The bursting of last decade’s housing bubble feels like ancient history here, where first-time home buyers are competing with investors to get into single-family homes with prices approaching $1 million. “It’s everyone from a kid out of law school to an investor from China, walking around with thousands to spend,” said Kameron Eliassian, a Los Angeles real estate agent. “I don’t know where it’s coming from, and I don’t care. Just show me proof that it’s there, and we’re Read more [...]

Bid for first wave of homes in Haworth to get under way 7:00am Saturday 8th June 2013 in Keighley A businessman still intends building hundreds of houses on fields at Haworth, despite little movement on the plans for more than six months. Perves Abbas announced proposals for up to 300 houses on land he owns at Weavers Hill Read more [...]

Home tours in and around Milwaukee are a diverse bunch. Some showcase just one home, others feature many. Some are all about the décor, while others focus on neighborhoods. This year, many of them will have yet another focus: history. The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse, open now through June 16, is featuring "the Castle on Newberry," a 4,500-square-foot Milwaukee home built in 1930 for just $25,000. Linda Short, public relations chair for the event, said the stone and timber home is on a 12-block-long Read more [...]