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Jennifer KarmonKendrick Lamar’s Childhood Home in Compton Is for Rent
Kendrick Lamar, deemed “arguably the most talented rapper of his generation” by Rolling Stone last year when he was 27, has written and spoken often of growing up in the Los Angeles suburb of Compton, which just this past weekend awarded him the Key to the City. It’s six blocks from Tam’s Burgers — “where I seen my second murder, actually,” he told Rolling Stone. Dude was in the drive-thru ordering his food, and homey ran up, boom boom — smoked him.” (Tam’s is the same restaurant where Suge Knight is said to have run over two men in the parking lot.) The house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,200 square feet, and it’s up for rent at $1,895 a month. “It’s a hell of a neighborhood,” one old-timer told Rolling Stone.
Michelle HuffmanFormer Workingman's Cottage In Brooklyn Now Rents for $5K
The two-bedroom cottage is part of the Warren Place Mews, a block of 34 small homes threaded together in Cobble Hill. They were originally established as workingman’s homes, or the equivalent of today’s affordable housing.
Jennifer KarmonThe Nation’s Emptiest Cities
Numbers just released by RealtyTrac indicate that for most challenged housing markets, the problem is tight supply. But in a few metro areas, the vacancy rate is still far above the overall nation’s — almost five times worse in Flint, Michigan, for example.
Jennifer KarmonBetter Than a Murphy Bed? Loft Beds for Grown-Ups
Brooklyn-based woodworker Roberto Gil has been designing space-saving furniture for more than 20 years now. Called Urbano, the loft beds come in queen and king sizes.
Jennifer KarmonNaomi Watts and Liev Schreiber’s Renovated NYC Home
“Wow, this is mine? How did this happen?” Naomi Watts asks.
Michelle HuffmanNow Your Cat Can Play Mario
The wall-mounted cat complex, designed by Catastrophic Creations, consists of a hollow, wall-mounted box with two openings in the shape of tubes on the top and bottom. The cats can climb through the tubes, and a door opens over the question mark block.
- Michelle Huffman
Now Your Cat Can Play Mario
When you’re spending one of those long evenings on the couch playing Mario, your cat can now join you. Only, the cat’s probably getting a little more exercise.
Jennifer KarmonLeather Walls, Mirrored Boudoir and a Fur Vault for $84.5M
The home of developer Keith Rubenstein and his wife, Inga, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has just hit the market at $84.5 million, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Renowned for their “over-the-top parties,” according to Architectural Digest, they even installed a ventilated smoking room for their European friends.
HGTV on YahooBefore-and-After Bathroom Remodels Under $5,000
By Mina Hochberg and Shannon Petrie, HGTV.com More From HGTV.com: 5 Before-and-After Kitchen Makeovers Under $5,000 20 Incredible Small Bathrooms Transformations 25 Creative Ways to Add More Storage to Your Bathroom
Elle DecorHOUSE TOUR: At Home With Lance Bass and Michael Turchin
The couple's newly renovated Los Angeles home is a lesson in the power of accessorizing.
Jennifer Karmon18 Addresses Pinpoint Where Home Prices Look Likely to Spike
If you’re looking to get into a neighborhood before prices rise, then keep an eye on what Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods are planning.
24/7 Wall St.America’s Most Dangerous States, 2016
While the nation is becoming safer, many states have a higher violent crime rate than the national average rate, with the 10 most dangerous states reporting a rate of at least 445 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Jennifer Karmon‘Supportive Housing’ Aims to Help NY’s Homeless
LaVerne Rogers used to sleep on a bench. She’d spread out a cardboard on the ground as “carpet,” and sweep the leaves to keep it clean.
Dornob.comCubit Shelf Modules for Ceaseless Configurations
Space is no problem when it comes to Cubit shelves. These units work for cramped apartments as well as generous lofts, and everything in-between. You can configure the completely modular individual units any way you see fit to create shelves that store records, books, DVDs, keepsakes, objets d’art, and more.
Jennifer KarmonHawaii's Soap Opera of a Gargantumansion Sells AGAIN
The Hawaiian estate called Waterfalling, inspired improbably by both Frank Lloyd Wright and “Magnum P.I.,” might be known as much for its heart-stopping price history as for its high-drama cliff-top landscape.
Dornob.comModern and Classic Meet: Renovated German Country House
A former stable and hayloft on a rural German property dating back to 1851 has become a stunning modern home expertly blending new features like geometric skylights and timber screen facades with the beautiful old brickwork and beams.
Jennifer KarmonUPDATE: Gorgeous Charlton Heston Time Capsule Home Goes for ...
We can’t say we’re entirely surprised: Actor Charlton Heston’s incredible time capsule home, which we wrote about when it hit the market just last month, already has an offer pending. As you may recall, this is the first time the home has ever been for sale. It was built for Heston and his family in 1959. The family was asking $12,249,000 – which seemed possibly a bit pricey for its location in Los Angeles’ Coldwater Canyon, considering that Zillow estimated its worth at about $9 million.
Jennifer KarmonFor a Price, Faster 911 Help in Oakland
For $20 a year, a startup called BlueLight promises to route emergency cellphone calls straight to the police, and to send location details. The city 911 system does neither.
Michelle HuffmanBoring Facade Hides Outrageous Interior -- to Fool the Tax Man
Outside is a suburban home like any other. Inside, you'll find a Renaissance-era castle.
Michelle HuffmanLas Vegas Man’s Real-Life Haunted House: Dinosaurs, Snakes And Knife-Wielding Bears, Oh My!
A bloody, knife-wielding bear over the balcony, snakes emanating from out of the dining room table, dinosaurs playing pool, and a large, strange beast in the garage.
Michelle HuffmanDenise Richards Sure Stripped THIS House of Blandness
Her living room is a black nightclub-style "lounge." Her bathtub is tiled in little mirrors. Will she be able to sell the house this time? She's been trying for seven years, off and on.
CNBC.comCleveland Embraces Foodie Culture, Feeds Millennial Real Estate Market
CLEVELAND — You can’t buy a great cheeseburger on the Internet, and that is the simple fact behind the new driver of downtown real estate development. Restaurants are the new retail, and celebrity chefs today are fast becoming just as powerful as names like Macy’s and Neiman Marcus were a half century ago.
Michelle HuffmanThe Latest Housing Trend, The ‘Agrihood,’ Brings Farm Life Into Wealthy Suburbs
It’s the newest trend in luxury housing: the “agrihood.”
Michelle HuffmanTiny Private Paradise of an Island Eases You Into Off-Grid Living
Want to own a private island but not sure if you’re ready to commit to homesteading way out in the middle of nowhere? This little island may be just the thing.
Michelle HuffmanIn Texas, the Mansions Dream Bigger Too -- Just Ask This White House Lookalike
There’s a certain kind of a mansion that’s popular in Texas: They’re ornately-detailed, extravagantly-appointed and classically-styled. Not only is it all those things, but it goes a step further: This house bears a striking resemblance the White House. Located in Preston Hollow, a ritzy suburb of Dallas, Texas, this $15 million mansion shares most of its exteriors with the White House. Both the “Dallas White House” and the real White House feature a Federal-style triangular north portico, complete with four columns across and eight columns total, as well as the same number of windows, placed in the same way.
