What's Hot on HousingWatch This Week

With the estate of the late Dennis Hopper grabbing the top spot, this week's HousingWatch headlines were (almost) as hot as the East Coast. See what other steamy news was brewing this week:

1. Dennis Hopper's Venice, Calif. Estate Hits Auction Block
The enormous (almost 5,000 square feet!) house of recently deceased actor Dennis Hopper hit the auction block this week, as his hotly contested estate inches towards settlement. All eyes are on Hopper's not-quite-ex-wife for her next move in the fight for her share. Read more.

2. Selling Your Home on Craigslist: Trickier Than You Think
Our sister site RentedSpaces makes a clear (and sometimes shocking!) case for why you need to be careful renting a home on Craigslist; now see our roundup of best practices for trying to sell a home on the famously free classified ad site. Read more.