realtor.comFrom time to time, we see homes called works of art in their marketing materials. Almost universally, it’s a cliche and empty phrase signifying nothing in particular. However, this historic San Francisco home now on the market for $10.95 million was the subject of a popular painting. Built in 1914, the four-story Tudor Revival is forever memorialized in Evgeny Lushpin‘s painting...

realtor.comThe list price on a historic home that took a ride on a barge across Tampa Bay is getting lower. Lamb manor, named for original owner Asa Lamb, was originally built in Palmetto, FL, in Manatee County. It now sits on 5.2 acres in Ruskin, about 25 miles across Tampa Bay in Hillsborough County. The asking price is now $1,595,000, a significant reduction from the $2.4 million price tag when it was...

Paul Archuleta/Getty Images; Reid Rolls/House BeautifulLeanne Ford, who co-stars with her brother, Steve Ford, on the HGTV renovation reality show “Restored by the Fords,” has recently installed a rather creative upgrade for those who hate getting out of bed for a glass of water: a bedside faucet. According to “House Beautiful,” she’d been longing to try this hack in one of...

fstop123/iStockThe numbers: Sales of newly-constructed homes in the U.S. dropped 0.4% on a monthly basis in December to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 694,000, the government reported Monday. That’s compared with a seasonally-adjusted pace of 697,000 set in November, which was revised downward from the original report released last month. Because of the sample size of the...

realtor.com; Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThe actress Meryl Streep is off to a winning start in 2020. The A-lister just sold her posh penthouse in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood, the Wall Street Journal reported. Overlooking the Hudson River from a three-sided wraparound terrace, the spectacular space reportedly changed hands for $15.8 million. The apartment was first offered in 2018 for...