"I don't care too much for the money," crooned the Beatles in their 1964 hit song, "for money can't buy me love." What it can buy you though, is Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison's sprawling, stately mansion in prestigious Montagnola, Switzerland. Exactly how much money though, we're not entirely sure. The ... Continue Reading »

By Pat Mertz Esswein, Kiplinger's Personal Finance As you go about your annual spring-cleaning ritual, take a few additional steps to save money on energy bills this summer, improve your home's appearance and ward off big-ticket repairs later. Here are 18 things for you (or the handyman) to tackle now to help prepare ... Continue Reading »

By Inman News Real estate markets in Sun Belt states were the most popular among visitors searching recently for homes listed for at least $1 million on Realtor.com. The Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif., metro area dominated those online visits, with 16.1 percent of total searches at Realtor.com in January targeting $1 ... Continue Reading »

Not all cities are created equal, and some cities are certainly better than others when it comes to sports. The more major league sports teams a city has, the more a it has to offer to those who love the game. Additionally, the more successful a team, the happier its fans become. With this in mind, 24/7 Wall St. set out ... Continue Reading »

By Roslyn Ashford, Zillow Blog Contributor Plenty of home stagers will tell you that the best time to hire one is every time a home is listed for sale. But as a stager, I have found some homes need more staging assistance than others. My experience has found that the strongest cases for home staging are either: ... Continue Reading »

It's that time of year again, when soccer moms, competitive decorators, and children of all ages turn over-baked cookies into confectionery masterworks -- that's right: gingerbread houses. Using photos from two of Curbed.com's totally rad gingerbread house slideshows (one New York-centric, the other a nationwide ... Continue Reading »

"Baywatch" queen Pamela Anderson -- and for the record, we're Borat-size Pamela fans -- is either giving the website Vacation Rentals By Owner (VRBO) a major publicity boost or the businesswoman in her (the only Malibu mom we've ever seen reading The Wall Street Journal at Little League games) sees a way to put her empty ... Continue Reading »

Actor Bruce Willis is a fixture on the Sun Valley Idaho real estate scene, owning multiple properties in the ski resort area. He's about to own one less though, having just put his 20-acre, lakefront ranch on the market for $15 million. Willis' agent, Janine Bear with Sun Valley Sotheby's International Realty, told ... Continue Reading »

During the Great Depression, people who were forced to live in their cars were known as "Ford families." Today, they go by the far more impersonal name of the "vehicular homeless," and you can count 45-year-old Carey Fuller and her two daughters, 8 and 17, among them. The Fullers (pictured above) became homeless in ... Continue Reading »

There are some architectural styles that just dictate my behavior. For instance, whenever I see a French Norman estate, I feel like I should lower my voice to a whisper and put paper slippers over my shoes before I traipse on in. This is one of those places. Located in Bel-Air, a Los Angeles community of expensive ... Continue Reading »

There is no finer driving music than k.d. lang singing "Hallelujah" with the volume cranked up so loud that it rattles the windows in the car next to you. Don't even think about arguing with me on this one. And with the news that the four-time Grammy award-winner is selling her longtime home in Laurel Canyon area of Los ... Continue Reading »

There comes a time in every real estate writer's life when she simply can no longer see the forest for the trees. She complains aloud that there should be a lifetime ceiling on just how many Mediterraneans one can reasonably be asked to describe and prays that the one she just wrote about will be her last. And then ... Continue Reading »

Will it be "Deal or No Deal" for comic and TV host Howie Mandel, who just listed his Malibu ocean view home at $7.25 million? Mandel's Cape Cod has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms in almost 6,000 square feet. The Point Dume area home was designed by architect Douglas Burdge and sits on more than an acre. It has a ... Continue Reading »

Let's just say it: If there is such a thing as a bad time to be rich, it's definitely now. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sanford I. Weill, a one percenter who is the former chairman and chief executive of Citigroup Inc., has listed his postwar Central Park West penthouse in Manhattan for $88 million, with the ... Continue Reading »

Her go-go boots were made for walking and that's just what Nancy Sinatra did. She just sold her long-time Beverly Hills home for $5.3 million, reports the MLS. The 8,085-square-foot home belonging to the daughter of singer Frank Sinatra had been listed for just 45 days at $5.995 million. Her signature song, "These ... Continue Reading »