Why I Love My Pint-Sized Home

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Growing up in a cramped, one-bedroom apartment, I never guessed that as an adult – and especially as a parent – I would come to appreciate the value of a small living space.

Although I loved living in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village as a kid, our housing situation became more complicated the older I got. As a teenager, it felt claustrophobic not to have my own door to slam.

Four people vied for the single bathroom, and when I snuck in late I passed right by my parents, who pretend…

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Growing up in a cramped, one-bedroom apartment, I never guessed that as an adult – and especially as a parent – I would come to appreciate the value of a small living space.

Although I loved living in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village as a kid, our housing situation became more complicated the older I got. As a teenager, it felt claustrophobic not to have my own door to slam.

Four people vied for the single bathroom, and when I snuck in late I passed right by my parents, who pretend…

Tiny Home Traits: 5 Features Every Small Space Needs

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Tiny homes appeal to many people, whether as a solution to surging rents or because of the freedom they can lend your lifestyle. But if you decide living in 400 square feet (or less) is for you, how do you actually make it work?

Hikari-Box-Tiny-House-Interior-from-Loft

Here are five features that help make…

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Tiny homes appeal to many people, whether as a solution to surging rents or because of the freedom they can lend your lifestyle. But if you decide living in 400 square feet (or less) is for you, how do you actually make it work?

Hikari-Box-Tiny-House-Interior-from-Loft

Here are five features that help make…

'Tiny House Nation' Host Talks About Being Happy With Less

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In FYI’s popular series “Tiny House Nation,” Zack Giffin and John Weisbarth travel the country visiting the ingenious micro spaces that make up the tiny home movement and helping more people create small dwellings.

Giffin knows a thing or two about tiny living. When he’s not working, he lives i…

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In FYI’s popular series “Tiny House Nation,” Zack Giffin and John Weisbarth travel the country visiting the ingenious micro spaces that make up the tiny home movement and helping more people create small dwellings.

Giffin knows a thing or two about tiny living. When he’s not working, he lives i…

No, you probably can’t afford that house. Here’s why

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One in four housing markets is now less affordable than its long-term historical norm, according to new data….

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One in four housing markets is now less affordable than its long-term historical norm, according to new data….

House of the Week: A 400-Square-Foot Sanctuary by the Beach

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Here’s a tiny home in beach heaven. Technically, it’s in Beach Haven, NJ, but to hear the owner tell it, the 400-square-foot charmer is also a slice of heaven.

“It’s very open, very airy and very much a sanctuary,” Holly Trump said. “You can live there year-round and feel like you’re cuddled in the space.”

Trump likes not having everything she needs close at hand. “Everything is right at your fingertips, and there’s a …

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Here’s a tiny home in beach heaven. Technically, it’s in Beach Haven, NJ, but to hear the owner tell it, the 400-square-foot charmer is also a slice of heaven.

“It’s very open, very airy and very much a sanctuary,” Holly Trump said. “You can live there year-round and feel like you’re cuddled in the space.”

Trump likes not having everything she needs close at hand. “Everything is right at your fingertips, and there’s a …

Detroit housing rises from the ashes

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Innovative public and private efforts and new bank programs are giving housing in the Motor City new fuel….

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Innovative public and private efforts and new bank programs are giving housing in the Motor City new fuel….

Pending home sales fall 2.4% in third straight drop

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Homebuyers retreated in August, unenthused by the meager supply of homes for sale and by accelerating prices….

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Homebuyers retreated in August, unenthused by the meager supply of homes for sale and by accelerating prices….

Wild Ride: Turning School Buses Into Homes on Wheels

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Have you ever asked yourself: “How much living space do I really need?”

“A lot of people now, I think, are realizing that what it takes to live is different than what we’ve been told we need to live. And that’s an amazing epiphany,” says Charlie Kern, a Denver-based builder who designs homes made of old buses.

Kern, who has been working with old buses for 10 years, was able to solve a personal financial problem with his knowledge about these automobiles.

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Have you ever asked yourself: “How much living space do I really need?”

“A lot of people now, I think, are realizing that what it takes to live is different than what we’ve been told we need to live. And that’s an amazing epiphany,” says Charlie Kern, a Denver-based builder who designs homes made of old buses.

Kern, who has been working with old buses for 10 years, was able to solve a personal financial problem with his knowledge about these automobiles.

Tiny Home in The Hamptons Lists for $550,000

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Some people escape to The Hamptons to party, others to catch a wave.

Reading and basking and generally behaving like a writer on retreat appear to be the speed for this little cottage in the Long Island enclave of North Haven.

The  is listed for $550,000, which Curbed Hamptons says is about right for the neighborhood. It has two bedro…

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Some people escape to The Hamptons to party, others to catch a wave.

Reading and basking and generally behaving like a writer on retreat appear to be the speed for this little cottage in the Long Island enclave of North Haven.

The  is listed for $550,000, which Curbed Hamptons says is about right for the neighborhood. It has two bedro…

Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell List Their Longtime LA Mansion

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Fresh from filming new movies, Hollywood super-couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell are letting go of the Los Angeles mansion they’ve owned for the past 12 years. For $7.25 million, the buyer will come home to colorful, comfortable surroundings in the celeb-rich <img style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0" src="http://cdn1.blog-media.zillowstatic.com/1/shutterstock_2705…

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Fresh from filming new movies, Hollywood super-couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell are letting go of the Los Angeles mansion they’ve owned for the past 12 years. For $7.25 million, the buyer will come home to colorful, comfortable surroundings in the celeb-rich <img style="float:left;margin: 0 15px 15px 0" src="http://cdn1.blog-media.zillowstatic.com/1/shutterstock_2705…