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When attorney Trey Berre and his wife, photographer Maria Ponce Berre, began searching the Chicago real estate listings in 2014, they were looking for land, or at least something to tear down. They imagined building a "forever home
The Baba housing estate.
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Carefully selected materials make the building appear as if it grew from the land. Environmentally sensitive finishes echo the existing winery, which the firm designed in 2002.
Whether sipping cocktails with realtors or just aiming to impress the condo board, this smattering of modern real estate facts will keep you out of social foreclosure. 1. Perhaps the earliest community of modern homes, Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany, was designed in 1927 by Mies van der Roha, Le Corbusier, and other notable architects affiliate with the Deutscher Werkbund. Eleven of the 27 homes survive, some still as residents. 2. Some say that just two percent of single family homes in the U.S. are designed by architects—but the American Institute of Architects pegs it closer to 28 percent. 3. Condominiums, long popular overseas, got their U.S. start in Puerto Rico in 1958. The Federal Housing Administration didn't recognize condo ownership until 1961. 4. In California, the Mills Act provides tax relief to homeowners who preserve their historic architecture. Similar tax rebate abatement programs exist in other states.
This article was originally published on February 20, 2013 on Movato Real Estate's Blog.