Brighten Your Dim Apartment With Translucent Concrete" alt="Brighten Your Dim Apartment With Translucent Concrete" />

Homeowners of the future may have a lot more options when it comes to illuminating their pads. Thanks to the Hungary-based design firm, LiTraCon, architects and designers can construct entire walls that glow. Incorporating optical glass fibers in the construction design, the fiber-concrete blend creates almost ... Continue Reading »

Could a Tree House Solve Your Housing Dilemma?" alt="Could a Tree House Solve Your Housing Dilemma?" />

These days you read more about homes being underwater than up in the air. But with more artists and architects building tree houses, some of today's coolest and most avant-garde homes are nestled in tree branches. Equipped with amenities including electricity, plumbing, heating -- even Wi-Fi -- big-kid tree houses ... Continue Reading »

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Andrew Woodworth didn't realize how expensive his move would be until it was all over. Moving from Manhattan to Brooklyn in April of last year, Woodworth originally received a moving quote of $700. In the end, he paid $825. Why was the moving quote so different from the actual price? "When the movers showed up in the ... Continue Reading »

How to Negotiate a Home Offer" alt="How to Negotiate a Home Offer" />

Patricia Golden is not the kind of woman you low ball with a home offer. After purchasing a home in Richmond, Va. for under $100,000, Golden decided to flip it for a tidy profit. "I was working in Washington, D.C. at the time and hoping to transfer to Richmond, so I was only living in the house on weekends," the retired ... Continue Reading »

House Made of Meat Serves Up Delicious Surprises" alt="House Made of Meat Serves Up Delicious Surprises" />

Dr. Mitchell Joachim is putting a whole new spin on the term "grow your own." An architecture and sustainable design professor at New York University, Joachim is also the co-founder of Terreform ONE, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that connects scientists, architects, artists and students in an effort to come up with a few ... Continue Reading »