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Trout Run, the Novelty Real Estate of Former Presidents, Now on Sale

Stephanie in Architecture, Celebrity Homes, Design, Historic, Homes for Sale, House Features, Listings, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Square Footage, Vacation Property   •   0 comments Dec 20, 2011

Presidents came here to relax and decompress. Celebrities came here to get away from the glitz and glam of Hollywood. And now it can be yours. Located at 12929 Catoctin Hollow Road in Thurmont, MD, Trout Run is known as the second Camp David — in part because of its close proximity to Camp David,…

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Foreign Castles and Their Castle Towns as Novelty Real Estate

Stephanie in Architecture, Design, Historic, Novelty Real Estate, Other, Real Estate   •   1 comment Dec 15, 2011

Back in September, we did an article about an Eureka Springs, Arkansas castle. Now, we venture out into the rest of the world to view foreign castles and their surrounding towns. Many people may think of castles as being primarily European fixtures, but as you will see, many other non-European countries like Canada, Japan, South…

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Novelty Real Estate No More: Doomed and Demolished American Mansions

Stephanie in Architecture, Celebrity Homes, Design, Florida, Green Homes, Historic, House Features, Northern California, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Square Footage   •   1 comment Nov 29, 2011

Some people buy mansions in order to live in them. Others buy them in order to tear them down and build their own unique manse in its place. The following are all gloriously huge, over-the-top mansions that have been torn down (or are in danger of being torn down) by their new owners so that…

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6 Real Estate Tips for Choosing Your Dream Home

Stephanie in Real Estate Tips   •   0 comments Nov 28, 2011

The term “dream home” means a lot of different things to a wide variety of people. To some, it means a cozy cabin on an acre or two of lake-front property near a small town. To others, it means an average-sized two-story dwelling in a friendly suburb. And then there are people who want the…

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Rockin’ Novelty Real Estate: Celebrity Rocker Homes for Sale

Stephanie in Architecture, Celebrity Homes, Design, Historic, Homes for Sale, House Features, Listings, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Southern California, Square Footage   •   0 comments Nov 21, 2011

If there’s one group of people that we’ve had yet to target with a novelty real estate blog, it’s hard rock fans. We’ve covered homes that would appeal to fans of politicians, artists, photographers, inventors, and models, but homes that might catch the eye of hard rock legend fans have yet to be represented. Luckily,…

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Ditch the Skinny Jeans — Go Skinny Novelty Real Estate!

Stephanie in Apartments, Architecture, Design, Historic, Homes for Sale, House Features, Listings, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Square Footage   •   0 comments Nov 14, 2011

You may want to look away if you suffer from claustrophobia. Around the world, skinny homes are beginning to catch on for a wide variety of reasons — the desire to have a piece of creative novelty real estate, restrictions on space, restraints due to taxes or building codes, or even the not-so-noble craving to…

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Right-Leaning Novelty Real Estate: GOP Candidates’ Homes for Sale

Stephanie in Architecture, Celebrity Homes, Design, Historic, Homes for Sale, House Features, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Square Footage   •   2 comments Nov 7, 2011

Novelty real estate comes in many different sizes and shapes, and can be owned by a wide variety of people — from artists and photographers to celebrities and inventors. But one group of people we haven’t covered is politicians. We briefly touched upon homes where famous people slept, an article that included a few politicians,…

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Want Unique Novelty Real Estate? Try These $1 Million Home Conversions

Stephanie in Architecture, Design, Historic, Homes for Sale, House Features, Listings, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Square Footage, Vacation Property   •   0 comments Oct 31, 2011

Last week, we talked about if you should opt for a smaller home. Now, we’re going to the other end of the spectrum and looking at large, expensive, yet unique homes. These unconventional pieces of novelty real estate all had humble, sometimes historic beginnings — barns, churches, cider mills. But then someone came along with…

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Famous House Guests Loved These American Homes for Sale

Stephanie in Architecture, Historic, Homes for Sale, House Features, Listings, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Square Footage, Vacation Property   •   1 comment Oct 18, 2011

Conversation pieces make for interesting discussions. They can range from the small and inexpensive to the huge and costly. Many can’t afford the latter, but if you can, what better way to get a few tongues wagging than with a home that played host to a famous house guest or two?  A Yahoo! Real Estate…

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A Tale of French Novelty Real Estate: Once a Garage, Now a Home

Stephanie in Architecture, Design, Discounted Homes, Historic, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Square Footage   •   1 comment Sep 28, 2011

Recently, Movoto told you about a man who turned a dumpster into a luxury home. Now, meet a Frenchman who decided to transform an old garage into his own personal bit of novelty real estate. The garage in question (called the Maison garage, if the title of the accompanying video is to be believed) is…

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