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Mortgage Rates Jump Back Above 6% After Iran Strikes Push Oil Prices And Treasury Yields Higher
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Jim Curtis Lists Seaport Loft-Style NYC Apartment With Brooklyn Bridge Views For $1.525M Amid Jennifer Aniston Romance
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Richard Dean Anderson's $45 Million Malibu Retreat: Inside His Hidden Celebrity Property Portfolio
A new observatory, Mass Extinction Memorial Observatory (MEMO) is slated to come up in the island of Portland, England that will have images of extinct species carved in its walls, plus, there will be space for carvings of species that will become extinct in a few years. Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky Unloading New York Condo for $4.4 Million
Chelsea Clinton, the only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, is reportedly selling an apartment in Grand Madison, New York, with husband Mark Mezvinsky for around $4.4 million. Behold The World’s Largest “Wooden” Skyscraper (PHOTOS)
For a housing design competition, architect C. F. Møller, architect Dinell Johansson and consultant Tyréns have designed a building that has been shortlisted as one of the finalists of the competition. The design is a vision of the future and considers sustainable, cheaper living and construction costs. 'Ultrarope,' A New Elevator Technology Can Increase Height of Skyscrapers (VIDEO)
Did you know that elevators were one of the main reasons that limited the height of a building? Apparently, they are only limited to a maximum travel distance of 500 meters. However, a brand new lift technology developed by Kone, a Finland-based elevator and escalator manufacturing giant, will now enable lifts to speed up double the current distance, calling it the "Ultrarope". 'Real Housewives of North Jersey' Star Jacqueline Laurita Saves Home from Foreclosure
Jacqueline Laurita, one of the stars of popular reality show “Real Housewives of North Jersey” has somehow managed to save her mansion from going into foreclosure. IKEA to Introduce Dollhouse Furniture (PHOTOS)
IKEA, the Swedish furniture manufacturing company is the next entity to join the bandwagon of “miniscule”. It is introducing a range of furniture for dollhouses New Building Standards Proposed to Make New York City More Resilient
In a recent press conference held June 13, 2013, 33 proposals were brought forward in order to make New York City more resilient by using better and improvised building standards. Artificial Turf: The New Trend for Home Outdoor Decoration (VIDEO)
Maintaining a patch of grass is tough. It requires the right amount of water, herbicides, the right weeds and a lot of attention. But given that our attention spans have become lesser than a YouTube commercial, who has the time to invest in seeding, weeding and mowing anymore? That is when “Artificial Turf” came into the picture. MDPL’s Appeal to Save Lisa Hochstein Owned 42 Star Drive Home Rejected
The Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL), a small preservation activist group of Miami, Florida has lost its appeal to save 42 Star Drive; the historic Walter DeGarmo designed which is now owned by The "Real Housewives of Miami" star, Lisa Hochstein and her plastic surgeon husband, Leonard Hochstein. Tour Monica Geller’s “F.R.I.E.N.D.S” Apartment, All Made in Paper (VIDEO)
Remember the large apartment in Manhattan, New York where all the six crazy characters of popular sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S ganged up to share life and the little mundane things that happened every day? To re-experience the essence of the home, Brazilian artist, Bruna Salvador Conforto created a replica of the famed apartment, just out of PAPER.
