Maybe you don't have to worry about where to move - just float around! H/T Daytrip! Retirement has often been synonymous with quietly living out your golden years in a sunny climate. But for a more adventurous breed of retirees, the end of work life opens a door to a...
Interesting Houses
Tiny Houses
Thanks daytrip! http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/retirement/T010-S001-great-tiny-homes-for-retirees/index.html For retirees looking to undergo extreme downsizing, a tiny home might be the answer. The average tiny home measures 186 square feet. That's a fraction of...
Floating Homes
More on new housing alternatives, primarily suited for the younger folks: Argh, matey! A new trend in housing is afloat in Denmark, with college students from Copenhagen solving their cash-strapped housing woes with a series of floating apartments. The...
Luxury Bunker
Worried that the end is near? How about a bunker! H/T daytrip: DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Some upper-income Texans are headed down below, not Australia, but below the surface. An investor group is planning for a doomsday scenario by building a $300 million luxury...
Encinitas Neptune
The 'Crescent' sold again in September, this time for $11,100,000, which is the highest sale ever in the 92024. It surpasses the previous high sale of the same property, $10,500,000, in March, 2014.
Modern vs. Contemporary
A comment left at the WSJ site: "Prairie mixed with Craftsman" http://www.wsj.com/articles/modern-or-contemporary-whats-the-difference-in-home-styles-1478790617 John Stewart, residential committee chair of the American Institute of Architects, helps explain the...
Upside Down
Hat tip to daytrip: http://lalalal1a-apa.blogspot.com/2015/04/10-awesomely-disorienting-upside-down.html
Mission Hills Modern
This modern mid-century inspired family home is tucked away in the Mission Hills area of San Diego, California. http://www.contemporist.com/2016/08/31/a-mid-century-modern-inspired-family-home-arrives-in-san-diego/ Save Save Save
Palm Springs
The Elrod House, an over-the-top Palm Springs home featured in a famous fight scene in a 1971 James Bond movie, has closed sale for $7.7 million. The buyer is Los Angeles-based fashion designer Jeremy Scott, creative director of the Moschino line. The house was listed...
Sunset Beach
Voted the most unique house in America in 1992: The landmark PCH water tower of Sunset Beach, converted into a private home and once listed for $8 million, quietly sold in August for $1.5 million, property records show. Set above the 87-foot-high tower, the water tank...