Man Who Paid $9,100 for a Florida Villa Actually Bought 30cm-Wide Strip of Lawn
A South Florida Man thought he had hit the jackpot when his $13,000 bid on what he thought was an online auction for a villa, but it turns out he grossly overpaid for a 30cm by 3m strip of land worth $50. Kerville Holness, a first-time auction bidder, couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw […]
Hong Kong’s Tiniest Apartments Are Smaller Than a Parking Space
Hong Kong is famous for its expensive nano-flats, but one property developer recently made international headlines for selling apartments smaller than the average parking space. Just when you thought homes in Hong Kong couldn’t get any smaller, a local real-estate developer unveiled the T-Plus, a new type of so-called “shoebox flat” measuring only 128 square […]
Doraemon-Obsessed Family Turn Their House into a Shrine to the Popular Cartoon Character
As one of the most popular manga and anime characters of all time, Doraemon, the cuddly robotic cat, has millions of fans all around the world, but this family in Indonesia may just be his biggest fans. Just take a look at their house and you’ll see what I mean. Doraemon is considered to be […]
The Russian Favelas of Sochi – How Car Garages Can Be Turned into Profitable Multiple-Storey Homes
The Russian city of Sochi is known as a popular seaside destination and for having hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. But what most people don’t know about the seaside city is that it is home to a special type of residential complexes – so-called “Russian Favelas” made up of Soviet-era car garages converted into 3, […]
Bolwoningen – The Futuristic Bubble Houses of Den Bosch
Science and technology progress so fast that something created only a decade ago will most likely feel like an antique to its present-day observers. This, however, is not the case with the ball-shaped houses in the Dutch city of Den Bosch: they resembled the set of a sci-fi movie when they were conceived in 1984 […]
Veda Village – A Vegetarian-Only Apartment Complex in Russia
If you’re a diehard vegetarian who can’t bear the smell of cooked meat, or even the thought of living near someone who likes to consume meat, you’ll soon be able to move into a vegetarian-only apartment complex in Russia. Veda Village, an ongoing construction project in the suburbs of St. Petersburg, Russia, was designed for […]
Scariest House in Belarus Has Neighbors on Edge
In the town of Ratomka, five kilometers from the Belorussian capital of Minsk, there is a house so spooky that some people try to avoid walking past it at all costs, especially at night. With skeletal hands coming out of the stone fence, devils decorating the roof and dozens of black skulls covering a domed […]
This Beautiful Mansion Could Be Yours for Just $2.5, IF You’re Extremely Lucky
After falling on hard times and failing to find a buyer for his home, the owner of this six-bedroom manor house in Lancashire, UK, decided to hold a raffle, inviting people to purchase a £2 ($2.5) ticket for the chance to win it. he hopes to sell half a million tickets by August this year. 37-year-old […]
Cheapest House in San Francisco Costs $499,000, Is Uninhabitable
You know housing prices in San Francisco are absolutely insane when the cheapest house on the market costs half a million dollars and is virtually uninhabitable. It’s no secret that buying a house in the Bay Area is next to impossible for the average person. According to Zillow real estate experts, the median listing price for […]
Rent Is Too Damn High So This Family of Five Moved into an Old School Bus
Three years ago, Brian Sullivan and his wife Starla lived in a rented apartment that cost them $1,500 a month plus utilities. At one point they decided it wasn’t worth it anymore, so they bought an old school bus and turned into a comfy home for their big family. It was in March 2014 that 29-year-old […]
Mother of Four Builds Dream House from Scratch Using YouTube Tutorials
It’s hard to believe that a family with no construction experience could build a two-storey, five-bedroom house all by themselves, by watching tutorials on YouTube, but Cara Brookins and her four kids are living proof that it can be done. Their amazing story is now the subject of a book – ‘Rise, How a House Built […]
Singapore Woman Has Spent the Last 8 Years Living in an Airport While Renting Out Her Own Apartment
A 50-year-old woman has apparently been living in Changi Airport, Singapore, for the last eight years, despite owning her own three-room apartment, which she rents out for about $1,000 a month. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, told Singapore newspaper Lianhe Wanbao that she moved into Changi Airport in 2008, after being hit hard […]
Wealthy Businessman Donates 90 Houses to the Poor to Celebrate Daughter’s Wedding
Ajay Munot, a rich businessman in Maharashtra, India, has recently built and donated 90 houses to the poor, instead of spending the money on a lavish wedding for his daughter. Munot had been planning to spend Rs 70-80 lakh ($115,000) on his daughter Shreya’s wedding, but after consulting with a local politician, he decided there was a better […]
Danish Company Turns Shipping Containers into Affordable Floating Student Apartments
Urban Rigger, a housing and architect firm in Denmark, has come up with an eco-friendly way to provide affordable and comfortable accommodations to cash-strapped students living in big cities. Their innovative “container dorms” are made up of modified shipping containers floating on a platform in urban harbors. For many students, having to save money for […]
Divorced Wealthy Couple Split Their Three-Storey Mansion with Brick Wall
A divorced Russian couple recently made headlines after they split their expensive mansion in half with a brick wall, which left the ex-wife unable to access the upper floors on her half because the stairway is on her former partner’s side. After their divorce, Margareta Tsvitnenko, 45, and her former spouse, Sergei, were ordered to split the […]