Houses

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

Cynthia Kling | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books


Cynthia Kling

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

Strangest Homes On The Market (PHOTOS)

AOL | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


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

Step Up to Mike's Challenge

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


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.

Open House New York Map

Posted 10.09.2009 | New York


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...

Open House New York: Where To Go This Weekend (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York


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 11.24.2009 | Business


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 11.21.2009 | New York


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paradise: in Broadway-Flushing, Queens, McMansions have sprung up, and the hedges, lawns and classic architecture have been replaced by ugly fencing and paved front yards.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 11.11.2009 | Business


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 07.07.2009 | Business


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 07.06.2009 | Living


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...

A Queen for Today!

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.22.2009 | Style


Michael Henry Adams

Still reigning, still smiling, after 56 years! The Glorious Queen Elizabeth Rose Who has worked harder or better, and so long, at a tiresomely t...

Autos, Houses, Gimmicks

Harry Moroz | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business


Harry Moroz

One of the three tenets of stimulus is timeliness. But should we really sacrifice longer term effectiveness for timely "affect"?

A New Closing Dynamic

Jim Randel | Posted 02.19.2009 | Business


Jim Randel

It seems to me that if the seller and buyer are in agreement on all terms, then the mechanics of the closing should never delay the manifestation of the parties' desire and intent, i.e. money for deed.

"Withering Heights"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living


Jerry Zezima

One of the things I discovered when I bought my house is that being a homeowner is the height of folly. This was frighteningly evident the first time...

Germany Pioneers Houses Encased In Airtight Shell From Which Little Heat Escapes

New York Times | ELISABETH ROSENTHAL | Posted 01.27.2009 | Green


From the outside, there is nothing unusual about the stylish new gray and orange row houses in the Kranichstein District, with wreaths on the doors an...

Jed Lewison

McCain Says "I'm Not A Rich Man"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


John McCain was joking around on Morning Joe earlier today about gambling on the baseball playoffs and let loose a verifiably false claim, saying "I'm...

KCRW's Left Right & Center

Huff Radio | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Huff Radio

Pulling out of Georgia; Pulling out of Iraq; How many houses do you need to run for President? Is Russia honoring its deadline to pull out of Georgia...

Friday Talking Points [44] -- McCain House Party!

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

John McCain said something ridiculous to a reporter yesterday. I hasten to point out that the previous sentence should have been a major media headlin...

McCain's Lying TV Ads

Chris Durang | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


Chris Durang

As a citizen of the beautiful state of Pennsylvania, I can tell you that every morning on my television for the last month, McCain has been lying about Obama's position on raising taxes.

McCain's Mansions: The Houses That Greed Built

Robert Greenwald | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


Robert Greenwald

Far too many are buying into McCain's deceit because the corporate press won't present the whole picture, so we created this video to educate the public about the REAL McCain.