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Location:  Urbana, Illinois Price:  $296,000 The Skinny:  Thanks to the glass walls surrounding the courtyard of this late-'60s dwelling, you can peer from the entryway all the way through the wall of glass in back, out onto the fairway of the Urbana Country Club's 18-hole golf course. Which isn't quite nature unspoiled, but the view is still a beautiful one. Champaign-area architect  John Replinger  designed the three-bedroom home, which was bought in 2009 for  $252K  and beautifully rehabbed by and artist and an architect. According to  the listing,  the landscaping of the yard was inspired by the work of modernist landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx. There's also a vegetable garden to the side, and the makings of a good rock garden in the courtyard. Part of the restoration included refinishing the hardwood floors, and blessedly, did not include gutting the kitchen and bringing in a granite countertop, as they often seem to with ...

20 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/06/soros_exwife_ditches_impressive_ues_townhouse_for_31m.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/5058ce3485216d21f9006e25/14469982.jpeg" width="500" height="375"></a><br /><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/06/soros_exwife_ditches_impressive_ues_townhouse_for_31m.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> Susan Weber Soros , the ex-wife of billionaire businessman George Soros , has sold her palatial copper-clad townhouse at 116 East 70th Street. The Post reports that Weber Soros traded the property for $31 million, $8.5 million more than she paid for it in la...

Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC ) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS ® ), showing average fixed mortgage rates hitting new lows for the year as 10-year bond yields briefly dipped below 2 percent. At 3.97 percent the average 30-year fixed rate is at its lowest level since the week of June 20, 2013 when it averaged 3.93 percent. This was also the last time the 30-year fixed averaged below 4 percent in the PMMS until this week. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.97 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending October 16, 2014 , down from last week when it averaged 4.12 percent. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.28 percent. 15-year FRM this week averaged 3.18 percent with an average 0.5 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.30 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 3.33 percent. 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 2.92 percent this week ...

1181 North Hillcrest A 23,000-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills with views of Malibu Beach and downtown Los Angeles has been listed for a staggering $85 million. The real estate listing warns: “be prepared for an overwhelming sensory experience unlike any you’ve felt before.” It’s not exaggerating. The two-level home, which was completed by the firm’s creative team this month, has eight bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, an underground garage, wine cellar, and even a movie theater. Located in the elite neighborhood of Trousdale Estates, the home looks like a showroom with two fully stocked bars, a gym, game room, and infinity edge pool. The property last sold in August of 2012 for $12.65 million, according to Zillow. The over-the-top house is listed by Ben Bacal Realty as well as Branden Williams and Rayni Romito Williams of Williams & Williams. - See more at: http://therealdeal.com/blog/2014/09/20/inside-a-los-angeles-mansion-that-just-hit-the-market-for-85m/#sthash.hFyzivWa.dpuf

Mortgage rates are the lifeblood of the housing market. This is why the Fed began quantitative easing (or QE) in the first place. Lower rates allow homeowners to refinance. Refinancing increases homeowners’ disposable income. It also helps stimulate economic growth. Lower rates let first-time homebuyers move out of an apartment and into a house. This means higher consumption and benefits for home improvement retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s. Consumption accounts for ~70% of the U.S. economy. Mortgage rates are flat as bonds give back last Friday’s rally and then go nowhere The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage stayed flat to close at 4.28%. The ten-year yield rose six basis points, but mortgage rates didn’t react to last Friday’s big move in bond rates. To-be-announced securities (or TBAs) moved higher.           read more....         http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-mortgage-r...

Although he considered his villainous roles his best (such as Walter Neff, the murder-minded insurance salesman in Double Indemnity ), to his fans Fred MacMurray was synonymous with his more charming characters, such as the all-American television dad Steve Douglas on My Three Sons. According to his daughter Kate MacMurray, the latter character was closest to the real man. The actor was known to millions for his work in more than 100 movies and many popular television shows, but what most admirers don’t realize is that he created a life for himself far from Hollywood on a ranch outside of Healdsburg, California. Save Photo He bought the Sonoma County spread, now called MacMurray Estate Vineyards, in 1941 and remodeled the existing farmhouse in a charming period style that has endured for more than 70 years. Today the property is owned by the Gallo family and produces lush pinot noir, pinot gris and chardonnay wines, but the house remains much as it did when MacMurr...

Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC ) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS ® ), showing average fixed mortgage rates largely flat for the week, remaining just above their lows for 2014 and helping to support homebuyer affordability. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.13 percent with an average 0.6 point for the week ending July 24, 2014 , unchanged from last week. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.31 percent. 15-year FRM this week averaged 3.26 percent with an average 0.6 point, up from last week when it averaged 3.23 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 3.39 percent. 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 2.99 percent this week with an average 0.5 point, up from last week when it averaged 2.97 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 3.16 percent. 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 2.39 percent this week with an average 0.4 point, unchanged from la...

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

U.S. homebuilders are feeling less confident this month in their near-term sales prospects, reflecting doubts stirred by a sluggish start to the annual spring home-selling season. Even so, builders are more optimistic that sales will perk up later this year. That would bode well for home construction, which slowed early this year as severe winter weather dampened sales in many markets. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Thursday fell to 45. That's down one point from a revised reading of 46 in April and the lowest level in 12 months. Readings below 50 indicate that more builders view sales conditions as poor rather than good. The overall index has been below 50 since February. "Builders are waiting for consumers to feel more secure about their financial situation," said David Crowe, the NAHB's chief economist. "Once job growth becomes more consistent, consumers will return to the market in la...

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...

[Renderings via NBWW] 5 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/16/fontainebleau-penthouse-versailles-tower-suites.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/534ec1c6f92ea1358500fc7b/SHOT2for web.jpg" width="500" height="355"></a><br /><a href="http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/16/fontainebleau-penthouse-versailles-tower-suites.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> The old historical feud between the Fontainebleau and Eden Roc Hotels that produced the Fontainebleau's "Spite Wall" , actually called the Versailles Tower, was more or less resolved years ago. The Eden Roc built a new, Spite Wall-proof pool deck and their own tower to hide the wall's blank whiteness, and they both changed hands to new ownership that didn't ho...

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...

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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...

Can reading a book feel like a visit to a spa? After perusing Karen Lehrman Bloch’s new tome, The Inspired Home: Interiors of Deep Beauty (Harper Design, $35), I felt strangely cleansed . Its collection of nearly two dozen spare, all-natural houses washes over your senses like a chamomile bath, leaving you feeling calm and relaxed, and ready to toss half of your furnishings into the Dumpster. While Bloch hauls out Mies’ dictum that less is more, this isn’t a book about minimalism. It’s about achieving a feeling of emotional and spiritual uplift by surrounding yourself with things that make you feel good. It’s about appreciating the tactile, taking your cues from nature and embracing a mix — not because it’ll impress your friends or follow fashion, but because it will nurture your soul. (Bloch calls this a “design detox.”) While it all might sound a little woo-woo, there’s no denying the appeal of these spaces, or the credentials of some of the designers represented, including Vicente ...