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The owners of this beautiful heritage home had a vision to restore it to its former glory, and enlisted Terri Shannon from Bloom Interior Design & Decoration to help them turn their dream into reality. Shannon describes the home’s style as contemporary classic with a mix of formal rooms and comfortable, inviting spaces. The front of the 1880s home features formal living and dining rooms, while the back contains a relaxed open-plan space. The kitchen and informal living room are the home’s main social spaces, where the kids can play and the family can catch up or entertain around the spacious island. Bloom Interior Design Photos by Armelle Habib Houzz at a Glance Who lives here:  Amanda and Brett McMillian and their 2 young daughters Location:  Melbourne Size:  4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms The homeowners were immediately drawn to this bayside-area home with a picture-perfect white picket fence. The historic home is situated along the tree-lined streets of sout...

Photo via Inhabitat Designed to make the intolerable chore of sipping wine in the South of France just a bit more bearable, this modern little cabin in the hills of Mondragon, France offers visitors to the Domaine La Cabotte vineyard a chance to kick back with a glass of (super local) vin in peace. Built by the Paris-based H20 Architects, the 625-square-foot space forks off in a distinctive Y-shape inside, with three separate wings all done up in a uniform bone-white and positioned to make the most of some truly ridiculous views. Similar to other eco-friendly cabins dotting European hillsides, the exterior was made entirely from locally sourced wood from nearby forests. Find a few more shots below, then head over to Inhabitat for the floor plans. read more.... http://curbed.com/archives/2014/06/16/wine-tasting-hut-puts-a-twist-on-the-simple-mountain-cabin.php

27 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/05/07/shoot-a-period-piece-in-this-crisp-875m-colonial.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/536aa465f92ea16657023a91/ISlepbcrtoqq4b0000000000.jpg" width="500" height="334"></a><br /><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/05/07/shoot-a-period-piece-in-this-crisp-875m-colonial.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> Though it's hardly the most monumental home in rarified Greenwich—that honor would go to Cooper Beach Farm, by virtue of its $120M sale price—the 6,500-square-foot Voorhis Counting House , in all of its relative modesty, could be called one of the primmest. Nowhere does it fall out of lockstep with the town's well-earned reputation for starchy home design. But it can't really be faulted...

[One of many hand-painted signs in the hospital's basement. All photos by Charles Giraudet .] 22 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/05/01/inside_roosevelt_islands_abandoned_hospital_predemolition.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/53627f69f92ea1117500daae/Mortuary Sign - IMG_0463.jpg" width="500" height="379"></a><br /><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/05/01/inside_roosevelt_islands_abandoned_hospital_predemolition.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> Trained as an architect in his native France, Charles Giraudet wanted to enter Roosevelt Island's massive Goldwater Hospital ever since he laid eyes on it about two decades ago. Giraudet, now a full-time photographer , got the chance he'd been waiting for in late Decembe...

Spring Egg Hunt Moved to the 4/17 Rain Date Due to the rain forecast for Tuesday (4/15), the annual Spring Egg Hunt has been postponed to the rain date of Thursday, April 17th. The Egg Hunt will be held at the FOX LANE HS TURF FIELD (Rte. 172; Bedford) and will kick off with magician Joe Barney at 10:45am. The Egg Hunt will start promptly at 11:15am. Children will be divided into age groups (ages 2-5) (ages 6-7) (ages8-10). After the egg hunt, Joe Barney will continue to perform and the Spring Bunny plans to hop on over for a guest appearance and some photo ops! Thank you! Bedford Recreation 914-666-7004 Upcoming Meetings Meeting agenda and backup materials are available for the following meetings: 4/16 Town Board - Note: This meeting is being held on Wednesday due to the Passover holiday. Reminders: Public Information Session 4/16 @ 8:30pm There will be a public information session on April 16th at 8:30pm at the Town Board monthly meeting regarding...

Over the past couple of weeks, you may have been given the false impression that Richard Cordray and his colleagues at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are working to destroy the US mortgage market. Likewise, you may have the false impression that various consumer groups and advocates are making mortgage lending unattractive as a business for banks and non-banks alike. But the truth of the matter is that even if Richard Cordray was back in Ohio, where he formally served as Attorney General — a reality where the CFPB and said housing groups didn't exist — the US mortgage market would still be in trouble. Were there no CFPB or Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, banks and non-banks alike would be backing away from the mortgage business. The significant withdrawal of players such as Nationstar and Bank of America from retail lending, and the collapse of the mortgage wholesale and correspondent markets, is just the start of a more generalized ret...

Once a booming industry, U.S. wind power saw its growth plummet 92% last year as it wrestled with tax uncertainties and cheap natural gas. The industry is still growing but not nearly as fast, says a report Thursday by the American Wind Energy Association. It added a record 13,131 megawatts of power in 2012 but that fell to only 1,087 MW last year — the lowest level since 2004. One reason was investors' uncertainty that Congress would renew a federal wind tax subsidy. "People didn't know it would be passed ... so they weren't creating new projects" early last year, says AWEA's president Tom Kiernan. He says it takes about nine months to plan a wind farm, so the one-year extension in January 2013 didn't trigger a flurry of new wind farm construction until the second half of 2013. He expects this year will see a rebound in new capacity but how much will depend on whether Congress extends the tax subsidy, which expired in January. An extension is pendin...

Bedford residents as well as restaurant aficionados throughout Westchester are buzzing about the marque Manhattan chef that will take over the two Bedford Post Inn restaurants after Pound Ridge resident Richard Gere and his wife Carey Lowell gave up control amid rumors of a split. Michael White, owner of Altamarea Group, adds Farmhouse and The Barn to the list of dining destinations he oversees. Farmhouse will be renamed Campagna and its chef will be Devin Boyzaka of the Westend at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C., according to the New York Times. PJ Calpa, who is the chef at two of White’s other restaurants, will oversee food, which will be Italian and seasonal at Campagna, the Times reported.  Gere still owns the Bedford Post Inn with his partner Russell Hernandez. http://bedford.dailyvoice.com/lifestyle/restaurant-aficionados-buzzing-about-richard-gere-handing-over-bedford-post

There were 620,111 completed foreclosures across the country in 2013 compared to 820,498 in 2012, a decrease of 24 percent. For the month of December, there were 45,000 completed foreclosures, down from 52,000 in December 2012, a year-over-year decrease of 14 percent, according to CoreLogic .    Completed foreclosures are an indication of the total number of homes actually lost to foreclosure. Since the financial crisis began in September 2008, there have been approximately 4.8 million completed foreclosures across the country. As a basis of comparison, prior to the decline in the housing market in 2007, completed foreclosures averaged 21,000 per month nationwide between 2000 and 2006. As of December 2013, approximately 837,000 homes in the United States were in some stage of foreclosure, known as the foreclosure inventory, compared to 1.2 million in December 2012, a year-over-year decrease of 31 percent. The foreclosure inventory as of December 2013 represented 2.1 perce...

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Pending sales of homes slightly rose in November, the first gain in six months, signaling that upcoming activity could tick higher, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday.                                         NAR’s index of pending home sales increased 0.2% last month to 101.7, slightly above a 10-month low of 101.5 in October, but down from 103.3 in November 2012.                                         “We may have reached a cyclical low because the positive fundamentals of job creation and household formation are likely to foster a fairly stable level of contract activity in 2014...

One of the Wainscott ‘Magnificent Seven’ Still Wants $23.5M – 80s! We’re Living in the 80s! | Bedford Real Estate | Bedford New York Real Estate | Bedford NY Homes by Robert Paul Realtor

Legend Point Michael Jordan’s Personal Residence Set on 7.39 immaculately landscaped acres just north of Chicago, the longtime personal residence of Michael Jordan offers the ultimate in privacy and luxury. This secluded compound includes 56,000 square feet of living space, with 9 bedrooms, 15 full and 4 half bathrooms and, as one might expect from this basketball legend, a regulation-size, NBA-quality basketball court — all surrounded by a living fence of 150 mature evergreens, creating an envelope of unparalleled privacy. Beautiful Living While many areas of the home provide a cozy, intimate setting for friends and family, the public living areas welcome guests to expansive, light-filled rooms. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the family room, an exercise in understated elegance with plush carpeting, built-in aquarium, and a fireplace. Likewise, in the soaring two-story living room, a series of ten floor-to-ceiling windows makes the dramatic outdoor landscaping as much a part of...

Charlotte-area home prices rose 9.2 percent on average in November from a year ago, as closings increased and the supply of homes for sale continued its downward streak, the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association said Monday. Inventory fell to a five-month supply from a 5.3-month level the month before and a 6.5-month supply a year ago, according to the report that tracks only existing-home sales. A balanced housing market has an approximately six-month supply, according to a widely accepted definition. Low supplies helped drive up prices in November, the association said. The average price rose to $223,725 from $204,820 a year ago. The average price is at its highest level since $237,635 in August. Another factor in rising prices is fewer sales of distressed homes, which tend to sell for less than nondistressed properties. Foreclosures and short sales accounted for a smaller percentage of sales than a year ago, the association said. Sales continued their trend of annual gains. ...

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A strong local real estate market will likely boost next year’s taxable home values, but that won’t necessarily lead to an increase in taxes, according to officials.   The status of property assessments was discussed in a presentation to the Township Committee on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Township Tax Assessment Associate Karen Leo said she has seen a 22 percent increase from last year in the number of home sales in the township, and a 20 percent increase in total sales dollars. “Many deeds, houses, are going under contract quickly,” Leo said. “That’s unusual in the fall so it suggests a very strong market. I suspect assessments are going to go up as a whole.” Housing values here and across the nation dropped with the onset of the Great Recession in late 2007. After rising sharply for many years, the average property assessment in the township peaked at $654,566 in 2007. It then dropped to $652,110 in 2008, $615,926 in 2009, $581,192 in 2010, $581,059 in 2011 and $577,393 ...

Bedford Central eNews November 7, 2013 Dear Bedford Central School District Parents and Community! As you may know, I use the phrase, “School the Way it Oughta Be” often. As a child of the ‘50s I remain nostalgic for field trips, creative writing, projects, reading really thick books, being involved in activities, and more – and I hope we retain this and more in schools forever. Earlier this week, Tim Gembka and I were walking through several classrooms at Pound Ridge (and observed all students engaged as can be, their brains working, figuring out math problems, learning math terminology (I learned about “friendly numbers” in rounding), and more. As we entered Eva Klatt’s kindergarten classroom, the children were voting! Of course they were - it was election day and that’s what you do on election day – you vote! In this case, students were voting on the type of Oreo cookie they prefer. After they voted, they would count the votes (and probably enjoy the win...