CELLARS ARE often sunless warrens of persistent dankness—making a basement guest room about as inviting as steerage. Such was the hurdle San Francisco designer Heather Hilliard faced with this in-law suite, set 14 feet below ground level in a newly built contemporary home in Los Altos Hills,
How Lenders Set Mortgage Rates
Ever wonder how mortgage lenders set interest rates for their loan programs each and every business day? Wonder why some lenders quote the exact same rate for the exact same program? Maybe why one lender is lower than others? Here’s some insight on how mortgage lenders set their rates each
Where Do We Go From Here? In Today’s Hyper-busy Market, It’s All About Supply And Demand
A couple in Boise, Idaho is ready to retire - perhaps to idyllic Sun Valley. They think about listing their home in the city. They know they can get their price. But they hold back. They are still waiting - and not because of coronavirus concerns. They are holding back because, with few properties
Golf Communities Lose Popularity
Real-Estate Developers Change Course Golf greens are making way for more casual, community-geared developments Jim and Wanda Dill had lived in a golf-course community in Naples, Fla., for 14 years when they decided to move nearby to a different master-planned community, where the main draw is
Is it a Trend or a Fad? How to Know the Difference When Updating Your Home
When fixing up your home, especially if you’re doing so to get it in shape to put it on the market, you want to make sure it looks updated. And that means including current trends. But there’s a fine line between trends and fads. In a macro sense, “A fad is a short-lived phenomenon,
Eighty Four Percent of Existing Home Shoppers Use Realtors To Buy New Homes
Eight four percent of new home purchases, preferred existing homes. Ninety one present who preferred a new home purchased an existing home. What more proof is needed to convince real estate agents to farm new home shoppers and qualify resale shoppers for new homes? According to
Revisit Robert Redford’s Retro Ski Style Why discerning sportsmen are copying the heartthrob’s sweatered 1960s look from ‘Downhill Racer’
BY 1969, Robert Redford had ascended to the status of both Hollywood leading man and downhill heartthrob. He had just purchased a tract of land in a quiet canyon south of Salt Lake City, now known as Sundance Mountain Resort, that he hoped to turn into an elite Hollywood enclave. That same year
A Guide to the Best Spring Skiing—From Banff to Breckenridge Not only can hitting the slopes in March or April save you money, it might make you a better skier.
SPRING MIGHT BE the best time to ski this year. Snowpack—i.e., accumulated layers of snow at high altitudes—is currently at or above average across the Western U.S., meaning that even if there’s zero snowfall for the next six weeks, you’ll still find plenty of swooshable terrain until at least