Tag: vacation home

How to Make a Vacation Home’s Decor Shine

By Cathy Hobbs From Tribune News Service So you just purchased the perfect vacation or weekend home. While the rush of excitement is great, for many, the task of furnishing it may be a bit overwhelming. Often, the weekend home becomes the dumping ground for a hodgepodge of excess furniture or whatever may be collecting…


Ed Perkins on Travel: Finding ‘Your’ Vacation Rental

Vacation rentals are alluring: They typically offer some combination of more space per dollar than you get in a conventional hotel room, attractive location, and kitchen facilities that let you cut the cost of some meals. They’re also great for accommodating large families or groups that want to vacation together. Unfortunately, vacation rentals can be…


Dream of Luxury Vacation Home Ownership Morphing Into Nightmare for Some Local Neighbors in California

For anyone who has ever dreamed of owning a multi-million-dollar vacation home in a luxury resort area in the United States or abroad, a San Francisco-based start-up firm claims it’s now possible–even if you’re not a multi-millionaire. Pacaso, founded in 2020 by former Zillow executives Austin Allison and Spencer Rascoff, offers “the modern way to…