Although Mitt Romney sold real estate in Massachusetts and Utah he still owns a 3,000-square-foot beach house in La Jolla, California. Now he wants to bulldoze that home and build a house that’s almost four times the size in its place. That and more Monday real estate links below:

Mitt Romney’s California Getaway To See Massive Expansion [Curbed]

Fred Segal: One House Down, One to Go [AOL Real Estate]

Houzz Tour: Luxury With A Treehouse Feel [Houzz]

Levels House By BAK Architects [Contemporist]

House of the Day: Detroit Gem In Need of Polishing [AOL Real Estate]

Nine Housewarming Gifts for Newlyweds [Apartment Therapy]

Real estate in space? We aren’t there yet but the Commercial Space Station, set to launch in 2016 will provide a luxury hotel experience for those willing to undergo three months of preparatory training and pay around $1 million for a five-night stay. This and more great links below:

The First Hotel in Space! [Architizer]

Modern Icons–The Barcelona Couch [Houzz]

Visitng The Home Of Mark and Hilde of AM Projects [Velvet and Linen]

Artists in Residence: Abramovic, Barney, Hockney, Hirst, and Marden [Curbed]

Buyer, Beware: Some Real Estate Deal Breakers [CNBC]

Larry Gagosian closes on New York’s Harkness Mansion for $36.5 Million [The Real Deal]

Q&A with Black+Blum Founder [Dwell]

Actor Frank Whaley Has Listed His NYC Co-op For $2.395 Million. [NY Post]

REALTOR.com’s parent company Move, Inc. is now powering AOL Real Estate. Go check it out now!

More:

Move Inc. Now Exclusively Powers AOL Real Estate Listings [Agent Genius]

Quick Inexpensive Ideas From A Swedish Apartment [Apartment Therapy]

Seven Great Outdoor Spaces [Dwell]

Branches Bring Organic Forms Indoors [Houzz]

New 47-Story Tower Would Be Boston’s Largest Residential Tower [Boston.com]

Jim Parsons Bangs 36 Gramercy Park East [Observer]

Lisa’s Lovely Beach House On Sea Island [Hooked On Houses]

Million-dollar-and-up homes are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. foreclosure market. Check out five of the most expensive foreclosed homes currently on the market and other great links below.

Five Super Expensive Foreclosures For Sale [The Street]

Nissan Partners With A Builder To Create Leaf-Ready Homes [Agent Genius]

TerraTrellis Modern Trellises [Dwell]

The Wonders of Wainscoting [Houzz]

Color Tip: Accent Your Entertainment Space with Colorful Dining Chairs [Apartment Therapy]

Alex McCord’s New Bedding And Bath Line [Curbed]

It’s the 25th anniversary of The Heidelberg Project in Detroit, Michigan, a sprawling art display created by a local resident named Tyree Guyton after the street he grew up on (Heidelberg) became blighted by abandoned houses and empty lots. Houses as Art: The Heidelberg Project in Detroit [Hooked on Houses]
More great links below:

• Product Spotlight: Marimekko Plivi Bag [Dwell]
• West Village Guitar Shop Transforms New York Building Material Into Guitars [The Real Deal]
• A Star of Animal Planet’s ‘Tanked’ on the Art of the Aquarium [NY Times]
• Basketball Star’s SoHo Pad Back On The Market [Crain's New York]
• Inside 20 Pine’s Armani/Casa Interiors, 30 Stories Up [Curbed NY]
• Why Hollywood Hides Out at Martha’s Vineyard [Hollywood Reporter]
• Chicago White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen buys Bucktown house, sells condo [Chicago Tribune]