Architects find inspiration for their work in a variety of things, including celebrities as it would appear. A new skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia, planned by the architectural firm Elenberg Fraser, was inspired by Beyoncé’s “Ghost” music video, where the

In an attempt to challenge our ideas about living space, two Brazilian artists built a vertical house alongside a building using a climbing wall in Rio de Janeiro. Nailed to the wall are shelves, counters, a hammock, bed and

A Clarendon, VT gristmill built in 1880 has been repurposed into a three-bedroom house on a 2.1-acre plot, and it can be yours for $1 million. The property offers a total of six buildings, including a colonial-style house and

Talk about making the most of what you’re given. Having spent nearly 40 years in the same 344-square-foot apartment, Gary Chang, an architect, has transformed his living space, creating 24 rooms in one. Using moveable walls and storage spaces,

Home prices positive in latest Case-Shiller, but are there signs of a slow down? Home prices in the Boston area posted lukewarm gains in Standard & Poor’s latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, rising 0.3 percent from March to April and 1.8 percent from April

Construction is down in the market’s lower end, and economists say they know why The construction industry continues to make strides bringing more new homes to the market, a Census Bureau report on housing permits recently showed. But while

Instead of listing their home for $394,000, the appraised value of the property, a Houston-area Realtor and his wife decided on a more unique selling method. The couple launched www.150house.com, where buyers interested in their two bedroom, one bath

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau decided to again amend its proposal to extend the forthcoming TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule compliance deadline, this time pushing the effective date from Oct. 1 to Oct. 3. “The bureau proposed Oct. 3 as

May was a solid month for pending home sales activity, but uncertainty remains for housing’s future Pending home sales continued their hot streak in May, rising by monthly and yearly measurements to their highest level in nine years, according to

If you like Game of Thrones, this may be the perfect property for you. For $12.8 million, you can own a castle in Bolton Landing, NY that could be straight out of a GoT. Highlands Castle was built in

Civil rights groups are celebrating the Supreme Court’s recent decision on disparate impact claims, but is it too early? The Supreme Court’s affirmation of an appeals decision endorsing the citation of disparate impact in housing cases – which means evidence

Andy Warhol’s 30-acre Montauk estate in the Hamptons is on the market for $85 million. The property, which was originally built as a fishing camp, offers an equestrian center, seaside main house and six cottages. Warhol bought the property

Progress has been made on negative equity front, but troubling trends persist In the Boston housing market, 8.5 percent of mortgage holders remain underwater, and a majority will not reach positive equity for some time. That was the sobering finding of latest

Supreme Court rules disparate impact claims will be covered under FHA Discriminatory intent is irrelevant in cases of disparate impact, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in a tight 5-4 decision, where Justice Anthony Kennedy proved the decider. In

Michael Jackson’s 2,698-arce Neverland Ranch is on the market for $100 million. After purchasing the property for $18 million in 1988, Jackson added a Ferris wheel, a carousel, two trains, bumper cars and his own zoo in addition to

Some builders have avoided green building for fear of costs. Turns out, it could help them make money Environmentalists have long urged developers to design more green buildings, but faced with the high immediate cost of sustainable materials and