Open plan: Half a tree-crushed house for half a million dollars

The 645-square-foot (60 square-meter) property was partially demolished when an enormous pine tree toppled over, crushing the front. No one was hurt in the incident, with the two renters and their dogs walking out the back door of the house in Monrovia, near Los Angeles, in May. But the home was left a wreck. Or a "fixer-upper" in realtor-speak. After the tree and debris were removed, the view from the street resembles a dilapidated doll's house, with just a forlorn-looking wall standing between two entirely open-plan ex-rooms.