Cozy beige bungalow with white trim, front porch, and picket fence, surrounded by lush greenery and blooming flowers.
5 Homes for Sale Under $400k That’ll Help You Lean into Your Cottagecore Dreams
From Sacramento to Minneapolis.
Aug 12, 2020
We Gave a Professional Home Stager $100—Here’s What He Bought at Big Lots
Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors.
Aug 11, 2020
I Inherited My Childhood Home. Living In It Feels Comforting—and Rebellious
It’s like going back to your elementary school as an adult, but you can get whatever you want from the Scholastic Book Fair.
Aug 11, 2020
Amanda Kloots Shared a Sneak Peek of Her New House’s Tribute to Nick Cordero
“It's starting to feel like home!”
Aug 11, 2020
6 Up-and-Coming Bedroom Trends Real Estate Agents Love Seeing
From integrated headboards to balconies.
Aug 10, 2020
4 Surprising Things You May Not Know About Getting Home Insurance
An insurance expert shares misconceptions.
Aug 10, 2020
This Summer House in Denmark With a Curved Metal Roof Will Give You Ceiling Envy
The steel arches! The pine interior!
Aug 9, 2020
This Tiny Cabin is Ideal For Weekend Retreats—and You Can Assemble it On Your Own
Hello Wood's tiny cabin capitalizes on the tiny house movement.
Aug 9, 2020
3 Appliances You Should Upgrade to Increase Your Home's Resale Value
If it’s exciting for you as a homeowner, it could also be just the thing to spark the interest of a potential buyer in the future.
Aug 9, 2020
Buying a Fixer-Upper? Here’s How to Tell When There’s Just Too Much to Fix
Keep an eye out for 4 key signs.
Aug 8, 2020
How to Pack Glasses and Dishes for a Move, So Everything Arrives Unbroken
Plus, a few other smart tips for packing up your kitchen.
Aug 7, 2020
6 Tricks Home Stagers Use to Make Your Living Room Feel Way Bigger
Think vertically.
Aug 5, 2020
6 Things You Don't Actually Need in Your Entryway, According to Home Stagers
There are some items you'll need to ditch ahead of a sale.
Aug 4, 2020
The Luxe Upgrade That Will Help Your House Sell Faster
Outdoor living spaces fetch a premium.
Aug 3, 2020
The First 3D Printed House in the Czech Republic Could Float on Water
Would you live in a printable home?
Aug 2, 2020
Dreaming of Moving to New Zealand? Here’s What to Know If You’re American
Becoming a Kiwi never sounded so good.
Aug 2, 2020
Taylor Swift’s ‘Cardigan’ Music Video is Rustic Cabin Decor Porn
"Cardigan" offers the ultimate rustic decor inspo.
Aug 1, 2020
Check Out These 4 Tips Before You Rent a Storage Unit
According to an expert.
Aug 1, 2020
Look Inside: The Cutest Summer Cottage You’ve Ever Seen Is for Sale in Maine
PROPERTY CRUSH
It's been in the same family for over 100 years.
Jul 31, 2020
You’d Be Surprised How Much Stunning Architecture This State Has
Mansions and mid-century modern marvels can be found here.
Jul 30, 2020
How One Scandinavian City Is Creating Low-Cost Sustainable Housing for Its Young People
It represents hope for the future of Stockholm’s housing market, which has been going through a crisis for the last few decades.
Jul 29, 2020
Stay in These Novel-Inspired Airbnbs for Only $17 a Night
Calling all book worms!
Jul 29, 2020
How to Rent Out Your House to Long-Term Tenants
Here's what you need to know.
Jul 29, 2020
This Home Was In That Iconic Note Card Scene from “Love Actually,” and It’s For Sale
Does this property make you want to say, “To me, you are perfect”?
Jul 28, 2020
4 Things to Know About Moving to San Francisco
Renters have a good deal of agency, for starters.
Jul 27, 2020
Dreaming of Moving to England? Here's What to Know If You're American
Read this before packing your bags.
Jul 26, 2020
4 Bedroom Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your House, According to Experts
Are your bedrooms putting buyers to sleep—and not in a good way?
Jul 26, 2020
The Outside of This Forest Home Is Tranquil, But the Walls Inside are Something Else
The listing sort of glossed over the fact that walls in the house are covered—floor to ceiling—in rather intricate murals.
Jul 24, 2020
This Converted Warehouse in Cleveland Has 13-Foot Ceilings and Lots of Light
PROPERTY CRUSH
It offers one level of stunning open-concept living.
Jul 24, 2020
See How Home Staging Restored Beautiful Purpose to a Blah Living Room
BEFORE AND AFTER
A rec room was transformed into a luxe living space.
Jul 23, 2020
Jennifer Garner DIYed Her Own Backyard Dunk Tank, And Now We Want One
The video has already been viewed almost 2.7 million times.
Jul 22, 2020
Here’s Why You Should Support That New Building Going Up in Your Neighborhood
Diverse housing options = diverse residents.
Jul 22, 2020
I Left My Tiny Brooklyn Apartment to Rent a House in Seattle
Without seeing it in person first.
Jul 21, 2020
Here's How to Move to Another State Without a Hitch
Don't stress—just take it one step at a time.
Jul 20, 2020
Peek Inside the Iconic ‘Golden Girls’ House
Tour the inside of Rose, Blanche, Dorothy, and Sophia's infamous abode.
Jul 18, 2020
Predatory Lending Is an Exploitative and Discriminatory Mortgage Practice
Here's what to know about it.
Jul 18, 2020
Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi List Their Santa Barbara Villa for $45 Million
Ellen is on the move. The comedian, TV host, and designer has listed the Santa Barbara villa that she and wife, actress Portia de Rossi, bought in 2013. Originally built in the 1930s by famed architect Wallace Frost for himself, it was inspired by his years living in Italy. Frost emulated the style of Old World villas with stone walls, a classic barrel-tiled roof, terra-cotta surfaces, wide wood flooring planks, rustic exposed ceiling beams, and 18th century Italian tile.
Jul 18, 2020
7 Things New Homeowners Should Never, Ever Apologize For
In your first year of owning your own home, every new day brings on a new challenge. And thanks to that fresh and dewy homeowner glow, you’re poised to tackle them all. Who cares if the wall is crooked and the kitchen is in disarray—they’re yours. Owning a home isn’t all good feelings, though. And people don’t seem to want to discuss all the bad vibes that can frequently come along with buying your own first place… What if the neighbors are horrible?
Jul 18, 2020
Here’s How Much Extra You Need to Save to Keep Up with Rising Home Prices
Saving up to buy a home next year? You might need to put aside a little extra to keep up with rising home costs. According to a recent report from Zillow, the national median home will be worth $6,275 more a year from now—meaning that, on average, U.S. homebuyers will need to save an extra $105 a month (a total of $1,260 for 12 months) to keep up with the cost of a 20 percent down payment.
Jul 18, 2020
The Most Expensive Cities in the World for Renters Are in the US
Everybody knows the rent is stupid high in San Francisco, New York City, and Boston — it’s one of those sad running jokes, an absurdity that’s nonetheless become an accepted fact of life at this point. But a new study by London real-estate startup Nested shows that America’s most notoriously expensive rental markets are now the priciest in the whole world.
Jul 17, 2020
This Guy Pays Rent to Live in a Brooklyn Crawlspace
One could argue that New York’s questionably legal housing stock has been around for hundreds of years, ever since immigrants started populating the island in droves. You could also argue that it’s reached a whole new level when one such place is featured in the real estate section of the New York Times. Related: Could You Live in Under 200 Square Feet? Jack Leahy is a 25-year-old musician that moved to Williamsburg from Austin last September.
Jul 17, 2020
Buy Frank Lloyd Wright’s Mayan-Style Temple in LA for $23M (Yes, the Westworld One)
Spoiler alert: The real-life version of Bernard/Arnold’s home in Westworld is for sale, and it happens to be one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most hallowed and historic works of Southern California architecture. The Mayan-style temple built by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924 almost entirely out of interlocking concrete blocks—also known as The Ennis House—sits on a hillside in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, and just hit the market after a $17 million renovation.
Jul 17, 2020
One Reason to Renew: Staying Put Can Save Renters Thousands of Dollars a Year, New Study Says
Your landlord just sent a lease renewal form, but you’re not sure you want to sign it again this year. The rent is going up, the parking situation sucks, and the upstairs neighbors always seem to drag furniture across the floor in those fleeting seconds between consciousness and sleep. The average rent nationwide has been rising, but market rate rents — those advertised to new renters — are climbing even faster, according to new research by Zillow.
Jul 17, 2020
Meryl Streep Just Bought This Mid-Century Home in Pasadena
Meryl is on the move. The 20-time Academy Award nominee (and three-time winner) just dropped $3.6 million on a mid-century pad in Pasadena, California. Streep and her husband, sculptor Don Gummer, are the first people to buy the home in nearly fifty years, according to the exclusive on Variety. Built in 1959, the 3,087 square foot property sits on nearly two acres in the hills of Pasadena and has panoramic views of the surrounding San Gabriel Mountains and the Colorado Street Bridge.
Jul 17, 2020
This Converted Church in Sweden Answers All Our House Prayers
Two very popular categories of dreamy real estate include 1) homes in Sweden, and 2) converted churches—and this house just happens to be both. Peek inside this stunning property, which is accepting bids above 2,625,000 Swedish Krona, or $323,559 USD. Built in 1889, this former Baptist church is now an open and airy residence in Högsbo, a town 45 minutes outside of the city of Uppsala.
Jul 17, 2020
You’ve Cat to Be Kitten Me: This Arizona House Has Some Purr-culiar Decor
This log cabin style home in the Arizona desert might look unassuming from the outside, but just wait un-tail you see the inside, my furrends. I don’t know how to tell you this, but it’s pawsitively, provocatively plastered in felines. Located in Concho, about two hours east of Flagstaff, the 2,500 square foot two bedroom, one bath home stands out for one glaring reason: Most of the surfaces, including ceilings, walls, floors, and even appliances, are covered in cats.
Jul 17, 2020
Calling All Wine Lovers: Be One with Your Vino and Stay at This Wine Barrel Hotel
For many wine lovers, an ideal relaxing scenario doesn’t exist without a glass (or two) of vino on deck. Apparently, there’s a new, fancy way to “wine” down, and it takes place inside of a barrel. Trust us when we say it’s a definite upgrade from getting wine drunk on your living room couch.
Jul 17, 2020
Taylor Swift’s Former NYC Rental Is the Townhouse of Our ‘Wildest Dreams’
Want to live like T Swift? The pop star reportedly rented out this townhouse in the West Village while renovating her Tribeca home last summer. Now, the place is on the market for a cool $19.995 million. Welcome to New York, indeed. Located at 23 Cornelia Street, the townhouse has five bedrooms and five full and two half bathrooms across three floors, totaling 5,500 square feet.
Jul 17, 2020
House of Cards Fans, You Can Buy Frank Underwood’s House at Auction
We interrupt your binge of House of Cards season 5 with this important announcement. The house that served as the Underwoods’ home pre-White House is hitting the auction block, and it can be yours. The brick Victorian townhouse is actually located in Baltimore’s Bolton Hill neighborhood, not Washington D.C. The exterior served as the home of Francis and Claire Underwood while Frank was still in the Senate.
Jul 17, 2020
Cary Grant’s Former Palm Springs Pad is on The Market
We are big fans of old school glam and Palm Springs vibes around these parts, so when we heard internet rumblings of Cary Grant’s former Palm Springs home going on the market, we were immediately intrigued. The folks at Trulia describe the stunning property as “the last true luxury estate ever to be offered in Palm Springs.
Jul 17, 2020
5 Things You Can Do On Your Summer Break to Increase Your Home’s Value
You don't have to fully renovate to boost the value of your home, or even its "wow" factor. Instead, tackle these small projects this summer.
Jul 17, 2020
6 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Moving Into My First Apartment
The sweet taste of freedom after leaving your parents’ house or the dorms for the first time for an apartment of your very own is intoxicating. You can go get sugary cereal in the middle of the night if you want! You’re grown-up! It isn’t all junk food binges and co-ed sleepovers, though. Once the novelty wears off, living in a first apartment can mean learning hard life lessons. Here are six things I wish I had known before I moved into my first apartment.
Jul 17, 2020
This Quirky Art Deco Home In Portland Can Be Yours For Under $600K
Do the Charleston, because this Art Deco inspired pad will bring you all the way back to the roaring 20s. Though it doesn’t actually date back to the style’s heyday; according to The Oregonian, the Sunnyside home was built in 1992 by Paul Wenner, founder of Gardenburger, to resemble an Art Deco skyscraper. And that’s just the outside.
Jul 17, 2020
Here’s What $1500 Will Rent You in Each of NYC’s Boroughs
Yep, living in New York City is expensive, especially when it comes to real estate. Even $1 million doesn’t get everything on your wishlist. Yet, over 8.5 million people live in the Big Apple, and at least some of them live in relatively affordable, non-rent controlled apartments. So we scoured what’s currently on the market, and came up with ten rentals across the five boroughs for around $1,500 a month. What does that get you in Manhattan versus Staten Island? Let’s find out.
Jul 17, 2020
This Polynesian-Inspired Palm Springs Pad Is For Sale
Want to live permanently on island time, but in the middle of the desert? This two bedroom home in Palm Springs really plays up its tiki culture history. Take a look inside. The 1,289 square foot two bedroom, two bathroom condo is located in Palm Springs’ famed Royal Hawaiian Estates.
Jul 17, 2020
Real Estate Rewind: The Weirdest, Wildest & Most Memorable Houses for Sale This Year
If you’ve ever browsed homes for sale, you know that after awhile, they definitely all start to blend together. However, these nine properties are ones that—for better or worse—we’ll never forget. From untouched time capsules to the sets of our favorite childhood sitcoms, these are the listings that made us smile, laugh, and even cringe this year. This Virginia estate has been in the same family since it was built in 1856.
Jul 17, 2020
This Totally Rad Airbnb Will Transport You Back to the ‘80s
No DeLorean required.
Jul 17, 2020
Here’s How Much Your Favorite Movie Houses are Worth IRL
We love movies because they offer us an escape from everyday life. A chance to—even just for a moment—pretend that we’re the ones touring the Italian countryside or living lavishly in a beach house in Malibu. But have you ever wondered what the real price tag would be on your fantasy life? Here are 12 homes you might recognize from your favorite movies, and right below them, the dollar amount it would actually take to live there.
Jul 16, 2020
Moving Checklist: What to Do When Downsizing to a Studio
Is 2016 the year you move from your current apartment to a compact studio? One-room living can be a great way afford living closer to the action in a city — but it comes with challenges. Even more challenges if you’re downsizing to a studio from a larger apartment. Read on for ways in which you can make downsizing a little easier if you’re moving into a studio in the near future. With small studios, come small kitchens.
Jul 16, 2020
Tupac’s $2.6 Million Los Angeles Mansion Is For Sale
The Los Angeles mansion rapper Tupac Shakur once called home is now on the market for $2.6 million, and includes a relic of his time there. Before his tragic death in 1996, Tupac lived in this Woodland Hills manse with his fiancée, Kidada Jones, the daughter of Quincy Jones.
Jul 16, 2020
Karlie Kloss’ Nolita Digs Are On The Market For $6.9 Million
Model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss and businessman Joshua Kushner have put their stylish Nolita condo at 211 Elizabeth Street on the market just months after getting married. The 2,000 square-foot home designed by acclaimed architecture firm Roman and Williams (who also designed the Ace Hotel New York) is listed for $6.995 million.
Jul 16, 2020
Beverly Hills Mansion Formerly Owned By Ellen & Portia Hits the Market for $34M
This private, massively gated, historic Beverly Hills mansion has a star-studded list of former residents nearly as long as the credits in an Oceans XX film (including Ellen Degeneres and Kelly Wearstler), and just hit the market for a whopping $34 million. The classic five-bedroom residence was built in the 1950s for Diane and Charles Skouras Jr.
Jul 16, 2020
Take a Look at Britney Spears’ Former Estate For Sale
The pop star's former home, a sprawling Mediterranean estate in Beverly Hills, has officially hit the market for $6.8 million.
Jul 16, 2020
These Are the 15 Best Cities to Move to If You Want to Save Money
Consider packing your bags for Oklahoma.
Jul 16, 2020
The Battle of the Bugs: How To Prevent & Get Rid of Pests
A couple of weeks ago I helped my brother pick out an apartment in Northern Virginia. We found a great one-bedroom in an older apartment complex, recently remodeled, it has ample storage, a large patio, and it’s close to his work. One little problem: we started to move him in and found a roach hanging out in the kitchen cabinet. Then we found another by the sink. And a tiny one was running across the pantry door. Uh-oh, there’s a bug problem.
Jul 16, 2020
Fixer Upper Fined $40K by the EPA for Lead Paint Violations
If you’ve ever watched an episode of Fixer Upper and wondered, “Huh, I guess they don’t have lead paint in Texas?,” you’re not alone. One such viewer happened to be an EPA employee—and now the Gaineses are on the hook for $40,000 in lead paint violation penalties. This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it had settled with Chip and Joanna Gaines’s company, Magnolia Homes, for violating rules related to lead-based paint.
Jul 15, 2020
Look Inside: This 1960s A-Frame Boasts a Bright, Airy Living Room
It's a five-minute walk from the beach.
Jul 15, 2020
4 Places to Squeeze an Extra Closet into Your Rental, According to Home Stagers
Don't underestimate garment racks.
Jul 15, 2020