Real Estate Briefs

Zillow's Make Me Move

Something like eBay's "Buy It Now," real estate info site Zillow has added a "Make Me Move" feature. Would you move out of your house for $300,000? $750,000? A million? All you have to do is register with Zillow, and you can set a too-good-to-refuse price for your home. Of course, many people (including Sellsius) aren't fond of Zillow and their sometimes-wonky data.

Living Oddly

We've recently been enjoying the architectural oddities featured on Unusual Life, including vertical urban gardens (see photo) and the German sewer-pipe hotel. There's a whole world beyond the usual rectangles with doors and glass... You can view other unusual constructions here and here and here.

Waterfront Dreams

If you're intrigued by the sewe-pipe hotel but prefer your accommodations to be designed for liquids on the outside, and you happen to have a cool $2.5M tucked away under the mattress, this might be the home for you. The home sites on nearly 10 acres with 660 feet of private Puget Sound low-bank waterfront. The house is spacious but cozy, with custom details including a breakfast nook with walls of glass and nautical propane heaters, a reading loft/library off the master suite, a widow's walk, a Japanese-style soaking tub, and more. It includes a huge separate garage/shop, with 3744 square feet for your projects, cars, tools, and stuff. But if you want to ignore all that and just relax on this patio framed by conifers and boasting a 270-degree water panorama, who could blame you? [View listing]