Judy McLendon of Bay Head, N.J. knows why home sellers often put their money into kitchen renovations. "Redoing the kitchen is probably the best thing you can do," she says. McLendon should know. She has sold many of her own homes without the help of a realtor. Years ago in Summit, N.J., McLendon was a city council ... Continue Reading »

Wilma Horner said no to blue. And it paid off. Horner, a broker for RE/MAX in Bridge City, Texas, had a client with a blue-colored facade. "I said we need to make a change because that's not going to attract people," Horner recalls of her exterior painting suggestion. Her clients agreed to go with a more neutral color. ... Continue Reading »

Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is packing up and leaving New York. At least Donald Trump's piece of New York. Lloyd Webber is selling his Trump Tower apartment for $19 million. The news comes via the U.K.'s Telegraph, where the knighted composer netted plenty of attention recently with the London opening of his ... Continue Reading »

Like Dorothy's place in "The Wizard of Oz," another house has landed in an unlikely spot. The country abode this time has come to the big city, drawing crowds eager to see what Country Living magazine calls "The House of the Year." Betty Lyn Walters-Eller, a consultant on the project, said visitors to downtown Manhattan ... Continue Reading »

Oh, those love-at-first-sight moments. You fall for both the space and the design. Especially the design, which somehow evokes the sophistication of New York City in the perfect way. Those book-lined shelves call to you. There is little or no feeling of being cramped into a small space in the big city. Instead, the ... Continue Reading »