Live/Work Loft in NYC
Why yes, yes I’d love to come live in this stunning TriBeCa loft. What? I have to WORK there as well? So be it. In honor of my recent pro-renting rant, I thought I’d feature a rental for a change. No,...
View ArticleSubterranean Glass House in Big Sur
I couldn’t just sit back and let this house exist, un-drooled-over. I had to crack open the ol’ WordPress and let the gushing flow. The interior alone is enough to knock you over. But then you realize...
View ArticleSF Saga: Finding Our Home (part 6)
This is the final chapter of a six-part series on my San Francisco Real Estate Saga, a months-long period involving countless house tours, sleepless nights, gut-wrenching decisions, and a total of...
View ArticleSuper Tall Firehouse Explodes onto San Francisco Market
Discerning readers may recall that we gushed over a stunning firehouse-turned-real house last April. Well, there’s another fire a-blazin’ and this time it’s my burning desire for the latest real estate...
View ArticleA TIC Joins My Real Estate Microcosm
My little rundown block in San Francisco is becoming quite the real estate market microcosm. So a new unit just came onto the market. That’s it to the right there–the lower left window in the blue...
View ArticleReader Profile Update: An Artists’ Paradise in Taos
You may remember the Real Savvy profile of Jessica Gormley a few months back. Jessica is a real estate maven, whose guiding principal is one of stewardship. She believes in honoring a home’s history,...
View ArticleBack to My Roots
I dislike when bloggers stop writing for a long time, then they come back with tons of excuses about why they’ve been gone. I don’t CARE what you’ve been doing – I read you for content so don’t preface...
View ArticleUnderwater without a Drop to Drink
Over the past few months, talk of the US debt crisis has got me thinking: how does all this effect me? As it turns out, more than you might think. Here’s how my little brain traveled from the...
View ArticlePortland Pullman Rail Car – The Perfect Vacation Home
A vacation home on wheels? I may have found the perfect second home. Or heck, primary home if you swing (roll?) that way. So basically, you buy this rail car and then tug it around the country...
View ArticleAdvice for First Time Homebuyers
Apartment Therapy, one of my favorite design and home blogs, recently asked readers what advice they’d give first time homebuyers. The responses are in the comments and reflect some real wisdom learned...
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