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On the Market: Melrose Place Apartments
If you ever dreamed of living in West Hollywood's most scandalous courtyard complex, now's your chance to make life at Melrose Place a real estate reality — sort of. To promote the new series of the '90s prime time drama, a fake real estate listing for Melrose Place Apartments has hit the web, complete with photos of an apartment in the complex and a panoramic tour. Features include "hardwood floors, an absolutely killer kitchen, vintage appliances, water pressure to-die-for, huge bedrooms, French doors, an original clawfoot tub, and closet space for two."
Chace Crawford Loves Philippe Starck
Now that Chace Crawford has moved out of the Chelsea apartment he shared with Gossip Girl costar Ed Westwick, he's on to bigger and better things. The place he now calls home is a penthouse rental in the hip and exclusive Financial District building Dwell95, which was outfitted head-to-toe by French superstar designer Philippe Starck. The urban sanctuary is part of the yoo by Starck international development project and houses studios, lofts, and one and two bedrooms in two styles: "classic" and "nature."
On the Market: Grey Gardens For Summer Rental
Grey Gardens, the once squalor-filled Hamptons mansion that was the home of "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale, aunt and first cousin of Jackie O., and the subject of HBO's recent flick of the same name, can be yours for $30,000 this Summer. Current owners journalist Sally Quinn and husband Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee are renting out their East Hampton mansion from August 28 to Labor Day. Thirty thousand for 11 days in a former garbage-strewn home?
Are You in the Market For a New Crib?
If you're looking to buy a new home right now, this sour economy is probably working in your favor, as prices have been driven down. If you're trying to rent, your hand doesn't look as good, as rental costs have risen. Are you content in your pad or looking to move?Source
Are You in the Market For a New Crib?
Five Paint Alternatives For Renters
Painting is the easiest and most affordable way to transform a room, but unfortunately it's not an option for all of us. A lot of landlords forbid painting rentals, leaving many to put up with impersonal, depressing, plain vanilla walls. If this is the case for you, I urge you to think outside of the paint can and consider an alternative that will give your pad some pep without upsetting the management.
Lauren Conrad's Pad Is Up For Rent
I'm sure all of you Hills fans would kill to replace Audrina in Lauren Conrad's Spanish villa in the Hollywood flats. Well, something tells me that reality is not so far off. Conrad is renting out her 3,009-square-foot, four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home for $11,000 per month.
How-To: Snag Yourself an Apartment
Now that you know how to find an apartment on Craigslist, I'd like to give you some tips on how to snag the apartment you want. If you found a listing you like in the newspaper or on a sign, no need to put on the earmuffs: these tips apply to you, too.
- First of all, if you see a listing that's even of vague interest to you, email or call the contact with all of your information, and do it fast.
Have You Ever Been Fooled Into Renting a Bad Apartment?
Last night, in the first episode of this season's Ugly Betty, Betty moves into an apartment of her own in Manhattan. Unfortunately, she gives in to the realtor's pressure and signs a lease for the apartment sight unseen. When the Realtor assures her that the other apartment is just as charming as the one Betty doesn't get, Betty innocently believes her.
Have You Ever Been Evicted?
You can be evicted for a number of reasons, including failing to pay rent, damaging property, violating your lease agreement in some way, or simply because the property owner wants to move in. If you're at fault (not if the owner wants to occupy the space), an eviction will be recorded on your credit report, making it an obstacle for future applications to be accepted. I myself was evicted a few years ago when my owner said he planned to move into my apartment, and regardless of whether it would affect my credit, I must say having to move unwillingly is far from a desirable situation.
Su Casa: Bedroom Bliss With a Rental
We all know that designing a space to your heart's desire is a difficult prospect in a rental home. While Tmenotte wanted to paint this room, she knew that she and her husband would probably be moving within a year, which meant repainting the walls back to a bland beige to ensure the return of their deposit. So instead of painting, she used textiles—from very affordable sources—to dress her walls.
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