Graham Wood

Bet They're Peeved: Texas Town Wrongly Named America's Angriest" alt="Bet They're Peeved: Texas Town Wrongly Named America's Angriest" />

The people of Longview, Texas, have something to really be ticked off about after a news article used outdated information to classify the town as the angriest city in America. Esquire magazine crowned Longview with the dishonor in a recent blog post based on data from Gallup's 2012 Well-Being Index. The 2012 survey did not ... Continue Reading »

Are Real Estate Commercials Skirting Realities of Homebuying?" alt="Are Real Estate Commercials Skirting Realities of Homebuying?" />

You've probably seen those real estate commercials. You know, that one where where the guy's brushing his teeth, the woman's blow-drying her hair and singing in operatic tone, and the overweight man's coming in to take a bath. All in the same bathroom: Or that one with that sweet song and the woman clicking on a ... Continue Reading »

Homeowner Robert Phipps Says Neighbor's Solar Panels Are Blinding" alt="Homeowner Robert Phipps Says Neighbor's Solar Panels Are Blinding" />

There are plenty of environmental and budgetary benefits to installing solar panels on your roof, but there could be one health drawback: permanently blinding your neighbor. Robert Phipps, a homeowner in England, claims that the glare of the sun off of the solar panels on his neighbor's home is so bright that his entire ... Continue Reading »

World War II Vet John Potter, 91, Faces Eviction by Daughter" alt="World War II Vet John Potter, 91, Faces Eviction by Daughter" />

A family feud could end with a 91-year-old World War II veteran (pictured above) on the streets after his own daughter gained ownership of his home in southern Ohio and served him with an eviction notice. Now John Potter's granddaughter, Jaclyn Fraley, is racing against the clock to keep the war vet in the home that he ... Continue Reading »

Courtney Sale Ross Officially Lists Hamptons Home for $75 Million" alt="Courtney Sale Ross Officially Lists Hamptons Home for $75 Million" />

At the end of January, we got all worked up when we heard that Courtney Sale Ross, widow of Time Warner kingpin Steven J. Ross, had slapped her $75 million Hamptons home on the market. At the time, it was a pocket listing -- not open to the public. What must this place look like, we wondered. Well, Ross' monstrous home ... Continue Reading »