Don't Sweat Flat Sales in Down Market; Hideous Rentals; More!

·New rail cars touch down on Red Line [Trib]
·Flat sales aren't always a bad thing in a down market [Chicago Mag]
·Can it be? Are there too many street fests in this town? [RVJ]
·Fewer bargains for distressed properties in certain markets [Trib/LAT]
·Strangeness: Dude builds hobbit cottage out of balloons [Curbed National]
·The country's most hideous rental homes [Curbed National]