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A Look at Nominees of 2013 Doory Awards “Converted Homes” Category (PHOTOS)
China’s Sky City One to Break Ground in June; To Be Completed in 210 Days (VIDEO)
Touring a “Glass-House” Shaped Cupcake Bakery (PHOTOS)
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Oppenheim Group To Offer Free Real Estate Assistance To Families Displaced By LA Wildfires: 'We Will Help You Find A Place'
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US Housing Affordability Unlikely To Improve Until Prices Fall 40%, Wages Increase 70%: Expert
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Meghan Markle And Prince Harry's Montecito Mansion Now Valued At $29M
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US Housing Supply Hit Four-Year High - But Only Because Homes Are Failing To Find Buyers
The “Skyfall” star, Daniel Craig and his actress wife, Rachel Weisz are redecorating their plush home in Stone Ridge, New York. An 'Upside Down Barefoot Mailman' Comes to Bal Harbour
An “Upside down barefoot Mailman” has reportedly set its “head” in the Founders Circle at Bal Harbour, a small village on the northern tip of Miami Beach, Florida. Builder Confidence in New Single Family Homes Strengthens in May; NAHB Report
Confidence among U.S. builders for new single family homes improved in May to reach 44 points, after dropping slightly in April from the values of March, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Building World Famous Structures with Lego Bricks
Lego has manufactured around 474 billion bricks until 2013 and the number increases by 36 billion every year. So, if you could lay hands on all the Lego bricks ever manufactured, what famous structures of the world could one build? Barbie Dreamhouse Experience Opening in Berlin
Another stroke of marketing genius/desperate effort to raise sales, has made its way into the market with Mattel, the toy company that manufactures Barbie® dolls, opening “The Barbie Dreamhouse Experience” in Berlin, Germany May 16, 2013. Herzog and de Meuron to Build Oxford University School Building worth $47 Million
After much ado, famous design firm, Herzog and de Meuron has finally been given the green light to start building the Blavatnik School of Government for the Oxford University. The project will cost something around $47 million. Ice Tsunami Hits Lake Community of Manitoba, Destroys Many Homes (VIDEO)
A huge Ice wave from a nearby lake hit a small lakeside community, Manitoba in Canada destroying and damaging many homes Friday, May 10. Strong winds blowing at the rate of 80 kilometers per hour drove large amounts of ice from the lake Dauphin towards the shore and onto the land making it look like a giant ice tsunami. Building a House with Rubik’s Cubes
The folks at Movoto Real Estate (who apparently love all kinds of blocks) put on their creative thinking caps and decided to find out how many Rubik’s Cubes would it require to build an average-sized 2,169 square foot, double story home and how much time would it take to solve those cubes and put them in place. Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island Mansion Saga Continues
Taylor Swift, the “I knew you were trouble” singer recently moved into her Rhode Island mansion that she purchased amid much tabloid hullabaloo. She was spotted arriving at the $17 million residence with her parents and making herself at home in her new digs. Here are two facts related to Swift’s Rhode Island Mansion. A Skyscraper for Honey Bees (PHOTOS)
On the banks of the Buffalo River, among a group of unused grain silos, stands a “bee-tastic” seven feet tall structure that is home to thousands of honey-bees that had once called a boarded-up window of an old office tower their home. The structure is the winning design for the bee-home designing “Hive City” competition that was held by the University.
