This Week’s Crazy Building: California Academy of Sciences

Touched By An Angel by Peter M. is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. (Photo of the California Academy of Sciences)
Thanks to its greenroof, the California Academy of Sciences blends into the surrounding hills of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. This unusual architectural marvel was made using about 50,000 biodegradable trays of tree sap and coconut hulls. They contain the roof’s vegetation and allow roots to grow across trays which helps bind them together. The
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The Value of a Good Agent

 Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Have you ever tried so hard to save money that you ended up losing money? Let me tell you a story about a couple who did just that. I’ve known
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This Week’s Crazy Building: The Gherkin

The Gherkin by Morgaine is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
30 St. Mary Axe or “The Gherkin” is a tower in London’s financial district. Completed in 2004, this unique building is home to offices, shops, and restaurants. Its conical shape and argyle pattern make it instantly recognizable and it has appeared in films, tv shows, and video games. It has received numerous awards including the
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Free “22 Secrets” Home Selling Seminar

 Reserve Your Seat Today Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   You’re invited to my free home selling seminar, “The 22 Secrets to Selling Your Home,” on Saturday, February 24 from 10 a.m. to noon. Check-in will
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Oslo Opera House

Oslo's Opera House by VisitOSLO is licensed under CC BY 2.0
The Oslo Opera House looks like it would be great for sledding! Interestingly, this structure was designed to engage people from the public who are not necessarily opera enthusiasts. Its location in the waterfront area of downtown Oslo, Norway is a natural tourist destination. The ability to walk up the sloping sides to the roof
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This Week’s Crazy Building: MahaNakhon

MahaNakhon Tower unfinished (Bangkok Thailand) by tongeron91 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
MahaNakhon or “great metropolis” is located in Bangkok, Thailand. It is 1,030 feet tall and contains 77 stories. The unusual design, by internationally renowned architect Ole Scheeren was created to blend the inner life of the building with the rest of the city. Another goal was to portray an irregular mountain landscape in a modern
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Have You Heard of The “Endowment Effect?”

 Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Have you heard of the endowment effect? If you’ve studied psychology or behavioral economics, you may have heard of this. The endowment effect is the idea that something has greater
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa by Colin Capelle is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Located in Dubai, the Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest free-standing building in the world. It recently set another world record on New Year’s Eve 2017 for the largest laser light and sound show on a single structure. Standing at 2,716.5 feet tall (imagine 7.5 football fields placed end to end!) it contains 31,400 metric
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Our San Diego Housing Market: A Year in Review

 Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   The year is nearly over. Can you believe it? Let’s talk about 2017 today and do a year in review for San Diego real estate. This year started as a
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Paläon Research and Experience Center

Paläon Schöningen by Helena is licensed under CC BY 2.0
The scene is an open-cut coal mine in Schöningen, Germany, the time is 1994. A discovery is made that totally changes the way scientists view our ancestors. Three spears were found. Radiocarbon dating confirmed them to be approximately 300,000 years old, making them the oldest hunting tools in the world. Before this discovery, it was
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