Krisanne Alcantara

Tiny House Movement Spawns Whole Communities of Mini Homes" alt="Tiny House Movement Spawns Whole Communities of Mini Homes" />

It's no secret that more and more homeowners are denouncing traditional housing structures for "small home living." Tiny homes, microstudios, independent "accessory dwelling units": Whatever you want to call them, these diminutive residences appear to be growing larger in popularity across the country. In fact, ... Continue Reading »

How Climate Change Might Make Some Cities 'Uninhabitable'" alt="How Climate Change Might Make Some Cities 'Uninhabitable'" />

House hunters are perpetually bombarded with lists of the next "hottest" neighborhoods: The next best areas to buy a home, where to invest in the future. But environmentally speaking, it can mean: Where not to live in the future, as a result of climate change. Environmentalists warn that some areas of the United States ... Continue Reading »

Shane and Carrie Caverly Make Big Plans From Tiny Home" alt="Shane and Carrie Caverly Make Big Plans From Tiny Home" />

We've heard a lot of hype about tiny homes, but what's it like to actually live in one? According to Shane and Carrie Caverly, who live in a tiny home in Santa Fe, N.M. -- as well as design and build them -- it's positively peachy. Though the couple lives in a truly elfin, 204-square-foot house-on-wheels -- the size ... Continue Reading »

How Survival Real Estate Is Surviving (and Thriving) After the 'Apocalypse'" alt="How Survival Real Estate Is Surviving (and Thriving) After the 'Apocalypse'" />

Survival realty reportedly experienced a boom prior to the predicted Mayan Apocalypse on Dec. 21, 2012. But what happens to the market after each failed "apocalypse"? Though it's easy to assume that demand for survival shelters and underground Doomsday bunkers would plummet, Realtors say that's not the case. In fact, ... Continue Reading »

What's Middle Class in America?" alt="What's Middle Class in America?" />

Debate rages in the U.S. over what is -- and who is -- "middle class" in America. What was once based on notions of median household income and a distinct working class -- with ideals of "the white picket fence" and the "American Dream" -- is becoming increasingly broad, arbitrary and complex as the gap widens between rich ... Continue Reading »