HBR Home & Garden Show

DATE: 
Thu, 03/14/2013 (All day) - Sun, 03/17/2013 (All day)

Weekly Video Tip: How to Use the F-Stop

We've given you a brief rundown of how to crush that depth of field, now let's focus on one of those elements, the F-stop. Here's a lot of words for you so be sure to take notes. On a lens, the F-stop number

affects the size of the lens' aperture by controlling the iris. Got it? No. OK here's a simpler explanation. Imagine your eye is the lens and the pupil is the aperture, or size of the opening letting light into your eye. Your iris changes size in different situations to make sure your retinas don't get fried from too much sunlight.

Hot Property: Sharon Stone Sells Beverly Crest Compound for $6.575 Million

(MCT)-Actress Sharon Stone has sold a compound in the Beverly Crest, Los Angeles area for $6.575 million.

The buyer is producer Lili Zanuck, widow of film producer Richard Zanuck.

Housing Report: 
Report Date: 
Tue, 12/04/2012 (All day)

Fannie Mae Announces Eviction Moratorium for the Holidays

Fannie Mae has announced recently that it will suspend evictions of foreclosed single family and 2-4 unit properties from December 19, 2012 through January 2, 2013. Legal and administrative proceedings

for evictions may continue, but families living in foreclosed properties will be allowed to remain in the home during this period.

Recovery Risks: Fiscal Cliff and the Winter Face Off

Recently, Clear Capital released its Home Data Index
(HDI) Market Report with data through November 2012.

The Consumer's Search for Excellence

Twenty speaking events in the last 45 days has created not only a lot of SkyMiles, but has given me the opportunity to have at least twenty real estate-related conversations while flying between events.

ListedBy Releases Real Estate Auction Guide for Consumers

In order to help consumers gain familiarity with real estate auctions, ListedBy--an online real estate marketplace and social network with live bidding auction and 'Best Offer' functionality--has released a new tool

called ListedBy
Real Estate Auction Primer for Consumers. This tool acts as a 'must-know' guide for anyone looking to buy or sell real estate through auction.

Mortgage-Interest Deduction Could Fall Prey to Revenue Needs

(MCT)-As Congress looks for new sources of revenue to deal with the looming "fiscal cliff," a popular ingredient of the American dream could be on the chopping block.

Consumer-Centric Search Options Change the Typical House Hunt

To give today's buyers what they want in a home, you must first understand what they want in a location.