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If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know we love our celebrity real estate and all the accompanying eye candy. ...

Business owner sp1844 posted this question in Zillow Advice: My Credit score is 700plus, I am self employed (have my own business). I don’t have any debt nor dings in my credit report but my credit history is about 3 years old with not too many credits. ...

Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages continued to rise this week, with the weekly average rate borrowers quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 4.93%, up from 4.77% the week prior. Additionally, 15-year fixed borrowers were quoted on average, 4.37% and for 5/1 ARMs, 3.98%...

Not all celebrity housing news is bleak - Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony managed to sell their Bel Air home. The four bedroom, five bathroom French Farmhouse-style home was originally listed for $8.5 million, reduced to $7.9 million in May and de-listed in early December...

Zillow COO Spencer Rascoff appeared on CNBC’s “The Call” this morning to discuss news that theTreasury will provide capital on an as-needed basis to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the next three years. Does this policy mean there is more weakness ahead in housing? Watc...

Great question from yellowcow in Zillow Advice about how to best create more space for a growing family. We need a bigger house to accommodate for our two kids. We are weighting on whether to add-on another 600 sq ft, whichcost about 90K or move to a larger home...

Huffington Post put together a fun little slide show of the funniest Christmas decorations of all time. We enjoyed it and hope you do, too. Happy Holidays! P.S. If you like cats — especially tough cats riding a Roomba, you have to see this. Thanks for the laughs, HuffPo.

Sinbad is in a bad way with the IRS. USA Today reports that Sinbad owes $2.1 million to the state of California, according to the California Franchise Tax Board and the IRS filed a $416,870 tax lien against him in 2006 and there are more liens against him that date back to 1994...

Just in time for the holidays comes this handsome Beverly Hills listing owned by Ron Popiel, founder of the Ronco line of products, who churned out products and pitch lines such as “But wait, there’s more!” Popiel’s home is for sale for $5,995,000. Even b...

A Las Vegas woman came home to find her condo “trashed out” — the term used during a foreclosure in which everything inside is thrown away. Except, this woman was not undergoing a foreclosure — her neighbor was across the hallway. Oops. > See more real estate oddities

Want to buy an Extreme Makeover Home house? There’s one for sale in Chapman, KS, for $298,900 and the Tutwiler Family that owns it say they are leaving due to hard feelings over the home being built. ...

Described as a “renowned celebrity villa,” this gated Beverly Hills residence is owned by Dr. Robert Rey and it’s on the market for $4,395,000. Dr. Rey is the suave, renowned Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who is one of the stars on E! Channel’s Dr. 90210. According to Big Time Listings, Dr. Rey’s ...

Stacieblair from Moraga, CA asks the following question in Zillow Advice: What is the best way to check the background of someone who wants to rent my home? If you are a property landlord that has gone through the process, what tips do you have for stacieblair? > Have a home to rent...