Neighborhood Snapshot: Highland Park in Los Angeles

Looking for a diverse, family-friendly neighborhood with a thriving arts and music scene? Then look no further than Garvanza in Highland Park, an urban community that offers a suburban feel, just north of downtown Los Angeles.

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Neighborhood Snapshot: Echo Park in Los Angeles

Looking for an eclectic, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood with tons of history, culture and architecture? Then look no further than Echo Park, a diverse community in the heart of Los Angeles.

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Vlog: Inside a condo for sale in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood

Social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook are a great resource for journalists like me, especially when you’re on deadline in a city where you don’t have very many contacts. Case in point — before a recent trip to Chicago, I wanted to connect with a local Realtor and film a home tour for FrontDoor’s vlog. The catch — I had a two-hour block in which to film.

Rather than google Chicago-area Realtors and filter through hundreds of agent profiles, I put a call out to our more than 1,000 fans on Facebook. Et voila! Scott Curcio of Coldwell Banker posted a reply saying he would be happy to help.

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Next month, I’ll be in LA, San Francisco, Boston and Seattle. If you have a great real estate story, share it with our Facebook community! I may even feature it in our vlog.

UnReal Estate: Live like a supermodel in this West Village townhome

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.