Historic House Blog

Owners of historic & antique houses know — or should know — the importance of hiring a knowledgable real estate agent to promote their listing properly.  Hiring an agent who “specializes” in historic homes is the way to go, since an agent who truly knows & loves historic homes will be able to convey their [...]

The popular auction website eBay is a great place to find just about anything . . . including historic houses.  This property is offered as an auction listing on that website for another 16 days. 
 From the description:
1825 built Home in Downtown Utica New York. Located in the Historic District of Utica - near Theater, Museum & Arts.  [...]

The City of South Bend, Indiana (home to the Fightin’ Irish of Notre Dame!) has established a wonderful program called the “Dollar House Program” in effort to revive some of the city’s vacant properties.  In the proces, they will save some of its historic & vintage properties, and breathe economic life into neighborhoods that need help.  The [...]

In the eyes of potential house buyers, one strike facing sellers of historic houses is the problem of heating efficiency– especially during the current market downturn, as buyers become more picky and as oil costs prompt them to be suspicious of the “extra” costs of an antique home.   After all, drafty windows and the (assumed) lack of insulation mean that an antique house = higher [...]