These days you don’t have to be in the market for a new residence or trying to sell your existing house to be obsessed with real estate. Here are some of the most obsession-worthy sites that will feed your passion for property.
LA.Curbed.com
If you want the inside scoop on the LA real estate scene, you’ve got to check out LA.Curbed.com. This site will send you daily e-blasts with up-to-the-minute home happenings, including a who’s who of celebrity buyers and sellers in Pacific Palisades. For example, it recently included info and photos about billionaire and Conservative donor Charles Koch’s new $5.85 million Rustic Canyon abode. Just type “Pacific Palisades” into the search function to find the latest juicy tidbits on the 90272.
HookedOnHouses.net
Want to get a peek at your favorite celeb’s house? Or maybe check out the homes that are used in your favorite films or must-see TV shows, like “Downton Abbey’s” glorious Highclere Castle? HookedonHouses.net includes photos of more than 150 TV and movie homes in addition to more than 100 celeb homes.
LooneyListing.com
This site bills itself as a place for weird real estate listings and strange listing photos. What could be more fun than that? With sections like “Bad Photos,” “Dubious Décor,” “Funny Features,” and “Total Disasters,” you can’t help but chuckle. Click on “Bad Photos” to see real-life listing photos – including an upside-down photo of a game room and a sideways-slanted view of a kitchen – that will make you scratch your head and think, “Really?”
OldHouses.com
If you love historic houses, you’ll love this site, which boasts thousands of homes that are at least 50 years old. Victorian, Colonial, Traditional, Craftsman Bungalow, Greek Revival – you name it, you’ll find it on this site. You can search for historic homes that are for sale or rent, browse through extensive archives and even discover resources for restoring and renovating historic homes.
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