The World’s Largest Outdoor Pool
Infinity pools are designed to make swimmers feel as though they could swim right out of the pool and into the world around them, and guests of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel feel as though they could swim right into downtown Singapore. The infinity pool atop the luxurious hotel is the largest outdoor pool in … Read more
America’s Quirkiest Homes
What lies outside of cookie-cutter neighborhoods and “Suburbia?” Where do the retired hippies and rebels live? They live in a mushroom house near Rochester, a spinning dome of a home in New Paltz, or a Guitar-shaped house in Georgia. These homes pay tribute to hobbies, interests, and old TV shows and literature (like Dick Clark’s … Read more
The Hunger Games Property For Sale
Henry River Mill Village, NC, was a tiny deserted mill property before summer 2011, when the cast and crew of The Hunger Games showed up to film. The 72 acre property played an important role as District 12, the hometown of the story’s protagonist, Katniss Everdeen. According to the property’s current owner, fans have been … Read more
The Ultimate Memorabilia: Michael Jordan Places Home on Market
Chicago’s #23 is selling his 56,000 square foot home for $29 million. Jordan’s home in Highland Park, IL– about half an hour out of Chicago– took two years to build (from 1993 to 1995) and was renovated two years ago. The home features some 15 bathrooms, a guesthouse, tennis courts, and a putting green. It … Read more
Some Assembly Required
Imagine if building a house was as easy (or difficult?) as putting together a puzzle. That’s exactly what Pennsylvanian entrepreneur Charlie Kamps is doing by offering buyers “eco-friendly kit homes” which come pre-cut and ready for assembly. These homes allow buyers the opportunity to cut costs associated with building a home in the traditional way: … Read more
Do You Want to Buy the Empire State Building?
Okay, so buying the whole building may be out of the question. But you can certainly own a piece of it! The Malkin family, which owns a number of New York properties, plans to sell shares to the Empire State Building. Selling shares of real estate is a rarity in the US– more than 90 … Read more
She Really is Living in a Plane
We’ve all heard some crazy stories about the types of houses people live in, from the old woman who lived in the shoe, to the floating castle located in Ukraine, even the strange invention known as an igloo. However, we never believe that people actually inhabit these types of places, until now. Joanna Ussary lives … Read more
Almost Got Arrested Before the Final Inspection
It was one of those really whacky transactions. The purchaser wanted to acquire the house but not occupy it for about 9-10 months. His family had a trans-attlantic move planned and he really wanted it all nailed down ahead of time. To make the deal go, we fortunately found a seller who was happy to … Read more
Strange Things That Have Happened – Part 1 – “The $100,000 Scam”
So I was a little more than skeptical when the email came asking for information on homes in the $800,000 to $1.2 million price range in my market area for a foreign buyer who said he was paying in cash. My first thought is that this is just another version of the “I’m stuck in … Read more
