Soften Up Your Home’s Interior Color Choices
Photo credit: Benjamin Moore By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR(R) Magazine Move over gray. Pastels and whites are softening up the color palette of more homes in 2016. On-trend …Read More
PALM SPRINGS: Home in James Bond’s ‘Diamonds are Forever’ now bank-owned, listed at $8 million
This story has been updated to correct the status of the property. The Elrod House, an over-the-top Palm Springs home featured in a famous fight scene in a 1971 James Bond movie, was turned over to a bank this …Read More
Top Off Your Cocktails With Homegrown Garnishes (9 photos)
It’s become standard practice to look to your edible garden for garnishes for everything from soups to desserts, but that same garden may also be a great source for garnishes when your party plans lean more toward drinks than dinner. …Read More
Freddie Raises Price Forecast, Fannie Turns Bearish on Sales
Like the blind men with different interpretations of the same elephant, September forecasts by economists at the nation’s largest housing GSEs emphasize differing outcomes from the same forces shaping the nation’s housing economy. After July’s disappointing existing sales report, which NAR’s …Read More
Kitchen Design Is Getting Mixed Up
Photographed by William Lesch and designed by Lori Carroll and Debra Gelety By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR(R) Magazine Get two-toned in the kitchen. …Read More
US housing starts, building permits fall in August
U.S. housing starts fell more than expected in August as building activity declined broadly after two straight months of solid increases. Source link …Read More
Houzz TV: An Edible Backyard in an Eichler Home (24 photos)
Faced with costly repairs for their backyard swimming pool only a few years after purchasing their home, Aislin and Tim Gibson were at a crossroads. Though they had enjoyed the pool as a family, they knew filling in the pool …Read More
Southern California home sales jump in August
Southern California home sales hit a 10-year high in August, indicating demand remains strong despite the soaring cost of housing in the region. Buyers in the six-county area scooped up 23,278 new and existing houses and condos in August, nearly 10% more …Read More
Home Design Trends to Watch: The Herringbone Pattern
Photo courtesy of Laura AnnDiaz of Laura Diaz’s Photography and Mandie Maguire, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Herringbone is emerging as the …Read More
Goldman Sachs passes first round of compliance testing for $5 billion settlement
Goldman Sachs is meeting its consumer relief requirements as part of its $5 billion settlement reached in April over toxic mortgage bonds, a new report from the settlement’s monitor showed. The report, published Friday by Eric Green, who serves …Read More