Apr 6th 2011 @ 5:00PM
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Undecorating: It's the design trend of the moment. There's even a new book to prove it. "Undecorate: The No-Rules Approach to Interior Design" lauds the quirky, the personality-driven, the DIY approach to home design. Like the one practiced by the Chicago couple at left, who parked an Airstream trailer smack in ... Continue Reading »
Apr 6th 2011 @ 10:36AM
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Al G. Hill III, the first great-grandchild of legendary Texas oilman H.L. Hunt (see photo below) -- once known as the richest man in America and who died in 1974 -- has been indicted in Dallas County on several felony counts of mortgage fraud for a home improvement loan of more than $200,000. Hill, 40, and his wife, Erin ... Continue Reading »
Mar 31st 2011 @ 9:58AM
Underground Real Estate Boom: Bomb Shelter Sales on the Rise" alt="Underground Real Estate Boom: Bomb Shelter Sales on the Rise" />
Home prices may be double-dipping and dripping downward across the U.S., but there's one real estate market that's looking up, way up: luxury underground bunkers and bomb shelters. Frustrated by a crazy world, sales of high tech survival shelters have surged from 20 to 1,000 percent. Much of the anxiety, says ... Continue Reading »
Mar 25th 2011 @ 11:07AM
Are Men Dumber About Real Estate Values Than Women?" alt="Are Men Dumber About Real Estate Values Than Women?" />
It doesn't take women long to figure out that men exaggerate about, um, almost everything, including real estate values. So it should come as no surprise that men are more bullish about the value of their castles than women are. According to a study conducted by a national polling company, The Rasmussen Report found that ... Continue Reading »
Mar 23rd 2011 @ 4:37PM
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Happy days are here again, at least for the sellers of multimillion dollar homes. After four solid years of penny-pinching, the rich are opening their pocket-books to buy real estate. Cash sales are on the rise. Sales of multimillion dollar homes and condos are up in all 20 major U.S. metro areas, some of which have seen ... Continue Reading »
