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Housing Values: The "Dream House Resource Center" exhibit

The 'Dream Home Resource Center' is on exhibit at the Hammer Museum in LA until Aug. 18. Photo by Brian Forrest. Visitors are welcomed in by the giant colorful McMansion doors that Koumoundouros refurbished surrounded by transparent walls. Photo by Marianne Williams. The informational booth at the exhibit provides visitors with information on the housing market. Photo by Marianne Williams. The informational booth at the exhibit provides visitors with information on the housing market. Photo by Marianne Williams. Olga Koumoundouros speaking with visitors at her exhibit. Photo by Marianne Williams. The booth is set up with real-estate brokers, homeless rights activists, and other housing professionals ready to provide assistance and information. Photo by Marianne Williams. A rainbow-colored timeline of 20th-century American housing on the walls wraps around the exhibit, each strand of the rainbow explaining the different factors leading up to the current state of the U.S. housing industry. Photo by Marianne Williams. Guests were able to fill out forms (that looked like mortgage documents) to share their feelings on their home and the American housing industry. Photo by Marianne Williams.

The informational booth at the exhibit provides visitors with information on the housing market. Photo by Marianne Williams.

The informational booth at the exhibit provides visitors with information on the housing market. Photo by Marianne Williams.