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Clarendon, Vermont’s Historic Repurposed Gristmill

A Clarendon, VT gristmill built in 1880 has been repurposed into a three-bedroom house on a 2.1-acre plot, and it can be yours for $1 million. The property offers a total of six buildings, including a colonial-style house and

Brazilian Artists Build Vertical Home on Climbing Wall

In an attempt to challenge our ideas about living space, two Brazilian artists built a vertical house alongside a building using a climbing wall in Rio de Janeiro. Nailed to the wall are shelves, counters, a hammock, bed and

Miami Home Prices Rise Strongly in Case-Shiller

Home prices positive in latest Case-Shiller, but are there signs of a slow down? Home prices in the Miami area posted strong gains in Standard & Poor’s latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, rising 0.9 percent from March to April and 8.5 percent from

Builders Trade Entry-Level for High-End

Construction is down in the market’s lower end, and economists say they know why The construction industry continues to make strides bringing more new homes to the market, a Census Bureau report on housing permits recently showed. But while

Houston’s $150 House

Instead of listing their home for $394,000, the appraised value of the property, a Houston-area Realtor and his wife decided on a more unique selling method. The couple launched www.150house.com, where buyers interested in their two bedroom, one bath

CFPB Announces Second Extension

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau decided to again amend its proposal to extend the forthcoming TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule compliance deadline, this time pushing the effective date from Oct. 1 to Oct. 3. “The bureau proposed Oct. 3 as

Pending Home Sales Now at 9-Year High

May was a solid month for pending home sales activity, but uncertainty remains for housing’s future Pending home sales continued their hot streak in May, rising by monthly and yearly measurements to their highest level in nine years, according to

A Game of Thrones-Esque Castle

If you like Game of Thrones, this may be the perfect property for you. For $12.8 million, you can own a castle in Bolton Landing, NY that could be straight out of a GoT. Highlands Castle was built in

Engel & Völkers Jupiter Announces Record-Breaking Sale of Estate on Jupiter Island

Privately marketed listing sells in seven months for $38 million. Today, June 29, Engel & Völkers Jupiter announced the record-breaking sale of one of the most sought after properties on Jupiter Island. The seller of this property is the

Fair Housing Decision: A True Victory for Civil Rights?

Civil rights groups are celebrating the Supreme Court’s recent decision on disparate impact claims, but is it too early? The Supreme Court’s affirmation of an appeals decision endorsing the citation of disparate impact in housing cases – which means evidence

Andy Warhol’s Hamptons Estate on Market

Andy Warhol’s 30-acre Montauk estate in the Hamptons is on the market for $85 million. The property, which was originally built as a fishing camp, offers an equestrian center, seaside main house and six cottages. Warhol bought the property

Negative Equity Still Huge Problem in Miami

Progress has been made on negative equity front, but troubling trends persist In the Miami housing market, 17.4 percent of mortgage holders remain underwater, and a majority will not reach positive equity for some time. That was the sobering finding of

Eduardo Bianco Ranks Eighth in List of Top Hispanic Realtors

Eduardo Bianco of Five Diamond Management & Real Estate LLC ranked eighth on the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals‘ (NAHREP) list of Top 250 Hispanic Agents in the U.S. The list, which ranked agents based on the

Supreme Court Rules on FHA

Supreme Court rules disparate impact claims will be covered under FHA Discriminatory intent is irrelevant in cases of disparate impact, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in a tight 5-4 decision, where Justice Anthony Kennedy proved the decider. In

Miami Housing Prices Rise by Double-Digits

Median sales prices for Miami single-family homes and condominiums each registered double-digit growth while total residential sales increased in May, according to a new report by the MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI). Single-family home transactions — which set an all-time

Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch on the Market

Michael Jackson’s 2,698-arce Neverland Ranch is on the market for $100 million. After purchasing the property for $18 million in 1988, Jackson added a Ferris wheel, a carousel, two trains, bumper cars and his own zoo in addition to

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