If you are anything like me, you have fantasized about living in a sushi roll.  Our dreams have come true with this pre-fab home aptly named California Roll House!
 
 
Thanks for all the birthday notes! Alas, I'm no longer Jesus' age. 
I'm crossing my fingers (and legs) my birthday wish comes true! 
 
 
The rental company that offers subsidized government housing took Amber Portwood of MTV's Teen Mom series to court. Judge ruled she abused the system meant to help struggling people while she raked in the bucks to a tune of $280,000/yr!
 
 
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MSNBC highlights the top 10 cities with fastest growing global real estate markets. Asia dominates 1/2 the list with Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong & China.    I ain't trying to hate on the motherland, but something is suspect. Hong Kong & China are #2 and #1 with 93% and 111% growth, respectively. But Israel is #3 at 53%?! The difference is just too wide.  I hate to burst their bubble, but a bubble is brewing in China/HK! 

 
 
 
 
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Costco is rolling out a mortgage lending program for its members. They've issued 10,000 loans already! Instead of closing cost credits, they will throw in a lifetime supply of Big Bubba's frozen chicken wings. Sounds like a deal to me! 

Won't be long before you see Walmart Realty pop up! 

 
 
The estate where JFK & Marilyn would allegedly hook up has been hoisted on the market for $12M! It spans 13.5 acres and the stunning, glass-walled main home is an incredible 10,000 square feet. Apparently, the designers built "50 percent of the home out of glass." Damn those 2 were some freaky exhibitionists!  
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Aren't we cute as a button?
I had an absolute blast tonite with my gal pal & stager extraordinaire Cora Sue Anthony. She just finished staging a $1.5M mid-century property by Janette Licata for Better Homes & Garden Real Estate. My old friend and HGTV hottie Ahmed Hassan did his landscaping magic. There is so much TV star power behind this listing, LOL! Best memory of the party: Cora Sue & me belting out a duet to Diana Ross' Love Hangover!

Cora Sue is the unforgettable sassy star of Real Estate Intervention on HGTV. Catch her show Wednesdays 10:30am.  Her decor tips are also plastered all over HGTV's monthly magazine. And on top of all that, she still has a thriving staging business at AnthonyStaging.com. Work it, girl!
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586 Mountain Ave, Piedmont, CA
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586 Mountain Ave, Piedmont CA
 
 
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Unless we marry up, us single girls don't stand a chance of owning a home in SF!! 

Of the 146 housing markets examined by Realtor.com, there are none as competitive -- or expensive -- as San Francisco’s. Median price of listed properties in the area is an astounding $611,700, which is more than $100,000 greater than the next-most expensive region, Santa Barbara. 
  •  Price per sq. ft.: $420.99
  •  Median list price: $611,700 (the highest)
  •  Median square feet: 1,453 (9th lowest)

I wrote an offer last week for a condo that was on market for less than a week. We beat out 18 offers with a 15% over asking price! It's getting crazy again here. SCARY  

 
 
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Talk about living in a cardboard box! Literally.

Check out these amazing features of architecture But take a closer look....They are all made of cardboard ! By a talented street artist named EVOL. Where do people come up with this stuff! Creative re-use art!