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Look: Parking Garage Architecture
Austin

At the risk of sounding like a bad stand-up comedian, what's with parking garage architecture? A somewhat necessary part of our ever-expanding urbanism, do they have to look so unattractive? Join th...

Look: Austin Modern House Resource!
Austin

Whether you are on the hunt for a new modern house or you are just looking for inspiration for your own home, there's one website that's become the definitive source of Austin modern architecture rea...

Is Building A Prefab Cheaper Than Buying An Existing Home?

A few weeks ago, we were invited to a dinner party hosted by one of our former architecture professors. The topic of conversation? The cost of prefabs. Another guest at the party was building one and...

Top 5 Things Renters Look For?

Here's an interesting question posed by a reader who also happens to work in residential development. Chime in and share what you'd like to see in rental developments in the future (because we know mo...

Bookmarked: Cliff May And The Modern Ranch House

One of the great things about living in the Southwest is the sunny climate which makes our unique indoor-outdoor living possible. Where else do dinner parties end in the hot tub? Architect Cliff May...

Finding Affordable Rentals Throughout the US

We don't know if it's just the sign of the times or if people were just getting the itch to change their scenery, but we've had quite a few friends move to new places in the last few weeks. The one th...

First LEED Platinum Home in Venice Beach

Project 7Ten might be one of the first examples of the future of residential architecture. Built specifically with environmental impact in mind from the start, architect Melinda Gray's design resulted...

The Adorably Green Venice Beach Eco Cottages

Want to visit LA but have no place to stay? Forget the schmancy hotels on the Sunset Strip, and bunk down in style at one of these Venice Beach Eco Cottages. These three beach bungalows were comple...

No Country House for Old Men a Celebrity Couple

[ Photo from Halsted Hudson Valley ] Whenever we happen to catch Fabulous Life on VH1, we love the part where Chris Flockton (who sounds a lot life Robin Leach) says, "...You think THAT'S fancy? Wai...

Bargain Shopping? Get on the The Repo Express

[ Photo by John Gibbins / Union Tribune ] We saw this on the local news a few nights ago, and we're kind of impressed that someone came up with this idea. And that someone would be the Coshow Real ...

Gone at Last: The House on the 101

As if the 101 wasn't bad enough. By the time you read this, the house that was stuck on the freeway is gone, baby, gone. It seems like only in Los Angeles would a house, being transported from San...

You're FIRED! Firing Your Real Estate Agent?

As much as it pains me to feature Trumpsteaks over there, it pains me more when I hear of home-buying and selling friends having to sever ties with their real estate agent. And I've heard some horror...

Dr. Suess Does Santa Barbara

Nowhere to Go But Up - Visiting the West Coast this week from NYC, we were overjoyed to see this article in yesterday's LA Times real estate section... ...

Beastie Boys' Studio for Sale

What up, Cookie Puss? Want to live (and work) like a rock star? Then grab up the Beastie Boys' Atwater Village studio. 5 mil will get you 5000 Sq/ft (too big for the Contest, eh?) of recording, equipm...

Brad and Jen Sell the Manse

Thank god! although the price was somewhat slashed, the cutest couple that (almost) ever lived have (almost) sold their little love(less) shack. It is in escrow for $22.5 Million. We so almost put i...

Roland Hill Home for Sale

Speaking of fantasy homes, we just got word from John at OrganizingLA that the Roland Hill (Architect of Disneyland's Famous "Sleeping Beauty Castle") Storybook Home is on the Market (1,649,000). This...