Why some office buildings become apartments and most never will
Floor plate depth, operable windows and the year on the cornerstone decide which empty offices can hold homes — and what those homes feel like to live in.
Rosa MarchettiResidential
Residential covers the homes people actually buy: their layouts, light, condition and cost. Coverage runs from listing data and neighborhood price trends to what a floor plan does to daily life. Written for buyers, sellers and owners weighing a move, with the numbers behind each decision shown plainly rather than summarized.
Houses and apartments as places to live and as assets: asking prices, layouts that work, time on market, and what a street actually sells for.
What Passive House certification means for a homebuyer
The world's strictest energy standard is mostly invisible — no solar panels, no gadgets, just an envelope so tight the occupants heat the house. Here's what that's worth.
Rosa Marchetti
Duplex living: what it really costs, earns, and asks of you
House-hacking a duplex can cut your housing bill in half — the honest math includes tenants, shared walls, and a second of everything to maintain.
David Jordan
How to read HOA rules before you buy (and which ones bite later)
The CC&Rs decide whether your fence, your rental, your EV charger, and your paint color are actually yours to choose. Read them while you can still walk away.
Rosa Marchetti
New construction or resale: a checklist instead of a vibe
The shiny model home and the charming 1940s colonial fail differently — the choice comes down to which failure list you'd rather manage.
David Jordan
What a party wall means when you buy a row house
The wall you share with the neighbors is part-owned, part-governed, and occasionally part-litigated. Reading the agreement before closing is the whole game.
David Jordan
Why single-story houses cost more per square foot (and when they're worth it)
A ranch spreads one floor of roof and foundation over the whole house — that geometry is the price premium, and also the point.
Rosa Marchetti
Townhouse or condo: which fits how you actually live?
The two most common low-maintenance homes reward opposite instincts — one gives you walls and stairs, the other square footage and a building budget you don't control.
Rosa Marchetti
Corner lots: more yard, more street, more trade-offs
The corner house looks like a prize and sometimes is — but buyers should price the extra exposure, sidewalk duty, and drainage before falling for the wraparound porch.
Rosa Marchetti
What a condo fee actually covers (and what it quietly doesn't)
That monthly HOA payment is the least understood number on a listing. Here is how to read it before you buy.
David Jordan