Mar 25th 2013 5:46PM
We agree that honesty is the best policy in life, love and, yes, listings. But although mama might not have told you so, a little white lie never hurt anyone. Well, at least not being so bluntly honest. You wouldn't tell your date that you'd prefer she wear more makeup next time, would you? (Even if she is ugly as sin.)... Continue Reading »
Aug 31st 2012 6:00AM
As #houseporn fiends and real estate junkies, there's nothing we love more than poring through fabulous home listings -- except maybe sorting through the tragically un-fabulous ones. They'll definitely make you laugh, and some of them could make you cry. Every week, AOL Real Estate brings you the sorriest listings we could... Continue Reading »
May 16th 2011 4:52PM
In this buyers' market, even the newbie lookers are savvy to listing descriptions. Who among us doesn't know that "cozy" means "small," or that "needs some TLC" means "bring your bulldozer?" But about a decade ago, Paul Anglin, who teaches real estate and housing trends at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada,... Continue Reading »
Apr 12th 2011 1:13PM
You can thank Vogue for sexing up real estate marketing. When real estate broker Dimitrios Aletras of high-end agency Nest Seekers was flipping through fashion mags, he wondered why he couldn't do for vacant apartments what fashion stylists do with belts and shoes: Get hot models to make them look fabulous. "I would... Continue Reading »
May 28th 2010 9:30AM
This may come as a shock, but when you are apartment hunting ads on the Internet might occasionally be a little misleading. Go figure. I am just amazed that someone would lie about what they really have to offer in a Craigslist ad. (So amazed, in fact, that I even write a regular feature for RentedSpaces on creepy,... Continue Reading »
