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Quick Reads: What’s your story?

If there’s anything we’ve learned from the elections, it’s that everyone has got a story. So we launched Trulia Blogs as a fast and easy way to share anything about your real estate experiences. From the flooded bathroom during your DIY renovation to the rise of strip malls in your neighborhood, we know you’ve got [...]

Homes with benefits

It’s basic economics that when supply exceeds demand, the price goes down. But in the case of real estate, the incentives just get more creative. From free cars to buy-one-get-one-free deals, agents and sellers on Trulia.com are using some imaginative tactics these days to stand out from the crowd. Of course, you want to read [...]

Celebrities on the move

Remember ‘Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous’? Well, here’s a refresher. If you’ve got something you want to see, let us know. Hollywood Starlet Natalie Portman sells her Richard Meier loft in Manhattan $6,550,000 3br / 3ba ’24′ Star Kiefer Sutherland lists his warehouse-recording-studio and loft in LA $4,895,000 3br / 4ba Jessica [...]

New housing law: The basics

It’s no secret that President Bush signed a $300 billion housing bill into law last week. In addition to helping cash-strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure, the law aims to help first-time home buyers to jump start their search in a tough economy. So if you’re house hunting on Trulia.com, the law can mean a BIG benefit. [...]

Celeb Homes: Recently sold, listed, and bought

Your bi-monthly installment of shameless gossip. Got tips? Trying to sell your own famous pad? Send ‘em over here. Is Chandler moving on? TV sitcom star Matthew Perry purchases his fourth LA home in three years Sold for $883,000 3br / 2ba 1,701 sqft TV Reality star Lauren Conrad’s infinity-pool-clad-home in Laguna Beach on [...]

Steals and deals

Everybody loves a good deal. And with August around the corner, summer sales are in full-swing. Waiting for the perfect time? Look for steals and deals on Trulia.com using these time-saving shortcuts in your search. Check out these tips and tricks to help you find your perfect pad at a (more) perfect price on Trulia. [...]

Viva la celebrity pads!

Oprah puts yet another Florida Fisher Island condo on the market, the last of five units $2,090,000 2br / 2ba / 1,838 sqft NFL star and Heisman Winner Carson Palmer lists luxurious Mediterranean-style home in Laguna Beach $2,949,000 4br / 4.5ba / 4,380 sqft ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ’27 Dresses’ star Katherine Heigl lists [...]

Water, water everywhere

The heat is on! Summer’s officially here and between fighting traffic and walking the dog, everyone’s looking for the closest form of cool. From ocean-side to poolside, living by the water can come in many forms… and at many prices. Make your house hunt on Trulia.com even easier by searching for your favorite kind of [...]

Properties of the ‘Rich and Famous’

Former View co-host Debbie Matenopoulos and her entertainment exec hubby list LA castle $7,500,000 8br / 6ba 5,485 sqft Singer-songwriter Carly Simon lists beautiful renovated Manhattan duplex $3,859,000 2br / 2ba Actor, comedian, singer and Mr. Everything, Jamie Foxx, lists Palm-Desert-style digs $2,320,000 3br / 3.5 ba 5,428 For more on the celebrity [...]

Do You Believe in Fairy Tales? Buy a Home, Get Wife for Free

DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:”9459″,bannerAdObjectID:”5″,videoAdObjectID:”4″,videoAdConDefID:”2″,playerInstanceID:”24FAD9E0-DC70-2532-414F-7E6F051C4C2F”,domain:”wfts.dayport.com”,rootCategory:”null”,categoryID:”3″,accPos:”CCTVI.NEWS.LOCAL”,accSite:”WFTS”}); Courtesy ABC Action News Ok. We’ve all heard of home sellers and home builders offering incentives, but nothing like this. Deven Traboscia, is a single mom and real estate agent from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She is in the market – for a home buyer and a husband. She has put together quite the [...]