Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com / Getty Images (4)It’s safe to say we’ve never encountered a housing market nearly as unpredictable as the one we’re in right now. After months of navigating wild fluctuations, homebuyers, sellers, owners, and renters are now desperately trying to read the tea leaves to figure out where real estate prices, inventor...
Realtor.comOffers came in quickly for a home with centuries of history in Santa Fe, NM.
Property records show two dwellings on the land date to at least 1848. Unofficial records reveal that a structure sat on the one-third-acre parcel even earlier. The property listing indicates the original dwelling was built in 1786—more than 125 years before New...
Getty ImagesYour home might not be a contestant on the “Ugliest House in America,” but do you have a sinking feeling it could still compete strongly on the HGTV show?
Alas, some homes are downright ugly—inside and/or out. Yet, there are often plenty of silver linings to even the unseemliest spaces, and we’re here to remind you of them all!
So don’t...
sbossert/iStockChintz, a textile featuring flowery patterns on curtains, couches, and wallpaper, was all the rage in the 1980s. Since then, it’s fallen from grace, hard. In fact, after its long history of ins and outs in fashion, the word “chintzy” has become synonymous with decor that’s considered gaudy or cheap.
But as trends tend to do, the pend...
Getty ImagesThose hoping to watch their home’s value soar might want to live near this grocery store.
Homeowners who lived closest to an Aldi, a German chain of discount supermarkets, saw the greatest home appreciation, according to a recent report from real estate data firm ATTOM. Home values jumped 58% for homeowners near an Aldi compared with 49...