So many options exist for reducing the cost of home ownership and reducing travel to and from work - and yet the "house poor" commuters continue to slog it out every day in SF: http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13714200?nclick_check=1

Think you know what "organic architecture" is?  Here's another definition for you, from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/garden/05tree.html?_r=1

The issue settled this week in a Columbus, Ohio dispute was the location of a flag pole. Michael Readnour reached a compromise with his condo association after a four-year battle over how he was allowed to display the American flag outside his...

Question: We're buying a new house that has 7 3/4 feet ceilings and would like to raise them to 9 feet. We have a second floor directly above the first floor with rooms on that floor too. Is this a doable project? For a 1500 square foot floor (3000...

Forbes.com ran an article last week titled "America's Strange Homes For Sale", about a collection of unusual houses on the market across the country. The homes are interesting, some are downright weird - but what I found far more interesting is the...