In the end we'll have a series of videos on what to look out for when buying a home - the focus in this segment is living near a school:
Year: 2010
Robotoilet
Coolest home upgrades, from cnbc.com: It’s go big or go home with televisions these days – but when you bring one of these drive-in movie-sized screens home, it can often wreck the design of the room. When a guest walks in, they won’t say, “Wow, what a nice house,”...
State of Housing
From HW: Laurie Goodman, senior managing director at Amherst Securities, believes one in five distressed homeowners in the U.S. are facing, or may face, foreclosure. The analyst adds that little may be done to stem the tide of foreclosures without greater government...
More Big Money
Sales-to-Inventory Relationship
We've seen in the past that there is some relationship between the amount of homes for sale, and the frenzy in the marketplace. The bigger the inventory, the more cautious the buyers are in their search, and when there isn't much for sale, buyers tend to get more...
M-Hills
Pemeliza already took a couple of swings this morning, here's the first: JTR, I know you don't cover Mission Hills much but here is a new short sale listing in my neighborhood at more than 50% off the 2007 price. It also has the modern clean look and I think it is a...
Manhattan Beach
This contemporary villa in Manhattan Beach was designed and built by Steve Lazar for his family's personal use, though he probably gets a few gawkers passing by.
Increasing Inventory Due to OPTs
An excerpt from Nick's article in the WSJ about housing inventories: The growing pessimism is attributed partly to rising inventory in many markets, a trend that doesn't bode well for prices. The Wall Street Journal's latest quarterly survey of housing-market...
Lake Walensee, Switzerland
San Diego New-Home Sales 2010
Hat tip to Alan for providing this: