San Francisco Couple Accidentally Buys $25K ‘Dirt Alley’ at Auction—After Mistaking Lot for a Bargain Home

Couple accidentally buys dirt alley

A married couple from San Francisco are now the accidental owners of an unpaved alleyway after putting in a bid for what they thought was a bargain property auction—only to discover that they had bought a rundown side street next to the home they believed they had purchased. JJ Hollingsworth and Alemayehu Mergia were overjoyed … Read more

Empty Manalapan Plot Intended for ‘America’s Most Expensive Home’ Is Listed for $75 Million

Empty Manalapan Plot Intended for ‘America’s Most Expensive Home’ Is Listed for $75 Million

A sprawling oceanfront lot in Manalapan, FL, adjacent to billionaire Larry Ellison‘s dwelling is up for grabs—months after construction was greenlit to build “American’s most expensive home” on the parcel. The 4-acre Florida lot has hit the market for $75 million and is represented by Nick Malinosky, of The Exclusive Group at Douglas Elliman. The property, … Read more

HGTV Viewers Slam Network for Airing Christmas Movies Instead of Home Renovation Content: ‘I’m Out’

HGTV Viewers Slam Network for Airing Christmas Movies Instead of Home Renovation Content: ‘I’m Out’

HGTV has found itself in hot water with viewers yet again after taking a break from its traditional home renovation content in order to air the hit Christmas movie “Elf” twice within a matter of days. The network—which recently came under fire for canceling a host of different shows—aired the popular festive flick on consecutive … Read more

The 10 U.S. Cities Seeing the Biggest Home Value Boom Since 2019

The 10 U.S. Cities Seeing the Biggest Home Value Boom Since 2019

Many homeowners have seen their places turn into cash machines, with property values across some parts of the nation surging. Even though price growth has slowed because of high mortgage rates, affordability issues, and more homes hitting the market, a handful of metros stand out with big double-digit gains in recent years. The basic principle … Read more

Nuclear Engineer’s Dome Home That Spent Years as an Empty ‘Shell’ Lists for $900K—After Being Transformed Into ‘Architectural Masterpiece’

Nuclear Engineer’s Dome Home That Spent Years as an Empty ‘Shell’ Lists for $900K—After Being Transformed Into ‘Architectural Masterpiece’

A charming dome home that spent decades as an empty “shell” has been brought to the market in Washington, nine years after it was finally completed. The two-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom dwelling was originally conceived by a nuclear engineer who brought that vision to life in the early 1980s by building the most basic structure of the … Read more

Kevin Spacey Reveals He Is Homeless After Losing $5.6 Million Baltimore Home to Foreclosure Amid Costly Legal Battles

Kevin Spacey's Former Baltimore Penthouse Has $1 Million Slashed From Price—One Year After He Was Evicted Amid Foreclosure

Hollywood legend Kevin Spacey has revealed that he is homeless, having lost his lavish Baltimore property to foreclosure while dealing with the soaring cost of the legal fees involved in defending himself against a spate of sexual assault allegations. Spacey, 66, was once one of the most sought-after actors in the industry, enjoying a series … Read more

Olivia Nuzzi’s Ex Reveals Detail in Their Georgetown Home That Led Him To Uncover Her ‘Affair’ With ‘Famous Politician’

Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza

The former New York Magazine journalist who left her job after sharing an intimate texting relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now been accused by her former fiancé of having a “physical” affair with another prominent politician: former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Olivia Nuzzi, now 32, had her name plastered in headlines across … Read more

Mortgage Applications Today: Home Loan Demand Falls 5.2% as Mortgage Rates Edge Up

Couple house-hunting with Realtor

The demand for home loans decreased 5.2% for the week ending Nov. 14, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). That’s a dip from the week prior when applications registered a 6% increase. The decline comes on the heels of mortgage interest rates ticking up to 6.24% for the week ending Nov. 14, according to … Read more

Home of ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Stars Kathy Hilton and Sutton Stracke Are Burglarized by Thieves Who Ransacked Designer Goods

Home of ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Stars Kathy Hilton and Sutton Stracke Are Burglarized by Thieves Who Ransacked Designer Goods

“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” stars Kathy Hilton and Sutton Stracke‘s Los Angeles homes have been burglarized while the reality TV queens were attending BravoCon in Las Vegas this past weekend. Paris Hilton‘s 66-year-old mother and socialite Stracke, 54, were both in attendance at the annual event alongside a host of their fellow Bravolebrities, … Read more

Billionaire Russ Weiner Buying Another Stone Creek Ranch Home

Billionaire Russ Weiner Buying Another Stone Creek Ranch Home

Billionaire Rockstar Energy founder Russell Weiner is buying a second mansion in the exclusive Stone Creek Ranch community in Palm Beach County, bringing his total spending in the neighborhood to more than $40 million, The Real Deal has learned.  Weiner is under contract to purchase the 11,500-square-foot estate on 2.5 acres at 9303 Hawk Shadow … Read more