Houses

An Unlikely Neighbor

Pamela Kripke | Posted 05.22.2012

Pamela Kripke

During those three years in our first house, a time when marital strain, illness and death colluded overhead, having the Greens close by became a peculiar comfort.

Homes - Buy Now!

John R. Talbott | Posted 02.19.2012

John R. Talbott

Run, do not walk to your neighborhood banker and either finance a new home purchase or take out the maximum amount of money he or she will lend you on a home equity loan and buy hard assets, not financial securities, with the money.

Can LA Save Richard Neutra's Historic Kronish House?

latimes.com | Posted 10.04.2011

Bowing to community pressure, the owners of Richard Neutra's Kronish House in Beverly Hills have agreed to postpone its demolition until at least Oct....

Dreaming About Houses? Meanings Explained

The Huffington Post | Sylvie Branch | Posted 09.12.2011

Dreams about houses are a common dream theme at bedtime. If you or a loved one have been covering this ground at night, you may have questions about w...

Home Sales Drop In April, Foreclosures Declined

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 07.19.2011

WASHINGTON — Fewer people purchased previously occupied homes in April, a troubling sign that the weak housing market remains a drag on the econ...

Homes Made Of Trash, Trees & Meat: The Future Of New York? (Photos)

The Huffington Post | Damiano Beltrami | Posted 05.25.2011

Architect and urban designer Mitchell Joachim hates the idea of a lower-pollution New York a hundred years from now. He envisions a city that actually...

"Home, Sweetly Appraised Home"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

Jerry Zezima

In the nearly 13 years since my wife, Sue, and I bought our house, I have come to realize that a man's home is his hassle. That's because Sue frequen...

House Tour: Lofty Brooklyn Industrial

| Posted 05.25.2011

Name: Ed Roth Location: Williamsburg -- Brooklyn, New York Size: 850 square feet Years lived in: 2½ years -- owned As the gifted mastermind and...

The Essential Guide To The Mile High Music Festival

Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine | Posted 05.25.2011

Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine

What takes two days, five stages, and will be happening this weekend on what organizers promise will be "pristine" soccer fields? It's the 2010 Mile H...

Japan's Edo Culture Inspires a Sustainable Post-Industrial Future

Jared Braiterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jared Braiterman

Azby Brown's Just Enough is a compelling account of how Edo Japan confronted environmental problems similar to ours, and how it created solutions that connected farms and cities, people and nature.

11 Amazing Treehouses From Around The World

The Daily Green | Brian Clark Howard | Posted 05.25.2011

Treehouses bring us closer to nature, and appeal to the kid in all of us. ...

Precarious Homes Potentially Subject To Climate Change (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Although the local and even regional effects of climate change will vary from place to place, natural disasters will likely be exacerbated as global t...

The Anunciator Box

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Nick Carr

I was on a shoot in an amazing 100+ year-old mansion in Long Island. In the hallway leading from the dining room to the kitchen, I noticed something on the wall near the butler's pantry.

Step Up to Mike's Challenge

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Linda Milazzo

Despite all we've learned from Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Roger and Me, we continue to take abuse. Our pal Mike is now asking us to act.

Restoring a House in the City: An Interview With Ingrid Abramovitch

Cynthia Kling | Posted 05.25.2011

Cynthia Kling

Ingrid Abramovitch recently published a book called Restoring a House in the City, about twenty-one very different and renovated houses

Denver's Essential Concert Calendar

Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine | Posted 05.25.2011

Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine

Go shimmy to the beat of DJ Z-Trip before catching one of the best local line ups in recent memory, as well as up-and-comers We All Have Hooks For Hands.

Open House New York Map

Posted 05.25.2011

This weekend marks the 7th Annual Open House New York, when the city opens its doors to the public, giving free tours of some of its most famed archit...

Strangest Homes On The Market (PHOTOS)

AOL | Posted 05.25.2011

Oddball properties dot neighborhoods across the country--castle-like structures and homes built from lighthouses and bamboo. From a "residential commu...

Australia Builds World's Largest Homes As U.S. Dwellings Shrink (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

The American McMansion has met its match. A new study reports that Australians now live in the world's largest homes, overtaking the U.S in the rankin...

Open House New York: The Best Places To Go!

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

This weekend marks the 7th Annual Open House New York, when the city opens its doors to the public, giving free tours of some of its most famed archit...

Why Authorities Haven't Been Able To Stop The Growth Of "Foreclosure Rescue" Scams

Posted 05.25.2011

By Paul Kiel, ProPublica This story was produced by ProPublica under a Creative Commons license. During the go-go years of the real estate bubble, ...

Razin' Hell

Kevin Walsh | Posted 05.25.2011

Kevin Walsh

There's trouble in paradise: in Broadway-Flushing, Queens, McMansions have sprung up, and the hedges, lawns and classic architecture have been replaced by ugly fencing and paved front yards.

Seven New Rules For The First-Time Home Buyer

New York Times | RON LIEBER | Posted 05.25.2011

So as the one-year anniversary arrives of our near financial collapse, it's a good time to blow up a long-standing but underexamined maxim of real est...

Philly's Rx For Foreclosure Epidemic

Saul Segan | Posted 05.25.2011

Saul Segan

Philadelphia, often noted for innovative and effective legal solutions and procedures, has done it again.

Girlfriends' Guide...Who Needs A Therapist When You Have The Obamas' Decorator?

Vicki Iovine | Posted 11.17.2011

Vicki Iovine

Two days in a row I've been in a funk. Actually, yesterday felt like a long road of flat highway in Texas somewhere -- empty and endless. Today feels...