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Adult Tree Houses: Hey, Kids, Make Like a Tree and Leaf!

David Cross in Design   •   2 comments Nov 7, 2012

Adult Tree Houses: Hey, Kids, Make Like a Tree and Leaf!Think you’re too old for a tree house? Meet the people who turn childhood fancy into adult reality. Come inside to learn what goes into making adult tree houses.

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Sparkle Like a Cullen: Twihomes for Twilight Fans

Kristin Crosier in Design   •   0 comments Nov 5, 2012

Sparkle Like a Cullen: Twihomes for Twilight FansMovoto noticed that the Cullen clan’s house has caused quite the ruckus, so we profiled the Twilight home and offered up our own Cullen-worthy abodes.

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Movoto’s Real Estate Blog Awards: 5 Browse-Worthy Boston Sites

Sally Olsson in Design   •   1 comment Nov 2, 2012

Movoto's Real Estate Blog Awards: 5 Browse-Worthy Boston SitesThe blog-sperts at Movoto scoured the Internet for Boston’s best real estate blogs. Read on to find out which five Beantown blogs you should be reading.

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Three Little Pigs Renovated: Pick a Pre-Fab Home or Build with Bamboo

David Cross in Design   •   0 comments Oct 24, 2012

Three Little Pigs Renovated: Pick a Pre-Fab Home or Build with BambooMovoto wanted to know how much it would cost to construct the Three Little Pigs’ homes in the modern age and what materials the oinkers would substitute.

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The Jumanji House and Other Homes from Your Favorite 90s Movies

Kristin Crosier in Design   •   0 comments Oct 22, 2012

Rewind Your VHS: Four Homes from Your Favorite '90s MoviesMovoto Real Estate is paying homage to the best of our VHS ’90s collection by recapping the humble abodes of our favorite films’ star tenants.

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Word Count: The Most Common Words in Real Estate Listings

David Cross in Design, Novelty Real Estate   •   0 comments Oct 18, 2012

Word Count: The Most Common Words in Real Estate ListingsEver wanted to know the most popular words used in MLS listings? We plugged five cities’ housing descriptions into a word cloud generator to find out.

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Play Poker With Your House, Not In It

David Cross in Design, Novelty Real Estate   •   0 comments Oct 17, 2012

Play Poker With Your House, Not In ItHow would your house stack up to a real-life card house? See how many cards it would take to build your home out of cards.

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The Real Game of Life: Which House Card Will You Draw?

Kate Folk in Design, Novelty Real Estate   •   0 comments Sep 12, 2012

The Real Game of Life: Which House Card Will You Draw?Take a spin around Movoto’s latest blog post and find out how much your favorite Game of Life house is really worth. Unlike the real game, everyone still has a shot to wind up in Millionaire Acres.

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Back to School: What Makes a Homeschool Classroom?

David Cross in Design   •   0 comments Sep 6, 2012

Back to School: What Makes a Homeschool Classroom?It’s back to school time! Learn how homeschool parents create their own in-house classrooms. Sometimes desks are optional.

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Possibly Awesome Home Mods in 2012

Lauren Tyson in Design, Novelty Real Estate   •   0 comments Jan 13, 2012

Among the typical flurry of New Years resolutions and deliberately forgotten mistakes of 2011, 2012 is likely to see some great home renovations and interior design ideas. Sadly, Harvard University projects that home improvement spending will be down in the coming year; but don’t despair—where there’s a will, there’s a way.  The Hallberg family in

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