Anjulie Rao

2 weeks ago | dwell.com | Anjulie Rao

The mortgage originator snatching up Redfin and Mr. Cooper for nearly $11 billion could reshape the consumer experience as a one-stop shop for purchasing a house. Last month, Rocket Companies, the nation’s second-largest mortgage originator, announced that it is making two major purchases, of real estate giant Redfin and Mr. Cooper—the latter the country’s second-largest collector of mortgage payments—in a series of transactions valuing nearly $11 billion total.

2 weeks ago | dwell.com | Anjulie Rao

View 5 PhotosOpening this week in Chicago, the National Public Housing Museum wants to reinvigorate our interest in collective well-being by tackling dominant narratives—of crime, poverty, and eventual destruction—head on. View 5 PhotosA 1936 advertisement for the New York City Housing Authority depicts the clamor of city life: a jumble of line drawings depict a leaping alley cat, trash can, train, and fire escape.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Anjulie Rao

Opening this week in Chicago, the National Public Housing Museum wants to reinvigorate our interest in collective well-being by tackling dominant narratives—of crime, poverty, and eventual destruction—head on. A 1936 advertisement for the New York City Housing Authority depicts the clamor of city life: a jumble of line drawings depict a leaping alley cat, trash can, train, and fire escape.

4 weeks ago | dwell.com | Anjulie Rao

A new report the the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies shows risks faced by homeowners make the proposition of a “cheap old house” a lot less romantic, and a lot more precarious. There’s something picturesque about a city of old homes. Charming 1950s bungalows in Los Angeles, 20th-century brownstones in Brooklyn, or a success story from Cheap Old Houses in Orange, Massachusetts—a small town where a $98K house was transformed into a bed and breakfast—are what make cities great.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Anjulie Rao

A new report the the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies shows risks faced by homeowners make the proposition of a "cheap old house" a lot less romantic, and a lot more precarious. There’s something picturesque about a city of old homes. Charming 1950s bungalows in Los Angeles, 20th-century brownstones in Brooklyn, or a success story from Cheap Old Houses in Orange, Massachusetts—a small town where a $98K house was transformed into a bed and breakfast—are what make cities great.