Modern slope house design, Canada Five levels modern slope house design (Canada) is distributed along a steep mountain slope, developing diverse relations to the surrounding views, the landscape and the internal program or functions of the house. Architecture and photography: Studio NminusOne By Peter Boehm We’ve tallied the benefits, now it’s time to flip the […]
Fancy Richard Gere’s home ? $65 million.
Richard Gere listed his 12-bedroom, 12-bathroom home in the Hamptons for $65 million. The actor’s Strongheart Manor in North Haven, N.Y. is a six-acre estate with waterfront views and a personal dock. Built in 1902, the property has a pool, an outdoor fireplace pavilion, and a “tea house” beside a waterfront pond. Three separate lots […]
Gen Y struggles in expensive housing & rental market ?
After the revolutionary 300sf condo, what’s next ? The Gen Y Home … 1×5 square feet Hanging Condo ? Some of Generation Y is rebelling against an uphill battle of purchasing affordable homes or securing reasonable rentals by moving into non-traditional alternatives like cars, boats and collective houses. Why are so many of Canada’s young people out […]
U.S. housing markets start to cool down
Home values are finally starting to cool as a year of explosive growth marches to its end. According to Zillow’s third quarter real estate market report, home prices are up 6.4 percent year-over-year and up 1.2 percent from the end of the second quarter. While home prices are still escalating — and still need to return […]
Jessica Simpson sold her 5-bed Beverly Hills home for $6.4 million
Jessica Simpson sold her 5-bed, Beverly Hills home for $6.4 million in Oct. 2013. First listed in May, she bought it for $5.3 million after her divorce from Nick Lachey. The home, last listed $7,295,000, has a koi pond, pool and was custom-built in 1991 by designer Kerry Joyce. It’s “evocative of the Hamptons and […]
Canada Real Estate Is Fundamentally Rock Solid
Today’s Good News: – Canadian home sales increase slightly in September: CREA CTV News-Oct 15, 2013 The Canadian Real Estate Association said Tuesday that home saleswere up just under one per cent from August to September, while overall … Calgary helps fuel strong MLS sales in Canada Calgary Herald-Oct 15, 2013 The Canadian Real Estate Association said Tuesday that national salesof 38,147 during the month were up 18.2 […]