristin Zweig The Beverly House, the iconic estate that was the former residence of William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies, and the honeymoon...
View Article20 States With the Most and Least Mortgage Debt
Filed under: NewsStill a threat to the housing recovery that everyone is championing is a staggering amount of mortgage debt that many homeowners can't crawl out from under. Imagine what that debt...
View ArticleBillionaire David Siegel's Unfinished 'Versailles' Mansion in Florida to...
Filed under: News Just when we thought America's "Versailles" would remain a sad, abandoned skeleton of a mansion forever, billionaire David Siegel has announced that he will resume construction on his...
View ArticleWorld's First Ikea Town in London: 10 Facts That Will Fascinate You
Filed under: News By Amy Schellenbaum Not content to simply commandeer living rooms and gondolas or serve horsey meatballs, Swedish furnishings overlord Ikea is well on its way to erecting a bona fide...
View ArticleHuntington Beach Homebuyers Camp Out for Chance at New House
Filed under: News, Buying In a flashback to the kind of homebuying frenzy not seen since 2008, house hunters have pitched a line of tents in Huntington Beach, Calif., in the hope of buying a brand-new...
View ArticleSoldier Brandon Weir Must Take Down American Flag, HOA Demands
Filed under: News Does displaying an American flag in front of your home affect its value? Well, one condominium association in Huntsville, Ala., seems to think it does -- negatively. And that's why...
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