Returning home after an absence can mean unpleasant surprises - a leaky roof, a pet's mess, even a break-in. But a Russian woman got a nastier surprise when she returned from her country house: her home was gone, torn down mistakenly by construction workers clearing a site, according to a report Thursday on NTV television. picked by muppet 7 months ago

Extreme Makeover and Beezer Homes builds you a luxury home, gives you 100,000 dollars, paid off your mortgage, and you lose the home to foreclosure.

How the hell does that happen? picked by DemureArt 1 month ago

It's the type of highly-desirable family home that is well beyond the reach of many middle-class professionals. A detached period house, with eight bedrooms, a garden, its own driveway and all set in a leafy residential area of well-to-do Newbury, Berkshire. They also receive about £44,000 a year in benefits. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

One moment, the little girl was sitting on the couch in her home. The next, the split-level house in suburban Pittsburgh was obliterated by a natural-gas explosion and the girl was covered with debris in the yard next to a neighbor’s house. picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago

Officer Charles Jeffers told investigators he'd stopped to use the restroom at his home Sunday night while on his way to investigate a burglary. He let a woman he knew into the house, leading to her accidentally shooting the Taser.(What?) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

"You are looking at pictures of our family home in Wales. It was built by myself and my father in law with help from passers by and visiting friends." picked by pluman 7 months ago

Matthew Danchanko has squatters in his new home. And they won't leave without a fight. They're honeybees - tens of thousands of of them. They buzz through the four-bedroom house, creating a low hum and an estimated 100 pounds of honey. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A child is dead after a house fire in Twin Falls Tuesday afternoon and the little girl’s parents have been charged in connection with the death.

Who the f**k would ever think it would be alright to leave their 2-year-old and 11-month-old children home alone?! picked by muppet 6 months ago

This real estate agent will likely do a house check before letting her prospective customers tour on their own from now on, after a couple happened upon a homeowner dead in bed. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The air inside your home is more toxic than the air outside. This is the conclusion of a growing number of home experts, but you don’t have to live with toxic air. There are important steps you can take to improve the air quality in your home. picked by foxygirl 2 years ago

The cute clownfish made famous by the hit cartoon feature Finding Nemo really can find his way home after spending months at sea, researchers have found. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

It's the two-level, 33,500-square-foot basement complex, complete with a 103-seat movie theater, ticket booth, concession stand, game room and music annex, that will make it New England's largest occupied single-family home. picked by icepigs 12 months ago

Check out some of his works... they're incredible. I'm especially in love with the Nautilus house. The Satellite complex kinda reminds me of the smurfs. picked by ash0283 6 months ago

No one came to the bank auction for the former home of Scott and Laci. So the bank took it from the guy that last bought it. He says it lost him his job and he went bankrupt. picked by Moe 1 year ago

Animal control officers removed 237 dogs from the home of a 70-year-old woman who said she had been breeding the animals. "Many were covered in feces and urine. I think she slowly accumulated them to where they were more than she could handle." picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

She was living in a 1,500-square foot home in Portland, but decided the house wasn't small enough - yes, small enough!

It takes her four steps to go across her house- sometimes five. picked by streetlight22be 1 year ago

A struggling single parent and real estate agent is trying to sell her house and find a husband. She's auctioning off both her home and herself in a package deal on eBay and Craigslist. picked by doggylives 2 months ago

Click here to see ten of the craziest vacation rental homes from all over the world! From a 21 ft tipi for $935 - $1,135/week to a railroad car, a tree house and more. Remember $1000 a week for a 21 ft tipi! picked by sioneile500 6 months ago

Talk about throwing away money. Piles of old coins worth as much as $200,000 were found in a long-abandoned home, including scores that the owner had apparently thrown down a hole in the wall. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Balloons apparently were boring. A young man returning home from a church mission in Mexico found his family's home completely wrapped in newspaper. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago