When she started asking me if I was “prequalified,” I knew the realtor had a problem.   By Robert Plunket A terrible thing happened yesterday at an open house. I was humiliated by a realtor.   It started when I was driving down the street and saw an Open House sign. So I pull over. [...]

Small, charming vernacular houses are all the rage—and you can find them at bargain prices in Bradenton’s Wares Creek.   By Robert Plunket     Cottages seem to be the latest thing. Every lifestyle and decorating magazine on the stands is now Cottage Something. Small, simple vernacular homes from the first half of the last [...]