Re-Use Hawaii Recycles Home Demolition Waste for New Homes
Filed under: Design, News You'd think that once a home is demolished, it's gone for good, right? Wrong. In Honolulu, a nonprofit organization called Re-Use Hawaii tears down old, abandoned homes and...
View ArticleHousing's Big Challenge: $1 Trillion in Student Loan Debt
Filed under: NewsBy Diana Olick Isaac and Stephanie Adams live in Richmond, Va., and are expecting a baby in June; last year they decided to buy a house. With home prices and mortgage rates both at...
View ArticleHomeowners to Get Foreclosure Settlement Payments Starting Friday
Filed under: NewsBy Aruna Viswanatha Borrowers whose homes were in foreclosure in 2009 or 2010 can expect to receive between $300 and $125,000 under settlements reached between top banks and regulators...
View ArticleHousing Is Back! Best Moves for Homebuyers
Filed under: News, Advice By Beth Braverman Real estate has finally started to bounce back across the country -- even roar back in some places. Low mortgage rates and pent-up demand have coaxed buyers...
View ArticleIntricate Underground City for Homeless Uncovered In Kansas City, Mo.
Filed under: News Police in Kansas City, Mo., have uncovered an "underground suburb" where homeless people have been living, the likes of which homeless outreach groups have never seen, local station...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Appliances Last Longer
Filed under: News When it comes to household appliances, the more love you show them the longer they'll stick by your side! According to a study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders...
View ArticleYep, It Can Get Smaller: A 130-Square-Foot Apartment in Paris
Filed under: News Like many of you, we're obsessed with tiny homes. New York City microstudios measuring 325 square feet, San Francisco apartments at 160 square feet -- good things come in small...
View ArticleKaty Perry Lists L.A. Manse She Never Lived In With Russell Brand (House of...
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, House of the Day By Amy Schellenbaum Back in summer 2011, newlyweds Katy Perry and Russell Brand dropped $6.5 million on a cavernous compound in Los Angeles,...
View ArticleWant a Patio? Try Stamped Concrete as a Low-Cost Alternative
Filed under: Design, News, Home Improvement By John Riha A stamped concrete patio gives you the look and texture of a stone patio for a lot less than the real thing -- up to 50 percent less than the...
View ArticlePlayboy Bunny House in Los Angeles Hits Market for $11 Million
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, Inside Look The Playboy Bunnies must be hopping off to live somewhere else because the famed Playboy Bunny house (just across the street from Hugh Hefner's Playboy...
View ArticleSigns the Housing Recovery Has Moved Into Your Neighborhood
Filed under: News, Economy, SellingJust because all the talking heads are saying "housing is back!" doesn't mean everyone is buying it. There's a high degree of skepticism surrounding the housing...
View ArticleSleek, Ultramodern Penthouse in Portland, Ore. (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, House of the Day House or apartment? You might think that everyone's American dream is to own a cute suburban single-family home, but voters in our #housepornthurs contest this week...
View Article10 Cities Where People Feel the Most Unsafe at Night
Filed under: News Imagine never feeling safe walking the streets of your own town after dark. In these 10 cities, that's exactly how residents feel. According to a recent Gallup poll, 72 percent of...
View ArticleForeclosures Returning to Pre-Housing Bust Levels
Filed under: News, Foreclosures By Les Christie The number of homes lost to foreclosure is closing in on levels not seen since before the housing meltdown. Foreclosure filings -- including notices of...
View ArticleTop 10 ZIP Codes for Expensive Home Sales at $10 Million and Above
Filed under: News, Buying By Robert Frank The rich have always liked to live near other rich. It's what F. Scott Fitzgerald referred to as the "consoling proximity of millionaires." But with the...
View ArticleLance Armstrong Sells $10 Million Austin, Texas, House
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin, Texas, estate to an oil-and-gas rights agent. The Austin American-Statesman reports that a deed of trust filed...
View Article1 in 3 Foreclosures Have Bank Errors to Blame
Filed under: News, Foreclosures A shocking number of U.S. homeowners who had foreclosure proceedings brought against them by the biggest mortgage companies during the housing bust nearly lost their...
View ArticleGovernment's HARP Program Has Been Extended
Filed under: News, FinancingBy Vera Gibbons The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the extension of the Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP, through the end of 2015. HARP is one of two...
View ArticleStephen Cohen's $115 Million Penthouse Hits the Market (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, House of the Day By Catherine Sherman When hedge fund manager Steven Cohen recently splurged on a $60 million Hamptons estate, reports surfaced that he was planning...
View ArticleWhy Your Home Needs Central Air and a Walk-In Closet
Filed under: News, SellingBy Jeff Brown When you find your dream home, things just click. The closets may be a bit too small, the A/C may come from window units instead of a central system, and maybe...
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