Pope Benedict XVI Returns to Live in Vatican Near Pope Francis
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes Not only did Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI return to the Vatican for the first time since he resigned in February -- the former pontiff also returned to his new home,...
View ArticleOwn a Castle in Tennessee for $4.85 Million (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, House of the Day By Sarah Firshein There's more than one castle in Johnson City, Tenn., but few boast the travails as the one formerly owned by local car dealer Steve Grindstaff....
View ArticleHow Student Loans Can Keep You From Buying a Home
Filed under: NewsBy Barry Paperno As student loans take on an increasing presence among the 20-something generation of college graduates -- who have traditionally made up a high proportion of...
View ArticleObama's Pick for Housing Agency Head Faces Big Headaches
Filed under: News, EconomyBy James O'Toole The next head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency will have quite the task waiting. President Obama nominated Mel Watt, a Democratic congressman from North...
View ArticleOld NYC Map Keeps Breezy Point From Rebuilding After Sandy
Filed under: News Residents of one of the New York City communities most devastated by Hurricane Sandy can't get their rebuilding efforts off the ground, and the finger is being pointed at the city....
View ArticleSquatting in Foreclosed Homes on the Rise?
Filed under: News Thanks to existence of adverse possession laws in some states -- which in rare cases allows a person to claim title to an abandoned property after occupying it for an extended time --...
View Article'Spiky' N.Y. Mansion Built by Dansk Founders Listed for $5.5 Million (House...
Filed under: News By Sarah Firshein When Theodore and Marsha Nierenberg, founders of the Scandinavian tabletop firm Dansk International Designs, needed to build a house atop their scenic, 22-acre slice...
View ArticleHow to Buy and Sell a Home at the Same Time
Filed under: News, Buying, Selling By Brendan Desimone Now that the real estate market is picking up again, many people are looking to sell their homes at last. But when you sell, you have to move...
View ArticleLate, Great Homes With 'Gatsby' Ties
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, Lifestyle With the new film version of "The Great Gatsby" due to open May 10, we're taking a look back at some remarkable American homes associated with the author...
View Article'Avengers,' 'Captain America' Star Chris Evans Wins Bid for Hollywood Home
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes By Rob Bear Hunky movie star Chris Evans -- perhaps best known as Captain America -- paid some $3.52 million for a recently renovated midcentury ranch in the Laurel...
View ArticleCrazy California 'Party Palace' Slashes Price by 66% (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, Selling, House of the Day By Rob Bear As of September 2010, this decadent 9,000-square-foot villa in the obscure Los Angeles suburb of La Habra Heights was asking an astonishing $21...
View ArticleFormer Meth Lab Home For Sale -- Just Don't Ask to Look Inside
Filed under: News, Buying The newly listed home at 2380 Crock Road in Loudon, Tenn., seems like a steal: Four bedrooms, two bathrooms and selling for only $8,500. But maybe not, if you consider that...
View ArticleA Look Inside Rod Stewart's New Mansion, Durrington House
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes According to the Daily Mail, rock superstar Rod Stewart has just picked up the 10-bedroom Durrington House in Essex, about 30 miles northeast of London. It's not...
View Article'Gone With the Wind' Author Margaret Mitchell's Atlanta Apartment (House of...
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, House of the Day By Josh Green Across the street from the Botanical Garden in Atlanta, a two-bedroom condo at 1 S. Prado defines cozy. Its solid bones translate...
View ArticleRemodeling? Avoid These Costly Mistakes
Filed under: Advice, Home Improvement By Vera Gibbons While many Americans are ready to take on remodeling/renovation projects this spring, doing it the wrong way can be costly. Some errors to avoid:...
View ArticleMarch Home Prices Show Biggest Gain in 7 Years, CoreLogic Says
Filed under: News By Christopher S. Rugaber WASHINGTON -- A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in March compared with a year ago, the biggest gain since March 2006. CoreLogic, a real...
View ArticleSex Offenders' Homes Get Warning Signs in Bradford County, Fla.
Filed under: News You might not look twice at the house at 939 Oak St. in Starke, Fla., if it weren't for the large red sign in front of the home (pictured above) that declares: "John Goodman is a...
View ArticleEclectic LA Estate Has Sushi Bar, Fire Station and Aviary (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, House of the Day Mauricio Umansky has held the listing for Michael Jackson's final home, sold Lisa Vanderpump's massive mansion as well as the Wehba Mansion for $34.5 million. So...
View ArticleUrban Compass Wants to Steer the Rental Industry in New Direction
Filed under: News, Renting An apartment-finding tool may not sound like a novel startup idea -- especially for a developer who's already sold two companies to the likes of Google and Twitter -- but Ori...
View ArticleHomebuyers Clueless About Mortgages, Zillow Survey Finds
Filed under: News, Buying, Financing By Les Christie The housing market is heating up, yet many house hunters are not prepared to take on the biggest purchases of their lives. When it comes to...
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