Perched atop a defunct rock quarry in Washington state, the "Junk Castle" is an ornate abode that was built completely out of salvaged materials for just $500. Created by high school teacher, writer and artist Victor Moore for his 1970 MFA thesis assemblage sculpture, the castle is made from pieces found at a local junkyard and around the site itself. Read on for a closer look at this fascinating recycled building!
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Home sweet underwater home...
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Timber Cove, Calif.
Price: $1.995 million
Bedrooms: 1
Baths: 1
Square feet: 1,200
This is one of the most expensive 1,200 square-foot homes you'll ever find. The price tag is mainly due to its perch high on a promontory on the rugged Sonoma County coast.
The home is surrounded on three sides by crashing surf. And when the big rollers come in, the spray from breaking waves can wash over the roof of the house, more than 75 feet above the sea. The sturdy steel, stone, redwood and plexi-glass building has been securely anchored to solid rock, however.
The windowed walls give the rooms panoramic ocean views and the spire roof is practically all glass, flooding the interior with light. There's a stone fireplace, a dining area next to a glass wall, a wooden deck and a redwood hot tub.
The house sits on three acres of land and is accessed via a boardwalk. It's about two hours north of San Francisco and an hour or so from some great wine country.
For further information: Trulia
Friday, January 13, 2012
Mitt's Crib in La Hoya...
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Location: La Jolla, Calif.
Estimated value: $9.6 million
Out of all of the candidates, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney owns the most real estate, including a townhouse in Boston and this beachfront home in La Jolla, Calif.
Romney bought the home in May, 2008 for $12 million, according to public records. Now, he is planning a massive overhaul of the place.
The Spanish-style home is on a cul-de-sac with direct access to the beach. There are plenty of luxury features like a secluded patio with a lap pool, spa and a chef's kitchen.
Zillow currently values the home at $9.6 million, but that's about to change. Romney has filed an application with the city to tear down the 3,000-square-foot, single-story property and build a more than 8,000-square-foot, three-story home, according to the city of San Diego's development services department.Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Sinatra Slept here...
And you can rent this for a mere $2600 a nite, courtesy of
Jetsetter.com
Custom built for Frank Sinatra in 1947 by master architect Stewart E. Williams, Twin Palms Estate is named for the two towering trees in the backyard. When Sinatra was in residence, he’d run a flag up the flagpole that once divided them to alert his friends that it was cocktail hour. Though Ol’ Blue Eyes had requested a Georgian colonial look, Williams talked him into this more desert-friendly mid-century-modern abode.
The home possesses a harmonious — almost magical — warmth. Vaulted wood ceilings rise above wood-paneled walls, one of which houses a recording console given to Sinatra by Capitol Records in 1951. From there he could press a rough cut of a new song, then beam it directly to Los Angeles for mastering, via the antenna still on the rooftop.
All furniture is era-specific (though none actually originated in the house), with genie-bottle lamps, swoop-back sofas, free-form glass coffee tables and fuzzy shag area rugs. And the tuned Yamaha grand player piano in the corner of the living room plays only Sinatra songs. When the light is just right, you can almost picture the man himself at the keyboard.
Outside, the huge mountain-view pool deck is built for a party, and with his-and-hers bathrooms, guests can keep the festivities going by changing from a swimsuit to cocktail dress without entering the house.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
The Worst Business Model...
I've been saying this for years, but here it is in black and white - finally....I am a real estate agent, licensed in two states, and I always said it was a job for rich housewives because when times got hard, real estate agents had to go begging. This is no way to do business. Why not just hire salaried employees, or give commissions and bonuses on top of a base, so that they didn't turn into such snakes?
A new paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research looks at what may happen if the six percent Realtor fee added to the price of a home sale were modified (via Freakonomics).
Lower commissions resulted in significantly higher home sales. Obviously this would benefit the economy:
Lower commissions resulted in significantly higher home sales. Obviously this would benefit the economy:
A one-half reduction in the commission rate leads to a 73% increase in the number of houses each agent sells and benefits consumers by about $2 billion. House price appreciation in the first half of the 2000s accounts for 24% of overall entry and a 31% decline in the number of houses sold by each agent. Low cost programs that provide information about past agent performance have the potential to increase overall productivity and generate significant social savings.
There are other benefits associated with lower or flexible commissions that are not captured by our model... For example, lower commissions reduce transaction costs, which might lead to a more liquid housing market, improved asset allocation, and better housing consumption. Flexible commissions also provide a channel for consumers to choose services tailored to their preferences.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Your Own Private Idaho or Hawaii
Yacht Island Design presents your own private Idaho or Hawaii rather on a boat - a big boat.
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