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Last night, CBS affiliate lasvegasnow.com reported that two Las Vegas Extreme Makeover homes are hitting the market , including one that was built just five months ago.
The Cerda family home at 5760 Royal Castle Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89130, is on the market for $500,000 and the Broadbent Family home at 3122 Webster Circle, North [...]

JC Smith of Titan Fabrication asks in Zillow Advice:
Does putting a fence on your property increase the value?
I have been doing a lot of research about this question. I have gotten information from both sides. Some saying adding a fence does increase the property and others saying it doesn’t really doesn’t.
There is no [...]

Settle in for another emotion-filled Extreme Makeover Home Edition tonight, which features the Terpenning Family of Dayton, OH and includes special “demo guest,” country star Kellie Pickler (pictured).
The Terpenning Family home at 548 Carthage Dr, Dayton, OH, 45434, was razed in late July/early August to give James Terpenning and his family a home that is [...]

mckylie (who has over 5,000 contributions on Zillow, BTW), asks in Zillow Advice:
What is the best way to remove wallpaper?
Do you have any tried and true ways? Please chime in!

On Sunday, we will get to see a deeply heartfelt Extreme Home Makeover for the Marshall Family of Lancaster, TX.
The reason it will be so moving is that Carlton Marshall, a Dallas police officer, was shot and seriously wounded as he led a SWAT team during an early morning drug bust in 2007. He spent [...]

Cold-climate dwellers, rejoice!
The Energy Information Administration reported in its annual winter outlook released today, that heating bills will be lower this winter. Natural gas users will save around $105 when compared with the bill from last year. Households using other types of heating will also see a price reduction this winter. Heating oil and electric [...]

First, the Netflix Prize offered a $1 million to anyone who could improve the DVD-rental service’s recommendations by 10 percent. It was hailed as a brilliant idea. Now, the government is getting into the act by offering cash prizes up to $10 million — that’s right, $10 million - for improvements to the much-maligned light [...]

Let’s face it, people don’t like change — especially government-enforced change. Whether it’s wearing seat belts, no smoking in public places, or highway speed limits, it takes awhile for people to adapt.
Which brings us to the light bulb.
As part of the Clean Energy bill passed in 2007, certain wattages of incandescent bulbs — the bulb [...]

This is not a celebrity’s home (that we know of)…
Nor is it in the news due to some embarrassing incident by a company executive…
It’s just simply a stunning home by organic architect Robert Harvey Oshatz…
… and it’s for sale. Enjoy!

See all photos for this property at 18024 Skyland Circle, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
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Kitchens are one of the most important rooms in a home – not only do we do all our cooking there, a kitchen remodel can dramatically increase the resale value of a home.
On Dueling Digs there are a number of beautiful kitchens that seem to be following similar trends. Our Top 5 kitchens from August [...]