Mcmansions

A New American Dream?

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Suburban Growth, Suburbs, Video, American Dream, Business News, Sprawling Suburbs, Urban Growth, Mcmansions, The Suburbs, Robert Shiller, Suburban Sprawl, Business News

WASHINGTON — Living in an outlying Chicago suburb, Jeff Wehrli recalls a heady time not too long ago when city dwellers poured in and developers...

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How to Green a McMansion? Tear It Down and Build Two Homes In Its Place

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 06.09.2011

Read More: Green-Homes-Green-Living, Mcmansions, Suburban Sprawl, Reincarnated McMansion Project, Green News

Tear down one highly unsustainable McMansion and build two small green, handcrafted homes in its place? I like this idea a lot. Bothered by Australia...

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No New McMansions Were Sold In July

DailyFinance | DAN BURROWS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Real Estate Market, Mcmansion 2010, Gluskin Sheff, Home Sales July, Luxury Real Estate, Mcmansions, David Rosenberg, Business News

As David Rosenberg, the presciently bearish chief economist and strategist at Canadian asset manager Gluskin Sheff told clients Thursday: "The high-en...

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My Takeaway From the Metropolitan Opera's New Rheingold

Albert Imperato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bryn Terfel, Metropolitan Opera, Mcmansions, Patti Smith, Deborah Voigt, Jonathan Franzen Freedom, Richard Wagner, New York News

The Metropolitan Opera's season-opening performances last week of Wagner's Das Rheingold got lots of media attention, and with good reason.

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One's Man's Hubris Is Another Man's Flood

Tina Traster | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Watchdog, Neighbors, Mcmansions, Development, Old Shacks, Suburbia, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News

I know. No one likes a snitch. But I've learned other people's mistakes are costly.

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Welcome to Bubble Boy Nation

Brock Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mcmansions, Gamers, Video Games, Child Safety, Overprotective Parents, Child Abduction, Sensationalism, Los Angeles News

Welcome to Bubble Boy Nation, a place inhabited by overprotective parents, delicate, overindulged children, and two major political parties that routinely capitulate to legions of lobbyists.

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PHOTOS: Britney Spears Takes A Hit Selling Beverly Hills Mansion

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Celebrity-Housing-Problems, Los Angeles Real Estate, Housing Market, Beverly Hills Real Estate, Britney Spears, Mansions, Beverly Hills, Mcmansions, Celebrity Homes, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

Via Real Estalker, the always unpredictable pop princess Britney Spears has once again chopped the price of her 5 bedroom, 6 bathroom Beverly Hills Vi...

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Backstreet Boy Howie D. Hocks his $2.5 Million Sunset Strip Home

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Howie-Dorough, La Real Estate, Los Angeles Real Estate, Backstreet Boys, Live-on-the-Sunset-Strip, Mansions, Celebrity-Housing-Woes, Mcmansions, Celebrity Homes, Sunset-Strip, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

Via Real Estalker, Howie Dorough, more commonly known as Howie D. of the recently reunited Backstreet Boys, has placed his Mid-Century Sunset Strip re...

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PHOTOS: Kelly Wearstler and Brad Korzen List Malibu Beach House for $21.9M

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Kelly Wearstler, Carbon Beach, Los Angeles Real Estate, Mansions, Slidepollajax, Malibu Real Estate, Malibu, Mcmansions, Real Estate, Brad Korzen, Los Angeles News

Sniffed out by Real Estalker, property developer Brad Korzen and his superstar interior decorator wife Kelly Wearstler have put their Beige Malibu beh...

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PHOTOS: Funny Person Judd Apatow Sells Palisades Home For $6.5M

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Leslie Mann, Mansions, Pacific-Palisades-California, Judd Apatow, Pacific-Palisades, Mcmansions, Real Estate, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

Found via Real Estalker, Funny man Judd Apatow and wife Leslie Mann have listed their palatial Palisades property for $6.495M. The 5 bedroom, 5.5 bat...

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Diane Keaton Re-lists Beverly Hills Home for $10.95M

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Real Estate, Beverly Hills Real Estate, Mansions, Annie Hall, Ralph Flewelling, Beverly Hills, Diane Keaton, Beverly Hills 90210, Real Estate, Mcmansions, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

Found via LA Observed, "Annie Hall" actress Diane Keaton has re-listed her Beverly Hills mansion for 16% under last year's $13M price tag. Built by ...

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Hottest Homes On The Web: Zillow

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zillow, Mansions, Most Expensive Homes, Slidepoll, Luxury Real Estate, Real Estate, Mcmansions, Most Expensive Houses, Slidepollajax, Most Expensive Homes on Zillow, Business News

The downturn may have left millions out of work and struggling to get by, but there are still plenty of very rich people willing to spend incredible s...

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Elmer Grey Designed Catalina Home On Market For $4.9 Million

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Los Angeles Real Estate, Elmer Grey, Mansions, Catalina Island, Architecture, Slidepollajax, Mcmansions, Los Angeles Architecture, Maiden Lane, Real Estate, Los Angeles News

Found via Curbed LA, this sprawling Spanish Colonial Revival has hit the market for $4.9 Million. Designed by famed architect Elmer Grey, the force b...

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Beverly Hills Contemporary, Complete With Floating Pyramid, Hits Market for $18.9M

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Los Angeles Real Estate, Los-Angeles-Mansions, Beverly Hills Real Estate, Mansions, Los Angeles Homes, Beverly Hills, Real Estate, Mcmansions, Mansion, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

Thanks to Curbed LA for tracking down another architectural head scratcher. This 5 bedroom, 10 bathroom, contemporary Beverly Hills home is on the ma...

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Pia Zadora Lists Pacific Palisades Estate For $10 Million

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, La Real Estate, Los-Angeles-Mansions, Los Angeles Real Estate, Mansions, Pacific-Palisades-California, Pacific Palisades, Celebrity Homes, Mcmansions, Pia-Zadora, Los Angeles News

Via Real Estalker, Broadway performer and actress Pia Zadora has recently listed her $10 million, 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom Pacific Palisades compound. T...

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Real Estate Mogul's Widow Asks $50M For Mansion

http://www.christophechoo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepoll, Los-Angeles-Mansions, Beverly-Hills-Real-Estate, Los Angeles Real Estate, Bren Simon, Mansions, Bel Air Real Estate, Beverly Hills, Mcmansions, Melvin-Simon, Bel Air, Los Angeles News

According to Christophe Choo Real Estate Group, Bren Simon, widow of billionaire Real Estate Mogul Melvin Simon, has put her grandiose Bellagio Road m...

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LA's Biggest Real Estate Sales of '09

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Los Angeles Real Estate, Beverly Hills, Real Estate, Mcmansions, Beverly Hills Homes, Mansions, Slidepoll, Los Angeles News

Thanks to the LA Times for digging up the Biggest Real Estate sales of 2009. While last year was a tough time for the housing market, these big spend...

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Razin' Hell

Kevin Walsh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Broadway-Flushing, Houses, Queens, Michael Bloomberg, Long Island Rail Road, Developers, Mcmansions, Real Estate, Forgotten New York, New York News

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.

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Help! I Live In Sweden, and I Am Addicted to Socialism

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saab, Depression, Wall-E, Mitch McConnell, Rush Limbaugh, Matrix, Gas Tax, Addiction, Stockholm, Capitalism, Daycare, Daily Show, Child Care, Bailout, Sean Hannity, Jim Bunning, Kentucky, Socialism, Mcmansions, World War II, Wyatt Cenac, Health Care, Bill O'Reilly, Sweden, Politics News

Reminded of what America stands for -- a nation of pure individuals -- I admit I fell prey to "socialism" after all those years as a "liberal."

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To Be or Not to Be Green?

Ginna Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wetlands, Mcmansions, Green Living, Green News

My family is making a green choice. By preserving our farm as wetlands, we will provide clean air, water, and open space to the community. Most importantly, we will have set an example.

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What Recession?

Lauren Cahn | Posted 05.25.2011

My question to anyone who cares to answer is: who is out there buying the Louboutin pumps? The Vivier booties? The Hermes scarves, the Chloe bags? Is it you? Or anyone you know?

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Obama, Democrats See Opportunity In Outer Suburbs' Troubles

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mcmansions, Democrats Obama Suburbs, Mcmansions Suburbs Democrats, Barack Obama, Politics News

For all the emphasis on Sen. Barack Obama's chances with working-class voters in declining Rust Belt cities, the biggest swing vote in the presidentia...

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Do Big Homes Mean Bigger Happiness?

Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Census Bureau, Housing Market, Statistics, Mansions, Waste, Architecture, Environment, Living, Green Living, Mcmansions, Green Homes, Housing Crisis, Housing Slump, Carbon Footprint, Green News

The funny thing is, while homes get bigger, and this McMansion trend swallows up neighborhoods and landmarks, families are actually getting smaller.

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Money: What Do Rich People Do When They No Longer Have It?

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trainers, Lifestyle, Nannies, Money, Economy, Pre-Nup, Maid, Suicide, Bill Gates, Beverly Hills, Rich, Oil Business, Gatekeepers, Wealth, Mcmansions, Mansions, Warren Buffett, Houston, Real Estate, Wildcatters, Interior Decorators, Bel-Air, Business News

Without all that money and newly leased Mercedes, people did not know how to define themselves anymore. Unless, that is, they were actually real people inside them to begin with.

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