The Weekly Blend is your “weekly” source covering real estate news that you just may have missed. Our hard-at-work Weekly Blend crew scours the web looking for obscure, bizarre, interesting and informative real estate (or real estate related) stories. If you have one you’d like to share please feel free to share it in our comments section or tweet about it using the hashtag #WeeklyBlend. So brew yourself a fresh cup of coffee and enjoy these stories. Maybe even share them with friends or colleagues. Happy reading!
Here are my weekly picks:
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. If you aren’t feeling it, move to this Oklahoma town that is basically cancelling the lovey-dovey holiday by banning the town’s big dance.
If you’re planning on a visit from Cupid, however, make him feel at home with these Valentine’s Day décor tips.
Finding a rattlesnake in your toilet – and 23 more under your house – would be the perfect excuse to do a complete bathroom renovation … or burn the house down.
Don’t let Newman near this flawlessly-detailed tiny replica of Jerry’s “Seinfeld” apartment.
These spaceship houses are called Futuros and they look out-of-this-world!
What’s another term for a dog café? Heaven on earth. Wishbone, Toronto’s upcoming dog café , will be opening its doors this year.
And the record for most expensive fine ever in Amsterdam ($417,000!) goes to … this Airbnb landlord.
Tip of the day: Zambonis shouldn’t be used to clear snow off a road because, well, it’s an ice resurfacing machine. This guy’s intentions were good, but his method was not.
Most people want to visit New York City for the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building or Times Square. Me? I want to go for the cookie dough cones.
You may use your smartphone a lot as a REALTOR® but have any of you come close to a $24,000 bill?
Live like Miss Congeniality in this Los Angeles home being rented out by Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock. It’ll only cost you $15,000 a month.
