tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66448128366810148622025-04-20T03:54:09.127-07:00Popular Real Estate BlogsHaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3626125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-82319822874039391382014-03-25T15:53:00.000-07:002014-03-25T15:54:42.826-07:00Weekend Topic Suggestions <P>How’d it go from $85 bn to $89 bn?</EM><BR><BR>What ‘Star Wars’ has to do with QE<BR>MJ Kim/Getty Images</P><P>Star Wars character Darth Vader.</P><P>by David Weinberg<BR>Marketplace for Friday, May 24, 2013</P><P>Is the end of quantitative easing near?</P><P>This week Ben Bernanke testified before the Joint Economic Committee in Washington. And you can’t talk to Bernanke these days without asking him about quantitative easing. Or to put it in English, the Fed’s strategy of purchasing assets from commercial banks to keep cash flowing into the economy.</P><P>QE is controversial. It’s even been called a “Jedi mind trick.” This weekend being the 30th anniversary of “Return of the Jedi,” we thought we’d look at that analogy.</P><P>After Luke Skywalker found out that Darth Vader is his father, he accused Obi-Wan Kenobi of lying to him. Obi-Wan said it wasn’t a lie from… a certain point of view.</P><P>“A certain point of view?” Luke asks.</P><P>“You’re going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view,” Obi-Wan replies.</P><P>So is quantitative easing the Darth Vader of economic policy? Well, it depends on your point of view. You might say that QE has spurred lending, created jobs and has kept inflation below 2 percent. More like a young Anakin Skywlaker before he turned to the dark side.</P><P>“He was the best star pilot in the galaxy,” Obi-Wan says of Anakin.</P><P>Or, like many of its critics, you might say it’s only a matter of time before QE causes inflation, it’s creating artificial price bubbles, and it hasn’t had any noticeable impact on unemployment.</P><P>As Darth Vader says, “Give yourself to the dark side.”</P><P>Bernake says he has no plans of ending the Fed’s $89 billion a month spending on Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities.<BR>…</P><br /><p><a href="http://thehousingbubbleblog.com/?p=7743" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-77266039203204553692014-02-03T02:52:00.000-08:002014-02-03T02:52:00.497-08:00Video Interlude: Count the Trapdoors in this Nifty Adjustable Apartment Thursday, January 23, 2014, by Spencer Peterson <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed Nation\pin_it_button.png"> <P><IMG alt=Elii-Didomestic-1.jpg src="/Elii-Didomestic-1-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=333><BR>Photo via Co.Exist</P><P>At first glance, the apartment featured in this promotional video by Spanish design firm <STRONG>elii</STRONG> looks unoccupied and unloved. Aside from a frameless bed in the corner of the second-floor loft, there's hardly a piece of furniture in sight: no daybed, no davenport, not even a breakfast nook! But that's because all the needful things in this tricksy digs fold out of hidden compartments. To wit, a mirror swings up from the bedroom floor, and the hollowed-out volume beneath it allows for a kneel-down vanity, while in the kitchen, a deconstructed picnic table (essentially just three plywood boards) lowers from the ceiling. And that's not even the half of it.</P><P>The living room boasts a hammock, a swing, and a disco ball. (Their client, a DJ, likes to throw parties, and its refreshing to see architects make room for a priority that so many of us share.) It's all very surprising and fun, not to mention appealing to the junk-drawer mentality of out-of-sight, out-of-mind organizers in a pretty visceral way. In creating the place, the firm wanted to extend the idea of "domestic theater" to open up "the possibility to rehearse, perform and live as many lives as you want," as they told Co.Exist. Check out the video below and see how they did:</P><P><BR>· This Transformable Microapartment Has Secret Trap Doors Everywhere [Co.Exist]</P><br /><p><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/01/23/count-the-trapdoors-in-this-adjustable-apartment.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-45634366872902890932014-02-02T23:47:00.000-08:002014-02-02T23:47:00.201-08:00On the Market: This is What a $995K 1BR Condo at One Hawthorne Looks Like Friday, January 17, 2014, by Sally Kuchar <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed SF\pin_it_button.png"> This unit on the<STRONG> 19th floor </STRONG>of One Hawthorne clocks in just under 1,000 square feet and boasts one bedroom and one bathroom. That said, there is a small den that's doubling as an office at the moment. The condo was just listed for $995K. It's a corner unit, so there's three directional views to the north, east and west. There's also been some customization, including built-in bookcases and wide plank walnut stained oak flooring. Monthly HOA dues are $591 and there's 1-car valet parking if you want to shell out an additional $273 a month. <BR>· 1 Hathorne Street, Unit 19C [Redfin] <br /><p><a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/17/this_is_what_a_995k_1br_condo_at_one_hawthorne_looks_like.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-37620283654012890472014-02-02T20:13:00.000-08:002014-02-02T20:13:00.051-08:00Nathan Pyle’s NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette Book Coming Soon! <P><IMG title=8-12-13NathanBook class="alignright size-full wp-image-29884" alt="" src="/8-12-13NathanBook.jpg" width=200 height=375></P><P>If you’re a reader of <a href="http://budurl.com/MatrixManiac">Matrix</a>, then you’ve been subjected to my fandom of the work of my friend Nathan Pyle, here, here, here and here will have his very clever observations about NYC published in 2014.</P><P>Here’s a nice write up in Gizmodo and The Daily Dot. Don’t forget to “like” his Facebook page so you’ll know when the book is published!</P><P>DISCLOSURE: the fact that we disagree on the pronunciation of GIF (I’m in the “like the peanut butter “Jif” camp.), his work is smooth, not chunky.</P><BLOCKQUOTE class=twitter-tweet readability="7"><P>@jonathanmiller @SAI As someone pointed out, he's fighting basic phonetic intuition, momentum and the fact the G stands for GRAPHICS</P>— Nathan Pyle (@nathanwpyle) May 22, 2013</BLOCKQUOTE><P>The following is a recent batch that “probably” didn’t make the book (imagine how good the images in the book will be):</P><P><IMG title=SUBWAYSEATS_723 class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29890" alt="" src="/SUBWAYSEATS723.gif" width=600> </P><P><IMG title=GARBAGESCENTDEATH_ZONE_723 class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29885" alt="" src="/GARBAGESCENTDEATHZONE723.gif" width=600> </P><P><IMG title=NEBULOUSQUEUEFINAL_723 class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29888" alt="" src="/NEBULOUSQUEUEFINAL723.gif" width=600> </P><P><IMG title=CANALSTREET_GOOD4 class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29886" alt="" src="/CANALSTREETGOOD4.gif" width=600> </P><P><IMG title=ICONIC_SKYSCRAPERS_723 class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29887" alt="" src="/ICONICSKYSCRAPERS723.gif" width=600> </P><P><IMG title=PARADE_PROTEST_GOOD class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29889" alt="" src="/PARADEPROTESTGOOD.gif" width=600> </P><P><IMG title=USQFINAL_723 class="alignnone size-full wp-image-29891" alt="" src="/USQFINAL723.gif" width=600></P><br /><p><a href="http://www.millersamuel.com/nathan-pyles-nyc-basic-tips-and-etiquette-book-coming-soon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-76852097919563576042014-02-02T15:37:00.000-08:002014-02-02T15:37:00.344-08:00Going Big: San Francisco-based Xoom&#8212;an online money-transfer company&#8212;just... Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.<br /><p><a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/24/going_big.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-87907893869421637602014-02-02T12:25:00.000-08:002014-02-02T12:25:00.306-08:00[Video] Talking Housing, Case Shiller, on Bloomberg TV’s Surveillance 8-28-13 <P>I had a nice discussion with Tom Keene, Sara Eisen and Alix Steel, along with guest host Byron Wien, vice chairman of Blackstone Group LP’s advisory services on the state of US housing and the latest Case Shiller numbers.</P><P>More importantly, I’m still the mayor of Bloomberg TV’s Green Room on Foursquare.</P><br /><p><a href="http://www.millersamuel.com/video-talking-housing-case-shiller-on-bloomberg-tvs-surveillance-8-28-13/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-55547248070922009012014-02-02T09:13:00.000-08:002014-02-02T09:13:00.456-08:00Push Your Style: 7 Bold Ideas from Pros — Professional Projects <IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Still haven't found that bold element you were hoping to include in your home this year? Looking for inspiration to push your style even farther in 2014? Whether you're ready to find the</EM> thing to add to a room to make it pop or if you're just in the mood to browse through gorgeous spaces, you'll find tons of adventurous ideas from professionals in these rooms. </P><P>Today is the first ever Tribeza Interiors Tour in Austin, Texas (tickets still on sale today for $25!) and those in Austin have the opportunity to tour interiors bursting with color, fearless elements and criminal levels of style. However anyone anywhere can enjoy the daring ideas dreamed up by top interior design professionals. Here are some of our favorite shots from the interiors on the tours — full of bold and exciting elements worth stealing: </P><P>Top photo: </EM>Green Scalamandre Wallpaper Zebras Wallpaper spices up a powder room by Rebekah Gainsley. </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>A black and white contrasting modern rug wows next to an extravagant chandelier and colorful art in this dining room, also by Rebekah Gainsley. A similar rug: IKEA'S STOCKHOLM. </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Tiles laid diagonally, a bold and warm woven rug and a pop of turquoise spotted in a room designed by Clarissa Bailey. </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Play with purple as inspired by this bold sitting room by Kim West, accented by Ferm Living's gold and white Wilderness Wallpaper. </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Experiment with delicate and dramatic elements by using dark gray and elegant accessories, as seen in this room designed by Mary Korth. </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Primary and secondary colors work wonders with graphic elements and modern art, as seen in this space designed by Veronica Koltuniak featuring a green WRONGWOODS Cabinet by Established & Sons. </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>More bold wallpaper mixes with silver stacked ball lamps and an intense pair of crimson, glossy modern night stands in this room by Veronica Koltuniak. Find a similar pair of lamps here. </P><P>What's the boldest element in your home right now? Are you looking for something adventurous to add to your space this year?</EM> </P><P>(Image credits: Jessica Pages) </P><br /><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apartmenttherapy/main/~3/EyGwi_lANm8/push-your-style-7-bold-ideas-from-pros-professional-projects-199362" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-71165930268292421402014-02-02T05:04:00.000-08:002014-02-02T05:04:00.304-08:00Artistry: Art-Covered Home Turns Quiet Street into Outdoor Gallery Wednesday, January 22, 2014, by Spencer Peterson <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed Nation\pin_it_button.png"> <P><IMG alt=VeraCruzHouse.jpg src="/VeraCruzHouse-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=597><BR>Photo via Dining and Destinations</P><P>Inspired by childhood visits to Santa Barbara's now-demolished "House of a Thousand Paintings," architect <STRONG>Jeff Shelton</STRONG> constructed a house covered top-to-bottom in artwork in the middle of an otherwise unremarkable Santa Barbara neighborhood. It looks surprisingly rad, given how easily a project like this might descend into hokeyness—the lime-green tint and the patterning on the roof really bring the place together—but the real surprise here is how hassle-free the approval process was: no fights with developers, and aside from a few angry notes, no hassle from neighbors, even though the <STRONG>Vera Cruz House</STRONG> is surrounded by neutral-colored, non-painting-covered homes. Shelton and artist Richard Wilke each created about 60 of the panels covering the home, and for the rest, he handed out canvases to local artists, requesting that they paint something from a place they had travelled to, or where they grew up.</P><P>There were a few caveats, though: no nudity, profanity, or political statements, and (much more important, in our estimation,) depictions of rainbows, clowns, or dolphins were out of the question. The paintings were done in UV paint, and finished with a protective coating to help them last and weather the elements, but Shelton's OK with them eventually needing to be replaced. "It will be different in 10 years, in 20 years, and so will we," he noted to the Santa Barbara Noozhawk, rather wistfully, we imagine.</P><P>· Vera Cruz House on Santa Barbara Street a Colorful Work of Art [Noozhawk]</P><br /><p><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/01/22/architect-jeff-shelton-coverts-a-santa-barbara-home-in-paintings.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-91702734924934482262014-02-02T02:03:00.000-08:002014-02-02T02:03:00.179-08:00Veggie Town: A 2013 Public Policy Polling survey... Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.<br /><p><a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/21/veggie_town.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-51685345831227476772014-02-01T21:42:00.000-08:002014-02-01T21:42:00.315-08:00The Low Appraisal “Hassle” is a Symptom of a Broken Mortgage Process <P><IMG title=vintagerobot class="alignright size-full wp-image-30234" alt="" src="/vintagerobot.jpg" width=300 height=449>Last week we saw a chorus of “appraisers are killing our deals” stories in some major publications:</P>When Appraisal Hassles Tank a Home Sale [WSJ]<BR>When Appraisals Come in Low [NYT]<BR>Appraisals Scuttle Home Sales Where Prices Rise Fast[IBD]<BR><P>I’ve long been a critic of my own industry. Like any industry there are terrific appraisers, average appraisers and form-fillers. Post-Lehman there are a LOT more of the latter.</P><P>The scenario that prompted these articles and others like them occurs when a sale is properly vetted in the market place and an appraiser enters the transaction and subsequently appraises the property below the sales price. It supposedly is happening in greater frequency now, hence the rise in complaints.</P><P>My focus of criticism has largely been centered on appraisal management companies (AMC), who have tried to convert our industry to a commodity like a flood certification or title search rather than a professional service. AMCs serve as a middleman between the bank and an appraiser and they have thrived as a result of financial reform. Most only require an appraiser to be licensed, agree to work for 50 cents on the dollar and turn work around in one fifth the time required for reasonable due diligence. Appraisal quality of bank appraisals has plummeted in this credit crunch era and as a result has prompted growing outrage from all parties in a transaction.</P><P>Of course, the market value of the property may not be worth it. But the real estate industry doesn’t trust the appraiser anymore so we point them finger at them automatically.</P><P>Yes, it’s a hassle. So let’s decide what the problem really is and fix it.</P><P>A long time appraisal colleague and friend of mine once told me before the housing bubble burst:</P><BLOCKQUOTE>“Jonathan, you as the appraiser are the last one to walk into the sales transaction. Everyone involved in the sale is smarter than you. The selling agent (paid a <a href="http://budurl.com/CommTakers">commission</a>), the buyers agent (paid a <a href="http://budurl.com/CommTakers">commission</a>), the buyer (emotionally bias), the seller (emotionally bias), the selling attorney (paid a transaction fee), the buyer’s attorney (paid a transaction fee) and the loan officer or mortgage broker (paid a transaction fee) all know more than you do.”</BLOCKQUOTE><P>The appraiser in this post-financial reform world doesn’t have a vested interest in the transaction like they did during the housing boom – some could argue they are too detached. The vested interest I speak of occurred during the bubble when mortgage brokers and most banks generally used appraisers who always “made the number.” Incidentally, many of those types of appraisal firms are out of business now.</P><P>Let’s clear something up. The interaction an appraiser has with a lender when appraising below the purchase price now is not that much different than during the boom. When an appraiser kills a sale, the appraiser is generally hit with a laundry list of data to review and comments to respond to questions from the AMC, bank or mortgage broker who use the “guilty until proven innocent” approach even though the bank likely won’t rescind the appraisal. The additional time spent by the appraiser is a significant motivator to push the value higher to avoid the hassle if the appraiser happens to be “morally flexible.”</P><P>And by the way, sales price does not equal market value.</P><P>The sources for most of these low appraisal stories I began this post with come from biased parties so it makes it clear that low appraisals are the problem. In reality, <STRONG>the low appraisal issue is merely the symptom of a broken mortgage lending process</STRONG>. The problem is real and becomes more apparent when a market changes rapidly as it is now. Decimate the quality of valuation experts and you generate results that are less consistent with actual market conditions and therefore more sales are killed than usual. Amazingly the US mortgage lending infrastructure today does not emphasize “local market knowledge” in the appraisers they hire no matter what corporate line you are being fed. This is even more amazing when you consider that most national lenders have only a handful of appraisal staff and tens of thousands of appraisals ordered ever month.</P><P>The cynical side of me thinks that rise in low value complaints reflects an over-heated housing market – that the parties are getting swept up in the froth and the neutral appraiser is the voice of reason. The experienced me realizes that financial reform has brought new appraisers into the profession that have no business being here (and pushed many of the good ones out) and that the rise in the frequency of low appraisals has only seen the light of day because housing markets are currently changing rapidly.</P><P>Here’s my problem with the mortgage lending industry today as it relates to appraisers:<BR>• Most of the people running bank mortgage functions are the same as during the bubble, only see appraisal as a cost, not as eyes and ears.<BR>• Banks love the current state of appraisals because the values are biased low (banks are risk averse) and they fully control the appraiser.<BR>• Appraisal Management Companies themselves have no real oversight (some are very good, most are terrible).<BR>• Banks no longer emphasize local market knowledge in their appraisers or they pay lip service to it.<BR>• Short term cost savings trumps emphasis on quality and reliability.<BR></P><P>Every now and then (like now) everyone seems surprised and feels hassled when appraisal values don’t match market conditions. However the bank appraisal process has largely morphed into an army of robots on an assembly line – either because we are unaware of the problem until it affects us directly or we just want it that way.</P><P>Let’s focus on fixing the mortgage lending process or stop complaining about your appraisal.</P><br /><p><a href="http://www.millersamuel.com/the-low-appraisal-hassle-is-a-symptom-of-a-broken-mortgage-process/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-78039614299750651022014-02-01T16:42:00.000-08:002014-02-01T16:42:00.701-08:0012 years later. Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.<br /><p><a href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9813174/posts/default/967525943745747189" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-12974027435794459362014-02-01T13:30:00.000-08:002014-02-01T13:30:00.663-08:00Eater Tastings: The Best and Worst of Dine About Town; Two Chocolatey One Year Ins; TipsForJesus Hits Roka Akor; More! Friday, January 17, 2014, by Sally Kuchar <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed SF\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Welcome to Eater Tastings, where Eater SF editor Allie Pape shares the best restaurant and bar news of the week. </EM></P><P><IMG alt=Screen%20Shot%202014-01-13%20at%2010.48.23%20AM.png src="/Screen20Shot202014-01-1320at2010482320AM.png" width=500 height=333><BR>Michael and Jacky Recchiuti of Chocolate Lab. [Photo: Aubrie Pick]</P><P><STRONG>SAN FRANCISCO</EM></STRONG>—Dine About Town 2014 has arrived with a bunch of limited-time restaurant deals. Where's worth dining, and where's best avoided? We've picked 5 top choices, and 5 to leave off your list. </P><P><STRONG>DOGPATCH</EM></STRONG>—Michael and Jacky Recchiuti broke out of the chocolate business and opened a neighborhood cafe with Chocolate Lab. In their One Year In interview, they talk about the pleasures and challenges of going savory.</P><P><STRONG>JACKSON SQUARE</EM></STRONG>—Nationwide mega-tipping ring TipsForJesus struck at Roka Akor this week, leaving a $3,000 tip for a server on a $147 bill. <BR></P><P><STRONG>THE MISSION</EM></STRONG>—Dandelion Chocolate just completed its first year in the Mission. The owners talk about chocolate education and the time their pipes clogged solid with chocolate in their One Year In interview. </P><P><STRONG>CALIFORNIA</EM></STRONG>—Bartenders are less than thrilled by the fact that a new California food-handling law means they may have to wear gloves to make drinks. </P><P><STRONG>SAN FRANCISCO</EM></STRONG>—A few smaller openings this week: G Food Lounge, a new food-truck park in eastern SOMA, and Fist of Flour, an Oakland food truck turned brick-and-mortar "doughjo."</P><P><STRONG>SAN FRANCISCO</EM></STRONG>—Also new on the scene: the second location of Vietnamese takeout joint Bun Mee, in the FiDi, and CDXX, a new spot in the Bayview that offers cronuts. </P><P><STRONG>JACKSON SQUARE</EM></STRONG>—Quince owners Michael and Lindsay Tusk are going into the packaged pasta business. You can buy the first batch of their Tusk Pasta this weekend. </P><br /><p><a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/17/the_best_and_worst_of_dine_about_town_two_chocolatey_one_year_ins_tipsforjesus_hits_roka_akor_more.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-66893259271761262072014-02-01T09:26:00.000-08:002014-02-01T09:26:00.269-08:00Adventures in Interior Design: Liberace-Inspired Thrifter&apos;s Paradise Cranks the Glam to 11 Wednesday, January 22, 2014, by Spencer Peterson <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed Nation\pin_it_button.png"> <P><IMG alt=ShaunAndMatt1.jpg src="/ShaunAndMatt1-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=521><BR>Photo via Apartment Therapy</P><P>Between the wall of bargain-bin portraiture, the seductively posed gold-painted mannequin, the glimmering expanse of sequins above the mantel, and the chandelier made out of costume jewelry, this Chicago apartment has earned its rightful place in the pantheon of glammed out, maximal abodes on the strength of its living room alone. Apartment Therapy recently toured the place, which Chicago residents <STRONG>Shaun Sperling</STRONG> and <STRONG>Matt Leyes</STRONG> moved into three years ago and turned into a free-associating exhibition of elevated kitsch.</P><P>Making good on inspirations such as "retro Las Vegas," "Liberace," "glitter," and "sin," the duo has taken a converted loftspace in a historic building where classroom maps were once produced and transformed it into a cartography of bygone cultural ephemera on par with the grooming parlor Leyes owns and operates, which received a similar treatment not too long ago. But though the apartment may look like a free-for-all, there's no reason that stylistic irreverence can't be curated with a keen attention to detail. Check out the fruits of their labor below:</P><P><IMG alt=ShaunAndMatt2.jpg src="/ShaunAndMatt2-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=574><BR>Photo via Apartment Therapy<BR>? As if surrounding a fireplace in white shag carpet wasn't enough, Sperling and Leyes fashioned a backdrop for it by attaching pins and large sequins to a foam core. The project was born out of necessity, though, as a failed attempt at hanging a flat screen television had ripped a large chunk out of the wall. </P><P><IMG alt=ShaunAndMatt3.jpg src="/ShaunAndMatt3-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=591><BR>Photo via Apartment Therapy<BR>? In the entryway, a collection of sacred hearts from Mexico, an old door found in the trash, some Bradley Dolls bought on Ebay, and an assortment of other antiques and thrift-store finds. </P><P>· Shaun & Matt's Glam Loft [Apartment Therapy]</P><br /><p><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/01/22/liberace-inspired-thrifters-paradise-cranks-the-glam-to-11.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-50917433323915760372014-02-01T05:57:00.000-08:002014-02-01T05:57:00.092-08:00Our Favorite Inspiring & Fearless Elements From This Week's Top Tours — January 20 - 24, 2014 <IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>We were going to give you a round-up of the best pets from this week's tours (because there were really some amazing dog and cat faces!) but inspired by an earlier post today about bold elements in spaces created by professionals, we thought we'd highlight some of the most fearless, stand-out, exciting elements implemented by homeowners, apartment dwellers and office workers in tours this week. These are all ideas you could use in your own home or space! </P><P>Top photo: </EM>Look, adventurous decor choices pretty much explode from every inch of Marco & Ilse's Gothic Industrial Loft, but our favorite bold choice? Mixing a really loud, colorful traditional rug with an all-white modern kitchen. Find your own rug on Apartment Therapy's Classifieds perhaps? </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Kirsten & Chris' Timeless Style house tour provided tons of bold elements to borrow, most especially a refreshing update of a chalkboard wall for 2014 and unexpected and graphic tile signage in a bathroom! </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Framed flag + sputnik light + cowhide rug is an awesome and potent mix of elements that creates one cool look in Evan's Modern & Cozy Manhattan Studio. </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>There were lots of cool ideas for art in Zulu Alpha Kilo's Collaborative Cool workspace tour, but we loved the huge, industrial air vent hanging on a wall. </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>A bold idea we spotted in Jeanetta & Brian's Incredible Shared Space workplace tour was actually pretty uncomplicated: They combined CB2's 6 Hook Gauge Metal Coat Rack with an uncluttered collection of coats and a bold pop of color from a favorite sports cap, with a hanging square Admiral Hanging Mirror from Anthropologie. It's a simple but stunning composition for an entryway. </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Yes that dog is a bold accessory for that pinstriped chair, but we're more interested in how Bianca and Craig flawlessly pulled off a dramatic black wall paint color in the living room (Benjamin Moore Nightfall, if you want to replicate the look). </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>The views are definitely a bold element in Adi's Glamorous Apartment in the Sky, but did you see that heavy, intricate vintage painted dresser in the bedroom?! That's a statement piece worth stealing inspiration from. Do the Classifieds hold a potentially paintable dresser for your space? </P><IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Though many styles work well with a vintage Saarinen table and Knoll Tulip Chairs, we love how Rachel and Tiernan mixed theirs with a vintage antler chandelier found on ebay! </P><P>What was your favorite fearless element you spotted in a tour this week?</EM> </P><P>(Image credits: Justice Darragh; Andrea Sparacio; Bethany Nauert; Kim Lucian; Chad Beecroft; Natalie Grasso) </P><br /><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apartmenttherapy/main/~3/6-iC1ENN_l4/our-favorite-inspiring-fearless-elements-from-this-weeks-top-tours-january-20-24-2014-199513" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-91326594778362315582014-02-01T00:59:00.000-08:002014-02-01T00:59:00.088-08:00Good Causes: Zaha Hadid Tapped to Help Design Ronald McDonald House Thursday, January 23, 2014, by Lily di Costanzo <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed Nation\pin_it_button.png"> <P><IMG alt=zaha%20use%21.png src="/zaha20use21-thumb.png" width=500 height=315>Rendering via Design Boom</P><P>Taking a brief pause from the glamorous world of superyachts, galleries, and Olympic stadiums, <STRONG>Zaha Hadid</STRONG> recently lent her dramatic, swooping touch to the new <STRONG>Ronald McDonald House</STRONG> in Hamburg, Germany, designing apartments to be used by families of children undergoing medical treatment at the nearby Altona Children's Hospital. As with past Ronald McDonald House branches, a myriad of architecture and design teams from around the globe were invited to participate in the realization of the new building. Still, Hadid's contribution manages to stand out from the rest thanks to its utterly cool, quite alien-esque design—rendering the proposed units pretty much as far from a dull, hospital-like setting as possible. </P><P>The starchitect's compact apartment design measures in at about 270 square feet, with parquet wood floors and matching wood paneling lining the bottom half of the room, and—no surprises here—undulating white walls and ceilings making up the top half the space. Floating beds, desks, and storage units are built right into the walls to make the most of floor space, as are concealed strips of lighting—which are meant to provide ambience, but also inadvertently add to the already space station-like feel. The completed abode will open in the summer of 2014, but until then do head over to Design Boom to see more of Zaha's work, plus the floorplans from such architecture teams as GRAFT and Manuelle Gautrand.</P><P><IMG alt=ZAHA%21.png src="/ZAHA21-thumb.png" width=500 height=302>Rendering via Design Boom</P><P><IMG alt=zaha-hadid-ronald-mcdonald-house-designboom-03.jpg src="/zaha-hadid-ronald-mcdonald-house-designboom-03-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=350>Rendering via Design Boom</P><P>· Zaha Hadid among architects to design interior of Ronald McDonald House in Hamburg-Altona [Design Boom]<BR>· How 26 Designers Enlivened a Ronald McDonald House [Curbed National]<BR>· All Zaha Hadid coverage [Curbed National]</P><br /><p><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/01/23/zaha-hadid-tapped-to-design-new-ronald-mcdonald-house.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-12262833529665170052014-01-31T20:35:00.000-08:002014-01-31T20:35:00.038-08:00Real Estate Deathmatch: Two $700K South Beach Condos Battle It Out in the Deathcage Thursday, January 23, 2014, by Mallory Farrugia <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed SF\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Imagine: you have about $700K to drop on a place and you've narrowed it down to two one-bedroom condos in South Beach. How do you make up your mind? The answer is simple: you shove them into a metaphorical cage and let them battle it out until one emerges victorious. It's time for <STRONG>Real Estate Deathmatch</STRONG>.</EM> </P><STRONG>Address</STRONG>: 403 Main Street #213 / 555 4th Street #422<BR><STRONG>Price</STRONG>: $699,000/ $699,000<BR><STRONG>Monthly HOA</STRONG>: $442 / $569<BR><STRONG>Square Footage</STRONG>: 811 sq. ft. / 756 sq. ft.<BR><STRONG>Beds, Baths</STRONG>: 1-bed, 1-bath / 1-bed, 1-bath<BR><STRONG>Parking?</STRONG>: 1 space, $140 per month fee / 1 space, no fee<BR><STRONG>Amenities</STRONG>: pool, gym / gym ? This 1-bed, 1-bath condo slightly edges out its opponent in square footage, but where it really wins is in windows. The living room features a panoramic window that curves around the corner of the space, looking out into the trees. The drawback to this? The building is adjacent to the freeway and the unit is at the front on only the second floor - so there's probably traffic noise. But perhaps the building's beautiful pool (located in the back) is a trade off. ? This 1-bed, 1-bath condo edges out its opponent in finishes. The kitchen and bathroom are much more modern, complete with designer appliances. This unit has hardwood floors throughout (whereas its opponent has a carpeted bedroom). The unit looks like it's on the ground floor, looking at the garden courtyard. The building is a block off the freeway, so it may be slightly quieter. It will also be a lot darker inside. <br /><p><a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/23/two_700k_south_beach_condos_battle_it_out_in_the_deathcage.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-69785849240771762382014-01-31T17:08:00.000-08:002014-01-31T17:08:00.863-08:00Share Your DIY Decor Project or How To Tutorial! <IMG alt=Pin_it_button src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Apartment Therapy\pin_it_button.png"> <P>Have a really great DIY project or tutorial that you want to share with others? Let us know! We love checking out what you're making these days, and learning from our readers. </P><P>Projects can be as large as a reclaimed wall, or as small as a pillow. As long as it's for the home, and you made it, we want to see it! If we love it, and think others will too, we'll put it up on the website for the world to see. And don't worry — Apartment Therapy will fully credit you for the project, link back to your personal blog or website (if you like), and hopefully send some traffic you way! </P><P>When you're ready, click here to submit your project and photos. </P><P>(Image credits: The Gorings' Bright, Inspiring Home & Secret Garden Studio) </P><br /><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apartmenttherapy/main/~3/HOi1YVws-eA/share-your-diy-or-how-to-project-198799" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-42159733281881877322014-01-31T12:18:00.000-08:002014-01-31T12:18:00.449-08:00Our Rental Market Report Makes Cover of New York Post <P><IMG title=NYPcover080913 class="alignright size-full wp-image-29937" alt="" src="/NYPcover080913.jpg" width=251 height=281> I thought the dog days of August would result in little interest in the state of the NYC rental market. With the release of July Manhattan/Brooklyn report we prepare for Douglas Elliman last Thursday, I was clearly wrong.</P><P>In addition to the coverage of the report on Thursday, a New York Post cover page story screamed about the high cost of Brooklyn rentals using our research the next day (Friday). Of course we had to share the page evenly with the <STRONG>Facebook Killer</STRONG>, but hey, it’s the New York Post we all love.</P><P>Does any other US housing market rival New Yorker’s infatuation with real estate?</P><br /><p><a href="http://www.millersamuel.com/our-rental-market-report-makes-cover-of-new-york-post/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-28963949913496273022014-01-31T07:19:00.000-08:002014-01-31T07:19:00.082-08:00Artistry: This Nightscape of Tokyo is Made Entirely From Stickers Friday, January 24, 2014, by Lily di Costanzo <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed Nation\pin_it_button.png"> <P><IMG alt=52de6f22bbc70-640x443.jpg src="/52de6f22bbc70-640x443-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=346>Photo via Laughing Squid</P><P>Crafted by Japanese artist <STRONG>Yukino Ohmura</STRONG> with materials available to just about anyone with a well-stocked office supply closet, each building in this mind-boggling nocturnal composition was carefully constructed through the placement of neon color-coding stickers on a black acrylic background—creating an effect that looks almost identical to long-exposure photography taken after dark. Making up a series titled <STRONG>Beautiful Toyko,</STRONG> Ohmura's faux-photography creations are meant both as an homage to the city—the artist purposefully choses only highly recognizable buildings so that viewers can instantly connect with the work—and as a means to explore the power of illusion. <STRONG>"We are trying to struggle in this world which is filled with uncertain and unstable truths,"</STRONG> muses the artist.<STRONG> "My artworks are part of the truth cut out from this chaotic world."</STRONG> Like certain similar projects by other artists, the intricate architectural scenes are indeed chaotic, dazzling, and just a touch lonely, the way far-off buildings always seem. Do take a closer look, below. </P><br /><p><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/01/24/this-nightscape-of-tokyo-is-made-entirely-from-stickers.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-7362497037157856592014-01-31T03:08:00.000-08:002014-01-31T03:08:00.494-08:00That's Rather Spooky: Get Creeped Out By This $798,000 Visitacion Valley Flip Wednesday, January 22, 2014, by Mallory Farrugia <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed SF\pin_it_button.png"> Given the current housing frenzy in San Francisco, it's not surprising that flippers have started heading to the southern most part of the city, where seemingly inexpensive real estate is still obtainable. This property was sold in August 2013 for $460K as a 2-bed, 1-bath with an unwarranted 1-bed in-law unit. Now, less than six months later, it's back on the market for $798K as a modern 3-bed, 2-bath single family home. If quick flips can feel a bit eerie anyway, this one really takes the cake, as <STRONG>the listing photos feature creepy renderings of tiny people in the house</STRONG>. Perhaps in exchange for taking a property's resident ghosts, the broker will throw in the MacBook Pros also featured in the listing photos. Fair trade, right? <BR>· 1711 Geneva Ave [Redfin] 1711 Geneva Ave, San Francisco, CA 94134<br /><p><a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/22/get_creeped_out_by_this_798000_visitacion_valley_flip.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-85084372205144767122014-01-30T22:29:00.000-08:002014-01-30T22:29:00.137-08:00Brand Extensions: Shigeru Ban&apos;s Prefab &apos;Furniture Houses&apos; to Hit Stores This Year Wednesday, January 22, 2014, by Lily di Costanzo <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed Nation\pin_it_button.png"> <P><IMG alt=24770eda826039976ed7c740a43ef40e.jpg src="/24770eda826039976ed7c740a43ef40e-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=333>Photo via Architizer</P><P>For those who found piecing together entire Ikea rooms with little more than some illustrated instructions too challenging, throw away that S-wrench and consider instead holding out for a do-it-yourself kit house designed by Cardboard overlord <STRONG>Shigeru Ban.</STRONG> In collaboration with Japanese design store <STRONG>Muji,</STRONG> the starchitect is gearing up unleash his own take on the prefab home—to be referred to a <STRONG>Furniture House</STRONG>—later this year. No stranger to both ultra-efficient and stylish design, Ban began toying with the idea back in 1995, upon considering that instead of building a home and then filling it with furniture, it might be more efficient to use the furniture itself to provide structure—in place of such customary support elements as columns or loading-bearing walls.</P><P>Ban first considered this "furnishings as structural support" plan after witnessing both how many people were killed by furniture during the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake in 1995, and—conversely—how many made effective shelters under it. "At the time, I realized how strong cabinets could be," Ban explains to Dwell,</EM> "and wondered if even without posts or [bearing] walls it would be enough just to have these furniture units as structural elements." Besides simply standing up to the job, the starchitect's prototype is also fittingly stylish. Walls are made from sleek, wood-panneled storage units and built-in shelves, while the low slung ceiling and open, airy feel keeps the space from feeling like a little box. The full packages—which promise to be affordable—will hit the shelves at some unspecified time this year, but until then do check out Architizer's full gallery, right this way.</P><P><IMG alt=378bc39de996fa6d6d4de2b2178d5bde.jpg src="/378bc39de996fa6d6d4de2b2178d5bde-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=333>Photo via Architizer</P><P><IMG alt=10c2ffa8791ce321a0f95230aee37f1a.jpg src="/10c2ffa8791ce321a0f95230aee37f1a-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=750>Photo via Architizer</P><P>· Own Your Own (Affordable) Shigeru Ban House! [Architizer]<BR>· Q&A With Japanese Architect Shigeru Ban [Dwell]<BR>· World-Dominating Ikea Now Makes Fully Furnished Houses [Curbed National]<BR>· All Shigeru Ban coverage [Curbed National]<BR>· All Muji coverage [Curbed National]</P><br /><p><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/01/22/shigeru-ban-designed-prefab-furniture-houses-will-hit-stores-in-2014.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-56836699355121692602014-01-30T17:49:00.000-08:002014-01-30T17:49:00.869-08:00Gone Glamping: Deluxe Doughnut Tents Take &apos;Glamping&apos; to the Next Level Wednesday, January 22, 2014, by Lily di Costanzo <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed Nation\pin_it_button.png"> <P><IMG alt=Glamping-in-Korea-by-ArchiWorkshop_dezeen_ss_15.jpg src="/Glamping-in-Korea-by-ArchiWorkshopdezeenss15-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=357>Photo via Dezeen</P><P>Though perhaps not the first to pluck the whole unnecessary tent-pitching business out of camping, Seoul-based studio <STRONG>ArchiWorkshop</STRONG> has certainly taken the semi-ridiculous art of glamping—that's glamour camping, naturally—to the next level with this so-called <STRONG>Glamping for Glampers</STRONG> line of luxe, high-tech tents. Clustered in a quiet valley in Yang-Pyeong, South Korea, the tents come in both a long, worm-like shape, as well as a circular variation that's designed to resemble a pebble, but looks rather like a glowing doughnut. </P><P>Each unit is constructed from a steel frame and is covered with two layers of fabric that both shields the interior from UV rays and functions as a water and fireproof membrane. Inside, the bright white interiors come equipped with a small bathroom, kitchen, and custom-fit bed area—sectioned off by a funky, hand-painted partition. On one end of the longer tents and sliced from the side of the round doughnuts are glass-sided, glazed entrances that provide natural sunlight as well a small porch area. Sure, some might argue that with their running water, indoor lighting, and full kitchen, these little dwellings are pretty much just micro homes, but when it comes down to it, that's just the beauty of glamping, isn't it? Dezeen has the story, right this way.</P><P><IMG alt=Glamping-in-Korea-by-ArchiWorkshop_dezeen_ss_8.jpg src="/Glamping-in-Korea-by-ArchiWorkshopdezeenss8-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=357>Photo via Dezeen</P><P><IMG alt=Glamping-in-Korea-by-ArchiWorkshop_dezeen_ss_3.jpg src="/Glamping-in-Korea-by-ArchiWorkshopdezeenss3-thumb.jpg" width=500 height=357>Photo via Dezeen</P><P>· Glamping tents shaped like worms and doughnuts by ArchiWorkshop [Dezeen]<BR>· German Hotel Promotes Camping Without the Roughing It [Curbed National]<BR>· Colony of Vintage Campers Creates the Coolest Hostel Ever [Curbed National]<BR>· All Micro Home posts [Curbed National]</P><br /><p><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/01/22/deluxe-doughnut-tents-take-glamping-to-the-next-level.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-81255296245064026952014-01-30T14:16:00.000-08:002014-01-30T14:16:00.505-08:00Sold Stuff: Ronan Farrow has just bought his... Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.<br /><p><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/01/24/sold-stuff-145.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-66006733597223969502014-01-30T10:45:00.000-08:002014-01-30T10:45:00.085-08:00[Public Speaking] Miami Condo Market Symposium 10-29-13 <P>I’m headed to Miami this week to speak at the Urban Land Institute’s Miami Condo Market Symposium: Embracing Boom & Bust Cycles. Based on the speaker list, it promises to be an informative event.</P><P><IMG title=10-29-13MiamiCondoSymposium class="alignnone size-full wp-image-30591" alt="" src="/10-29-13MiamiCondoSymposium.jpg" width=600><BR>[click graphic to go to web site]</P><br /><p><a href="http://www.millersamuel.com/public-speaking-miami-condo-market-symposium-10-29-13/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644812836681014862.post-2825230087537279242014-01-30T06:27:00.000-08:002014-01-30T06:27:00.176-08:00Maven Manors: Bask in Estée Lauder's Long-Time Riviera Villa For $13M Wednesday, January 22, 2014, by Amy Schellenbaum <IMG src="C:\Program Files (x86)\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Popular Real Estate Blogs\Curbed Nation\pin_it_button.png"> <P>In 1961 budding cosmetics tycoon <B>Estée Lauder</B> fell in love with Villa Roche Cline, a six-bedroom Mediterranean manor set above Cannes in the South of France. Though the villa was built in the earlier 20th century, Lauder brought in a "kind of bourgeois Sixties look," as the current owner, a perennial house renovator, once described to The Telegraph. The walls of the bedroom, once emblazoned with the blue-green logo of Lauder's company, have been replastered, though the hand-carved oak woodwork and gray marble floors remain. Decades of wear (the place had been abandoned in the 10 years before Lauder's death in 2004) meant Kempen decided to trim the overgrown, view-blocking trees, fix the leaky roof, and add a pool. Now the property, which "oozes the essences of the French Riviera," or so the brokerbabble insists, is on the market asking €9.85M or about <B>$13.36M.</B> Besides being able to say you own the place where the fragrance "Beautiful" was developed, the new owner will have these bragging rights: three "elegant reception rooms," a master suite and dressing room, a home office, and a panoramic sea view.</P><br /><p><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/01/22/bask-in-este-lauders-long-time-riviera-villa-for-13m.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Haohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986383770578589944noreply@blogger.com0