@Zillow Roundup 10-5-12: Rental Memories
Whether you’re leasing an apartment for the first time or are an ex-tenant, rental memories run deep. This week we asked the @Zillow community to fill in the blank, “My favorite apartment memory is...
View ArticleLife After the Playboy Mansion
Source: Wikicommons Holly Madison is pregnant, Kendra Wilkinson is building her empire and Bridget Marquardt is making a splash on the real estate market. These “Girls Next Door” have come a long way...
View ArticleWant Your Own Magic Kingdom? Disney Designer’s Home for Sale in LA
The real Disneyland Sleeping Beauty castle in Anaheim. Source: visitingdc.com Some people go to Disneyland. Other people live in it — or something like it. This is the story of Graystone Manor, a Los...
View ArticleShould You Refinance Your Mortgage?
“Should I refinance my mortgage?” It’s a question that many of us have been asking lately amid historically low interest rates. For some it’s a no-brainier (of course, rates are near 3 percent today!),...
View ArticleWhat to Expect When You’re Inspecting
If you’re a first-time buyer who just nabbed your first place, you’re likely in one of the scarier places in the real estate transaction. After weeks or months of looking, your new home is becoming a...
View ArticleAnother ‘Real Housewives’ Cast Member Set to Make a Beverly Hills Move
Taylor Armstrong Source: Zimbio The Hermes-laden, chardonnay-sipping cast members of the reality TV show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” continue their house-hopping moves. This time it’s Taylor...
View ArticleRules of Thumb for Estimating Apartment Utility Costs
Utilities are a hidden cost: You know you’ll need to plan for them, but when you’re looking for an apartment, they’re not at the top of your mind. So, before you sign that lease, make sure you can pay...
View ArticleBundle Services to Save Big
In these tough economic times, perhaps you’re thinking about bundling some of your household services? And rightly so — it’s easy, convenient and could save you, well, a bundle. Telecom services You...
View ArticleShould Lifelong Renters Consider Buying a Home?
By Graham Wood Isra Hashmi is one of the lucky ones. And even so, she’s watched her mother sink under a $700,000 mortgage for a home in California that she never could afford to begin with on a...
View ArticleHomes of Former Presidents
At the pinnacle of their careers, U.S. presidents call a sandstone neoclassic estate home. But before and after their stints in the White House, presidents have called a variety of architecture home,...
View ArticleVacant Homes Plague Neighbors
By Teke Wiggin Deborah Jackson in front of her Chicago home. The vacant home next to Deborah Jackson’s house has been an eyesore and magnet of blight for much longer than the Chicago homeowner would...
View Article30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Continues to Rise
Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages rose this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 3.26 percent, up from 3.18 percent at this same time last week....
View ArticleRhode Island Agent Helps Worried Sandy Evacuees
A beach home destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Charlestown Breachway, RI. Photo courtesy of Erin Diaz Erin Diaz There’s a sense of feeling useless when a disaster hits, explained Rhode Island real estate...
View Article3 Things Not to Do on Your Real Estate Blog/Website
I stumbled across a local real estate broker’s website today, and it took about 30 seconds to notice three fundamental issues with the site. Now before anyone gets twisted out of shape and thinks I’m...
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