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Lead Poisoning in Old Homes: DIYers Beware
Filed under: NewsWASHINGTON -- If you've been putting off repairing a peeling windowsill, or you're thinking of knocking out a wall, listen up: Check how old your house is. You may need to take steps...
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Home Prices Fall for 4th Straight Month
Filed under: NewsHome prices nationwide fell 4.3 percent year-over-year in the month of November, according to analytics firm CoreLogic in its November Home Price Index. Santa Ana, Calif.-based...
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Improving Housing Markets Nearly Double, New Data Says
Filed under: NewsData released today indicates that the number of improving housing markets nearly doubled in January, providing the latest evidence of a real estate turnaround. Seventy-six markets are...
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Up in Smoke: House Fire Reveals Huge Marijuana Operation
Filed under: NewsIn a scene straight out of the stoner flick "Pineapple Express," firefighters in California's Riverside County discovered a massive pot-grow operation in a burning, vacant home on...
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Elin Nordegren Bulldozed $12 Million Mansion Due to Bugs
Filed under: NewsWhen Tiger Woods' ex-wife, Swedish supermodel Elin Nordegren, bulldozed the $12 million Palm Beach home that she bought with some of her $100 million divorce settlement, some in the...
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House of the Day: Bringing Home the Exotic Tropics
Filed under: News, Buying You can't always escape on exotic getaways to Puerto Rico or Cabo San Lucas, but if you lived in this dazzling waterfront home you'd never need to. This stunningly colorful...
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Bank Sues Couple for Title Typo They Didn't Make
Filed under: News The PR headaches for Bank of America never seem to stop. Recently it was reported that the bank nearly foreclosed on one borrower for an 80-cent typo. A few months before, the hapless...
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Fannie Mae CEO Michael Williams to Resign
Filed under: News WASHINGTON -- The executive who was appointed to lead mortgage giant Fannie Mae in 2009 after the federal government seized the company plans to step down as its CEO. Michael J....
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House of the Day: Find Old World Elegance via Park Avenue
Filed under: News With the heap of indistinguishable, cookie-cutter luxury condos being thrown up all over Manhattan, there's nothing more refreshing to us than a classic, pre-war residence with a bit...
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Mitt Romney's 'White House North' Could Spur Local Economy
Filed under: News WOLFEBORO, N.H. -- If Mitt Romney gets his wish, the ranks of presidential retreats that include Crawford, Texas, and Rancho del Cielo near Santa Barbara, Calif., could soon be joined...
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Designers Scrap Plans for Gate Inspired by Concentration Camp
Filed under: News We've seen plenty of home features inspired by history, but a front gate that evokes one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps is pretty extreme. The controversial design was...
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New Fannie Mae CEO Could Signal Future of Housing Market
Filed under: NewsWith Fannie Mae CEO Michael Williams on the way out, it's unclear who will step in to lead the government-sponsored enterprise. Whoever is chosen to replace Williams (pictured at...
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Foreclosure Actions At Lowest Level Since 2007
Filed under: NewsAfter a year marred by red tape and mortgage lender malfeasance, foreclosure activity in 2011 fell to the lowest annual rate since the housing crisis began more than four years ago,...
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House of the Day: Beachfront Home Is Perfection Cubed
Filed under: News Let's just set the objectivity aside for one post because the truth is, we just love this house. Every sprawling inch of it. And we're not the only ones, either. The American...
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Home Affordability Hits 40-Year High, Report Says
Filed under: NewsLending standards may be rigid and home prices tottering, but the silver lining of the housing bust continues to twinkle at homebuyers. Homes are now more affordable than they've been...
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Home Staging Magic: Vacant Home Gets Major Makeover
Filed under: News, LifestyleBy Roslyn Ashford, Zillow Blog Contributor Plenty of home stagers will tell you that the best time to hire one is every time a home is listed for sale. But as a stager, I...
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Russian Billionaires Invading U.S. Real Estate Market?
Filed under: NewsThe Russians are coming. The mass protests that have sent shock waves across Russia's political landscape over the last month appear to have fueled Russian activity in the U.S. luxury...
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Landlady's 'White Only' Sign Still Not OK, Commission Says
Filed under: News A landlady accused of posting a racist sign outside a swimming pool hasn't had any luck in appealing a ruling that her action violated civil rights laws. A civil rights commission...
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Open Houses of the Week: Jan. 13-15
Filed under: NewsThere's something about that "Open House" sign that acts like a magnet. Whether you're looking for a new place to live, keeping tabs on real estate in your neighborhood, or just...
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Pete Sampras Slices $5 Million Off Estate
Filed under: News In one broad stroke, tennis champion Pete Sampras just sliced $5 million off the asking price of his compound near Thousand Oaks, Calif. Curbed.com brings word that Pete and his wife,...
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