Ricardo Cerezo of Geneva, Ill. was facing foreclosure from his home -- and then found a $4.85 million lottery ticket in a cookie jar Read More »
A program made popular in the height of the subprime lending environment was the no-cost mortgage. But is that still the best deal? Read More »
Featuring pets in listing photos might seem cute, but many house hunters end up focusing on your furry friend and not the home you're selling. Read More »
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and new wife Crystal Harris buy their first home together after marriage in the exclusive Hollywood Hills. Read More »
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By Catherine Sherman Newlyweds Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris may need to set a price limit for exchanging gifts. Shortly after Harris made her husband a homemade gift for his 87th birthday, the Playboy magazine founder dropped $4.995 million on a Hollywood Hills mansion for the 27-year-old Playmate. The couple ... Continue Reading »
The white-shingled, two-story home at 2207 Seymour Ave. in Cleveland might look like many American homes from the outside -- if it weren't for the tall chain-link fence now surrounding it and the crowds of visitors fighting to take pictures. The home, where Ariel Castro allegedly held Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and ... Continue Reading »
By Annie Thornton When a lilac tree died in Sloan Schang's yard in Portland, Ore., last summer, it left behind a blank corner. It also provided him with an opportunity. A secluded backyard spa appealed to Schang, a writer and creative director, but the $6,000 bill required for the necessary electrical work and a new hot ... Continue Reading »
We've seen some pretty bad things drive tenants out of their apartments and homes -- sewage leaks, mold, rodents and bedbugs -- but this case is easily one of the most morbid. Residents of a St. Louis, Mo., apartment complex are in an "unlivable" situation due to the strong, putrid smell of a decaying body permeating ... Continue Reading »
By Lisa Kaplan Gordon When I grew up, a lush, green lawn was every suburbanite's dream, a sign they'd achieved the American dream of homeownership and a weed-free front yard. Today, I still love a lawn. I love the look, feel and smell of grass. And I'm willing to pay almost $700 a year to the people -- mowers, ... Continue Reading »
By Martin Crutsinger WASHINGTON -- U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in April, one month after topping the 1 million mark for the first time since 2008. But most of the decline was in apartment construction, which tends to vary sharply from month to month. And applications for new construction reached a ... Continue Reading »
By Erika Riggs Although both grew up in Washington, Anna Faris and Chris Pratt have traded the evergreen state for the ever-sunshine of Hollywood. The actors recently spent $3.3 million on a Hollywood Hills home, previously owned by Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, according to The Real Estalker. Both Faris and ... Continue Reading »
Kiernan Burke, a resident in the Queens borough of New York City, was charged $1,600 for electricity and gas usage over the past seven months, and he would dutifully pay his debt -- if his home had even existed in that time. The Burke family's home was destroyed in October 2012 by a fire that swallowed a swath of the ... Continue Reading »
By Mamta Badkar With the real estate market as shaky as it is, homeowners can't afford to deal with more problems. And yet there's always something that pops up –– whether its noisy neighbors or an unfortunately placed sinkhole. We've rounded up some of the biggest threats to the value of a home. ... Continue Reading »
By Erika Riggs Jennifer Lopez might just be "Jenny from the Block," but her newest block might be a stretch of three acres in exclusive Water Mill, N.Y. According to the New York Post, Lopez has toured the estate several times with her twins and current boyfriend, 25-year-old Casper Smart. Lopez reportedly paid ... Continue Reading »
By Allison Kade As many Northeasterners learned from Hurricane Sandy, a natural disaster can strip you of your worldly belongings without warning. Similar lessons have recently resounded all around the country, from wildfires in Colorado to major blizzards in the Midwest. And many renters are unprepared. Generally ... Continue Reading »
