One thing about successful supermodels is that they often live in super fabulous homes with equally super prices, says Elaine Raffel. See More…
Appearances to the contrary notwithstanding, the house you see in the photo above is an Arts and Crafts house. I’m not referring to the architectural […]
“You can do big things with a small budget!” this homeowner says of her 100% DIYed new kitchen. READ MORE…
I had no idea how difficult it is to assemble scaffolding…I have an entirely new appreciation for it! Yesterday, along with a dozen or so of my Sacramento Association of Realtors colleagues, we assembled scaffolding for a few homes in the Habitat for Humanity Mandolin Estates Community. That is hard work, and it all has […more]
Before you jump on the barndominium bandwagon, you want to do your research. Here are the most important facts about building a barndominium.
Yesterday, I had two similar occurrences take place so it must mean I should address it! This comment was left here on the blog: I just wanted to thank you for your bidding war info. I have followed your blog for many years. We listed our house in Ramona last week and had open house […more]
Before Dwayne Johnson purchased his current Beverly Park estate, he rented a snazzy pad nearby. It’s now available for a new tenant.
The rate volatility created by fast-rising inflation, now approaching 8% annualized, and the opposing flight to quality sparked by the war in Ukraine, is complicating an already challenging execution environment in the private-label securities market. Into March of this year, according to multiple market experts, the nonagency secondary market has been digesting a large backlog […more]
As HUD considers mortgage insurance premium (MIP) changes in the aftermath of FHA’s record-breaking FY 2021 performance with $100 billion of capital reserves and a capital ratio of 8%, it is time to address the “elephant in the room.” Since the housing crisis, FHA premium policy has been more effective in “providing space for private […more]
One of the priciest Frank Lloyd Wright–designed homes we’ve ever seen is now available in one of the country’s priciest towns.