A 1650 Virginia Home That Helped Pave the Way for Public Schools Is the Week’s Oldest Property

Realtor.comThe historic Free School House in Gloucester, VA, is the oldest property to hit the market this week on Realtor.com®.Built in 1650 for the “maintenance of a free school,” the two-bedroom home is said to have paved the way for today’s public schools. The original brick used to construct th

All Aboard: Reimagined Railroad Building Chugs Onto the Market in Omaha for $825K

Realtor.comA building that once housed all the heating equipment for a nearby Omaha, NE, train station is now a completely renovated space that’s ready for its next chapter.It’s really about how a buyer “choo-chooses” to use it. (OK, OK. We’re done.)Zoned for both commercial and residential use, thi

Red Hot Chili Peppers Bassist Trims the Price of His L.A. Compound to $8.8M

Getty Images / Realtor.comThe musician Michael Peter Balzary, who goes by the stage name Flea, is changing his tune when it comes to his sprawling home in Southern California.Indeed, the bassist and founding member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is now asking for $8.8 million for his compound, which h

On the House: Comparing Different Money-Saving Mortgages That Come With Some Big Catches

Getty Images / Realtor.comWhen it comes to making the largest purchase of their lives, most homebuyers would prefer to play it safe in choosing a loan.That’s why fixed-rate mortgages, the gold standard of home loans, have long been the most popular. These 15-, 20-, and 30-year mortgages aren’t excit