Bedford NY Real Estate | Robert Paul Talks Life in Bedford NY

Last year, 66-year-old Lauren Knoblauch sold or donated nearly everything she owned, from her two-bedroom home on a suburban Seattle lake to her furniture and many of her clothes. She moved everything else, two small carloads’ worth, into her new home: a downtown apartment that, at less than 150 sq. ft., is smaller than the average U.S. master bedroom. The move came as Knoblauch, who works in inmate rehabilitation, pondered her impending retirement. “I started thinking about what I was passionate about,” she said. “I wanted to see opera in Europe, to spend money on what was exciting to me.” Her new apartment, which costs $575 a month — less than half the $1,400 average for a Seattle one-bedroom — puts her about 20 minutes from Symphony Hall by foot and a short bus ride from the Opera House. With new financial flexibility, she’s traveled to Germany and Ireland to see opera performances. “I’m loving it,” she says. The burgeoning tiny house and micro-apartment movements, which ge...

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Where the job market goes, the housing industry follows. And with the economy continuing to hum, both sectors are surging further upward in the new year, according to economists from two companies who would know:  realtor.com®  and job search site indeed.com. “The news is good. Employers are looking at 2016 as being quite strong,” said  Tara Sinclair , the chief economist for indeed.com, during a joint press briefing in Washington, DC, with realtor.com® chief economist  Jonathan Smoke . Both laid out predictions for another year of steady home sales and job growth, particularly in the country’s largest urban centers.  New York City ,  Atlanta ,  Chicago , and Los Angeles , as well as the high-tech hubs of the  San Francisco  Bay Area,  Denver , Seattle , and  Austin , all had strong employment gains—and, not at all coincidentally, some of the country’s busiest real estate markets. read more... realtor.com...

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With a cup of tea in hand and her pinky finger alert, Morticia Addams would doubtless approve of these Gothic and  Gothic Revival homes that — like her — are romantic, but with a spooky edge. Charleston, SC 13 Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC For Sale: $5.9 million It’s easy to picture Tish snipping roses on the grounds of this lakefront estate. Built in 2007, its Gothic features meld with modern luxuries such as an outdoor kitchen by the pool, an airy home gym and a spa-like master bath with heated floors and towel-warming drawers. Check out more listings in Charleston . Great Neck, NY Pond Rd, Great Neck, NY For Sale: $100 million What better place to knit like an Addams while contemplating all things creepy and crawly than a gated, eight-acre estate with views of Manhattan? The compound includes 60,000 square feet of Gothic Revival living space, including 35 bathrooms. See more homes for sale in Great Neck . New York, NY 45 Tudor City Pl APT 1818, ...