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Hidden Real Estate Gems: Charlotte, NC

I realize that my coverage here on Real Savvy tends to skew coastal and urban. That just happens to be where I spend most of my time. But there’s a whole big world out there I’m missing, so I’ve resolved to make an effort to seek out the hidden gems across America: places with a (more&hellip)

Gwyneth Paltrow Goes “Thrifty”

I subscribe to Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP newsletter for two reasons: entertainment value (the lady is seriously out of touch with regular folk) and recommendations (she still comes through with some awesome recipes/ideas from time to time). Last week’s issue sort of hit both categories. She dedicated the entire newsletter to an apartment renovation done for (more&hellip)

NoHo Loft: Care to Take the Stairs to the Tub?

I barely need to say anything. Just look at this: Once you see something like, this, it’s kind of “game over,” right? How can you ever love again after witnessing such splendor? This stunning bathroom belongs to a swank “NoHo” (read: recently a bad neighborhood that realtors are trying to rebrand) loft in Manhattan. This (more&hellip)

Wine Country Style – Heaven to be Had

This spring, some friends and I drove up north to Sonoma County for their annual wine barrel tasting event. The idea is that you get the chance to taste the wines while they’re still in the barrels, before they’re bottled 12-18 months hence. My friends and I weren’t in it for the barrel tasting (let (more&hellip)

Foreign Real Estate Love Affair in Buenos Aires

You know what? I don’t care. I’m moving to Buenos Aires. I love it there so hard it’s insane. I’ve been twice for extended periods (once when it was expensive, once when it was pretty cheap). Yes, the economy is unstable…but it’s earthy, European, literary, cultured, passionate, beautiful, and the steak and wine are unbelievable. (more&hellip)

Extreme Houses: Living Like a Church Mouse

The New York Times recently featured some extreme living situations. The Times loves nothing more than chronicling the lengths people will go to in order to grab a piece of the fabled city of New York. This piece is different though, since it’s clear these people could afford a normal living space, if they so (more&hellip)

Nice Flip! Silver Lake House Gets Makeover, Price Boost

This cute little house in Silver Lake, CA was looking a little sad, wearing yesterdays’ fashions: But a team of designers scooped up this little prom-outcast, and gave him a whole new look: So much better, right? The quick and dirty on this fix-up job is this: A couple of designers bought it in December (more&hellip)

If You’re Sitting on a Gem, Rent it Out

This post goes out to Real Savvy reader Greg, who is a die hard Frank Lloyd Wright fan. As you may have gathered, I’m a huge proponent of vacation rentals, not just from an owner’s perspective, but as a cost-effective and fun way to travel. I particularly like the vacation rental website AirBnB, which has (more&hellip)

Detached Offices, Sheds, and Playhouses in the Backyard

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I love homes with built-in flexibility. Features like in-law suites and guesthouses get me every time. But what about less built-out flex spaces? Over the past weekend, I was house-sitting in a suburb of San Francisco and on Sunday visited several open houses, all of which coincidentally (more&hellip)

An Artists’ Bungalow with Income Included

Whenever I see apartment courtyards in LA, I can’t help but think of the scene in David Lynch’s Mulholand Drive where the aspiring actress encounters her aunt’s crazy overly made-up landlady in her apartment’s courtyard. There’s such a mystique around LA, thanks to movies like that. The good weather, the promises of a brush with (more&hellip)

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