Posted by Annalisa Burgos | May 19, 2009
Let’s face it. Sellers in this market need as much help as they can get. When you’re competing with foreclosures and heavily-discounted new construction, your home needs to stand out. Play up your strengths, whether it’s a great view or amazing kitchen. And if you’ve got a REALLY unique feature, FrontDoor.com is the perfect place for you to market your one-of-a-kind property!
FrontDoor’s Cool Houses Daily (www.frontdoor.com/coolhouses) highlights the coolest, kookiest and most unique homes for sale across the U.S., from a custom-built grown-up treehouse for sale in Texas to the former home of gangster Al Capone listed in Chicago.
Each day, we showcase one new property that has a great story or very unusual selling feature, chosen from our more than 3.6 million for sale real estate listings.
Each Cool House is featured for about two weeks and actively promoted through FrontDoor’s weekly newsletter sent to 400,000 engaged home lovers and via various social networks such as Facebook (www.facebook.com/FrontDoor) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/HGTVFrontDoor), plus throughout the Web site itself.
Realtors and brokers can add value to their clients’ listings with CHD. Just go to the CHD page (www.frontdoor.com/coolhouses) for details on how to submit your cool house for sale. “Our audience appreciates a good story and we are always on the look out for new and unique ways to highlight homes available through FrontDoor,” says Rich Lacy, vice president and site director of FrontDoor.com. “This feature showcases additional dimensions to a listing.”
And for home lovers like me, it’s cool just to see what’s out there.
Posted by Annalisa Burgos | May 12, 2009
Model/actress Milla Jovovich may be known for killing zombies, but it seems she won’t be making a killing in real estate.
It’s been about a year since the Resident Evil actress first listed her four-story, four-bedroom home in the West Village for $8.75 million. Today, it’s listed at $7 million, about 600K more than what she paid for it. She’s cut the price twice already, and if she doesn’t get any bites, she may have to do it again.
The Greek revival townhouse features an extravagant master suite, walk-in closets behind mirrored French doors, cast-iron railings, mahogany banisters, five fireplaces, stone heated floors, solarium and roof terrace.
Plus, you’re on trendy Greenwich Avenue, which is packed with great bars and restaurants.
Jovovich, known for her roles in action and sci-fi films, is engaged to writer/director Paul W. S. Anderson and has an 18-month-old daughter Ever Gabo Anderson.
To see more fascinating homes for sale, check out Cool Houses Daily. Browse more listings on FrontDoor.com and explore the neighborhoods in New York City.
Posted by Annalisa Burgos | April 21, 2009
Looking for a place to unleash your rock-and-roll soul? Well the self-proclaimed minister of R&R Lenny Kravitz is selling his waterfront Miami Beach mansion for $2.85 million.
The 5,700-square-foot home in the exclusive Biscayne Point neighborhood features 3 bedrooms, 3 full and 2 half bathrooms, a “resort-like” backyard, open bay views, over 1,100 square feet of tiled dock and 100 feet of waterfront.
The aerial view may not look like much, but check out these interior pictures! The decor screams “rocker pimp,” with white shag carpeting, black patent-leather walls, red lacquered floors and a white padded-patent-leather bar.
Reportedly, the rocker toned down the over-the-top decor before putting his shag pad on the market. Good move since not everyone is into that retro disco look.
But Lenny isn’t the only one selling a house — browse more homes for sale in Miami Beach. And if Miami Beach is not your style, find your flavor elsewhere in Miami, FL. Check out the five Miami neighborhoods that are in demand right now.
Enjoy checking out cool houses like this? Tune in to FrontDoor’s Cool Houses Daily every day at http://www.frontdoor.com/coolhouses and submit your own cool house for sale at coolhousesdaily@frontdoor.com.
Posted by Annalisa Burgos | April 10, 2009
Everytime I tell people I work for HGTV, they immediately tell me how much they looooove “House Hunters.” Most of these people aren’t actively looking to buy a home, so I ask why. And the response is pretty much the same across the board — “I love looking at houses.”
Imagine that. People who just want to look at houses. Well — ask, and you shall receive. We’ve got just the thing to unleash your inner property voyeur.
FrontDoor’s “Cool Houses Daily” gives you an exclusive peek into an amazingly cool house each day. And by cool, we mean homes with over-the-top features like panic rooms and helipads, celebrity-owned homes or even a house that supposedly will extend your life!
Safe to say HGTV has mastered the art of showcasing homes and bringing the excitement and drama of homebuying and selling to viewers who can not only relate, but want to be part of it (i.e. how can I get HGTV to redo my kitchen?).
So it was only natural for HGTV to launch FrontDoor.com, with the goal of reaching the millions of Web-savvy consumers who are not only actively buying or selling a home, but those who are just genuinely passionate about the idea of “home” and real estate. You’ve probably already seen the extensive how-to guides and expert tips on the site. But how cool is it to check out some of the most unique homes on the market?
So stop by everyday: http://www.frontdoor.com/coolhouses. You’ll get a daily dose of interesting properties you never knew existed. Who knows? It may motivate you to start house hunting or at least see what other unusual homes are out there. And if you know of a cool house for sale, email a description and photos to coolhousesdaily@frontdoor.com. We could feature it on CHD.
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