Sep 23rd 2011 6:00PM
Looking for a way to sweeten the deal in order to sell your home? Well, don't. Try something with a little more kick to create buzz -- literally. That's what Melanie Gravdal, a homeowner in Glenview, Ill., is doing by offering a $1,000 bar tab to the buyer of her home, The Associated Press reports. Gravdal is offering the... Continue Reading »
Apr 13th 2011 9:30AM
Nicolas Cage is no stranger to real estate woes, but his latest sale could place him in the realm of MC Hammer-level mismanagement. The Academy Award-winning actor has sold his 24,000-square-foot, 12-bedroom Middleton, R.I. estate for $6.2 million – less than half of what he paid for it in 2007. Cage purchased the... Continue Reading »
Mar 24th 2011 10:30AM
The "Great Recession" has been anything but great for most peoples' bottom line. According to the National Bankruptcy Research Center, over 1.5 million people have declared bankruptcy in 2010, while RealtyTrac reports that 1.05 million homes went into foreclosure the same year. Both of these rates are record high... Continue Reading »
Jan 12th 2011 9:26AM
Nicolas Cage has had more than his share of real estate woes. Now his former Las Vegas home is back on the market. Diedre Woollard at our sister site, Luxist.com, explores whether the property's luck has improved. Around this time last year we heard that the Las Vegas home that once belonged to Nicolas Cage has finally... Continue Reading »
Oct 29th 2010 3:27PM
Visiting haunted houses is a Halloween staple. People pay to walk through buildings to experience spookily costumed characters, eerie sounds and ghostly apparitions. Most of these haunted houses are just dressed up for the occasion, but there are some homes in the U.S. that visitors say are haunted year-round, by the sound... Continue Reading »
