If you’re interested in old houses—from Brooklyn to Philadephia, the Hudson Valley and elsewhere—you’ll want to check out a new blog called CasaCARA: Old Houses for Fun and Profit. Here’s the note I got from Cara Greenberg, who runs the blog:

When you get a chance, please take a look at my two-week-old blog
for people who love old houses. Its official name is: CasaCARA: Old
Houses for Fun and Profit. 

I
am Brooklyn-based (live in Boerum Hill and own property in Boerum Hill
and Cobble Hill) and a longtime professional journalist. The blog’s
orbit is from  Brooklyn to Philadelphia, the Hudson Valley and beyond
— but there will always be a large dose of Brooklyn content.

Some recent posts:

   * Brownstone myths & mysteries (rosettes in 1850s parlor ceilings, ‘coffin niches,’ finials on newel posts)    

   * 1820s clapboard beauty finally sells in Brooklyn Heights

   * Why I love Philadelphia, Part 1

   * End-of-year bargain$ in Columbia County

   * Prettiest block in Brooklyn?

   * 10 reasons old houses are a great investment in any market

   * Rent a modernist icon

   * ISO the perfect beach house