FrontDoor Unlocked - HGTV's FrontDoor Real Estate Blog » HGTV http://blog.frontdoor.com News and thoughts from behind the FrontDoor Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:06:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Celebrity Real Estate: Vanilla Ice on flipping houses and home life http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/06/24/celebrity-real-estate-vanilla-ice-on-flipping-houses-and-home-life/ http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/06/24/celebrity-real-estate-vanilla-ice-on-flipping-houses-and-home-life/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:46:53 +0000 Annalisa Burgos http://blog.frontdoor.com/?p=2319 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Celebrity Real Estate: Vanilla Ice on flipping houses and home life", url: "http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/06/24/celebrity-real-estate-vanilla-ice-on-flipping-houses-and-home-life/" }); ]]>

Vanilla Ice offers real estate investing tips on DIY Network's The Vanilla Ice Project.

Bet you didn’t know that rapper Vanilla Ice is also a real estate investor and home improvement enthusiast.

The artist best known for his ’90s hit “Ice Ice Baby” and his crew renovate foreclosures and discounted properties in Florida and sell them for profit. Catch all the action on DIY Network’s The Vanilla Ice Project!

Vanilla Ice, aka Rob Van Winkle, sat down with HGTV’s FrontDoor.com to talk about the first home he bought, how he got into real estate investing and what home life means to him. Watch Vanilla Ice’s video interview.

Want Vanilla Ice to “ice” your house? Enter DIYNetwork.com’s “Ice My House” sweepstakes and you can win a room makeover from the rapper-turned-flipper. But hurry! Contest ends Monday, June 27.

Tour Vanilla Ice’s former pad on Star Island in Miami Beach, which is for sale for just under $15 million >>

Tour more celebrity homes for sale at FrontDoor.com/celebrity >>

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]]> http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/06/24/celebrity-real-estate-vanilla-ice-on-flipping-houses-and-home-life/feed/ 1 Celebrate Spring and enter to win HGTV’s Green Home on FrontDoor! http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/04/27/celebrate-spring-and-enter-to-win-hgtvs-green-home-on-frontdoor/ http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/04/27/celebrate-spring-and-enter-to-win-hgtvs-green-home-on-frontdoor/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:04:32 +0000 Annalisa Burgos http://blog.frontdoor.com/?p=2295 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Celebrate Spring and enter to win HGTV’s Green Home on FrontDoor!", url: "http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/04/27/celebrate-spring-and-enter-to-win-hgtvs-green-home-on-frontdoor/" }); ]]>

HGTV's Green Home 2011 is in the neighborhood of Stapleton in Denver, CO.

Happy Spring everyone! I took some time off to have my baby boy Alexander and am back in time to share some exciting things happening at HGTV’s FrontDoor.

HGTV’s Green Home Giveaway is underway! Now through June 2, enter to win a fabulous eco-friendly home in the premier sustainable community of Stapleton in Denver, CO. Enter the sweepstakes and explore the neighborhood >>

Spring is in full swing and we’ve got some great home buying tips and home improvement projects inspired by our favorite season.
Find fresh ideas for spring >>

As the weather gets warmer, you’ll want to prepare your home for outdoor entertaining. Learn about waterfront living and transform your deck or patio into a social hotspot. Take your home improvement projects outside >>

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]]> http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/04/27/celebrate-spring-and-enter-to-win-hgtvs-green-home-on-frontdoor/feed/ 5 Video: HGTV’s Vern Yip shares his design tips to help sell your home http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/01/14/video-hgtvs-vern-yip-shares-his-design-tips-to-help-sell-your-home/ http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/01/14/video-hgtvs-vern-yip-shares-his-design-tips-to-help-sell-your-home/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:26:31 +0000 Annalisa Burgos http://blog.frontdoor.com/?p=2275 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Video: HGTV’s Vern Yip shares his design tips to help sell your home", url: "http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/01/14/video-hgtvs-vern-yip-shares-his-design-tips-to-help-sell-your-home/" }); ]]> HGTV “Design Star” judge, “Urban Oasis” host and celebrity designer Vern Yip spoke at the Inman Real Estate Connect conference in New York City this week.

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We at HGTV’s FrontDoor.com want to give Vern our heartfelt thanks for braving the snowstorm to fly from Atlanta to NYC to meet with real estate professionals from across the country.

During his presentation, Vern shares his tips for using smart design to sell houses, especially in a tough market.

The Kleiers of HGTV’s “Selling New York” also spoke at Inman. Watch the behind the scenes video.

Watch more videos from Inman >>

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]]> http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/01/14/video-hgtvs-vern-yip-shares-his-design-tips-to-help-sell-your-home/feed/ 0 HGTV and FrontDoor.com Gear Up for Inman Connect in New York City http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/01/10/hgtv-and-frontdoor-com-gear-up-for-inman-connect-in-new-york-city/ http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/01/10/hgtv-and-frontdoor-com-gear-up-for-inman-connect-in-new-york-city/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:04:55 +0000 Annalisa Burgos http://blog.frontdoor.com/?p=2262 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "HGTV and FrontDoor.com Gear Up for Inman Connect in New York City", url: "http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/01/10/hgtv-and-frontdoor-com-gear-up-for-inman-connect-in-new-york-city/" }); ]]> HGTV and HGTV’s FrontDoor.com will join hundreds of real estate professionals from across the country at Inman News’ Agent Reboot and Real Estate Connect conference at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square on Jan. 11-14.

On Jan. 11, Samantha Kleier-Forbes and Sabrina Kleier-Morgenstern, stars of HGTV’s hit show “Selling New York” and executive vice presidents at high-profile Manhattan brokerage Gumley Haft Kleier, will talk about their experiences in the most competitive real estate market in the country.

On Jan. 12,  HGTV “Design Star” judge and celebrity designer Vern Yip will explain why design matters more than ever, especially in a tough market.

If you’re a real estate agent attending the Inman conference, be sure to stop by HGTV FrontDoor’s kiosk and sign up for an agent profile — it’s FREE!

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]]> http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2011/01/10/hgtv-and-frontdoor-com-gear-up-for-inman-connect-in-new-york-city/feed/ 0 Get ready for HGTV’s Dream Home Giveaway on FrontDoor.com! http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/12/16/get-ready-for-hgtvs-dream-home-giveaway-on-frontdoor-com/ http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/12/16/get-ready-for-hgtvs-dream-home-giveaway-on-frontdoor-com/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:48:41 +0000 Annalisa Burgos http://blog.frontdoor.com/?p=2252 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Get ready for HGTV’s Dream Home Giveaway on FrontDoor.com!", url: "http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/12/16/get-ready-for-hgtvs-dream-home-giveaway-on-frontdoor-com/" }); ]]>

This year's HGTV Dream Home is a modern-yet-rustic mountain lodge with breathtaking views in Stowe, Vt.

For the first time ever, you’ll be able to enter to win HGTV’s Dream Home on FrontDoor.com.

That means you can enter twice daily, on HGTV.com and FrontDoor.com, and double your chances to win this year’s amazing mountain lodge in Stowe, VT.

Don’t know anything about Stowe? Learn about the neighborhood at FrontDoor.com/dreamhome.

So be sure to add this to your list of 2011 resolutions, starting Jan. 1:

Enter the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway once a day on FrontDoor.com >>

Stay informed with the Dream Home blog >>

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HGTV's Urban Oasis apartment is in The Residences of W New York-Downtown.

You’ve got until Oct. 20 to increase your chances to win a fully-furnished luxury apartment in Manhattan! Remember you can enter once on FrontDoor.com and once on HGTV.com each day.

Tour the apartment designed by Vern Yip

Explore the surrounding neighborhood and hotspots of Lower Manhattan

Enter HGTV’s Urban Oasis Giveaway

Join the discussion on the Urban Oasis blog

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]]> http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/09/28/have-you-entered-to-win-hgtvs-urban-oasis-apartment/feed/ 8 Win a luxury NYC apartment in HGTV’s Urban Oasis Giveaway http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/08/19/hgtvs-urban-oasis-giveaway/ http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/08/19/hgtvs-urban-oasis-giveaway/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:23:21 +0000 Annalisa Burgos http://blog.frontdoor.com/?p=2148 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Win a luxury NYC apartment in HGTV’s Urban Oasis Giveaway", url: "http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/08/19/hgtvs-urban-oasis-giveaway/" }); ]]> urban oasisIf you’ve always wanted to live large in Manhattan like a Wall Street broker pre-recession, then listen up.

HGTV is giving away a swanky new apartment in the Big Apple, complete with high-end design and luxurious amenities every New Yorker dreams of.

Starting Sept. 1, enter HGTV’s Urban Oasis Giveaway for a chance to win a contemporary urban apartment at The Residences at W New York-Downtown in the hip Financial District and a brand new car! You can enter on both HGTV.com and FrontDoor.com so you’ve got more chances to win.

The 900-square-foot apartment comes beautifully designed and stylishly furnished courtesy of world-famous designer Vern Yip and boasts breathtaking views of the Big Apple, Statue of Liberty and Hudson River.

Learn more at frontdoor.com/urbanoasis

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]]> http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/08/19/hgtvs-urban-oasis-giveaway/feed/ 15 Design inspiration from a Sex and the City 2 apartment http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/05/27/design-inspiration-from-sex-and-the-city-2-apartment/ http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/05/27/design-inspiration-from-sex-and-the-city-2-apartment/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 22:20:11 +0000 Annalisa Burgos http://blog.frontdoor.com/?p=2115 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Design inspiration from a Sex and the City 2 apartment", url: "http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/05/27/design-inspiration-from-sex-and-the-city-2-apartment/" }); ]]> Our friends over at HGTV.com have a great blog called Design Happens.

Editor Chelsey Bowen wrote a great post about Carrie and Big’s apartment in the new Sex and the City 2 movie (which is beautiful, by the way, but I don’t understand how they can afford it).

I haven’t seen the movie so I don’t know what neighborhood they live in, but I’m guessing Park Avenue or the Upper West Side. (Leave a comment if you know.)

As a fellow New Yorker, journalist and former single lady who met the love of her life in the Big Apple, I can relate to Carrie.

I only wish I can relate to owning an apartment as amazing as hers. Somehow, my junior 1-bedroom just doesn’t compare. Sigh.

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Learn about the city that never sleeps in our New York City Guide: FrontDoor.com/City-Guide/New-York-NY-USA and find out what it’s like to live in a big city.

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]]> http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/05/27/design-inspiration-from-sex-and-the-city-2-apartment/feed/ 0 Make everyday Earth Day with these green ideas for your home http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/04/22/make-everyday-earth-day-with-these-green-ideas-for-your-home/ http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/04/22/make-everyday-earth-day-with-these-green-ideas-for-your-home/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:29:53 +0000 Annalisa Burgos http://blog.frontdoor.com/?p=2056 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Make everyday Earth Day with these green ideas for your home", url: "http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/04/22/make-everyday-earth-day-with-these-green-ideas-for-your-home/" }); ]]> hgtv-green-home-cape-cod-cottageHappy Earth Day!

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the official start of the environmental movement, your friends at FrontDoor want to offer these valuable tips for living green:

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]]> http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/04/22/make-everyday-earth-day-with-these-green-ideas-for-your-home/feed/ 0 Almost Live from the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in Chicago http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/04/16/almost-live-from-the-kitchen-bath-industry-show-in-chicago/ http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/04/16/almost-live-from-the-kitchen-bath-industry-show-in-chicago/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:31:08 +0000 Annalisa Burgos http://blog.frontdoor.com/?p=2041 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Almost Live from the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in Chicago", url: "http://blog.frontdoor.com/blog/2010/04/16/almost-live-from-the-kitchen-bath-industry-show-in-chicago/" }); ]]> wood stoneIt’s Annalisa reporting from the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in Chicago and I’m looking forward to a great weekend learning about cool new trends and technology for the two most popular rooms in your home.

I spent most of the morning checking out the show floor, from Kohler’s mega-booth (more like showroom), which felt like a club with its blaring dance music, to Wood Stone’s booth, where they were baking fresh pizzas for convention-goers to sample.

I’ll be tweeting via @HGTVFrontDoor and posting updates on the blog periodically so follow along!

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