Owning and maintaining beachfront property has always come with a different set of considerations than inland homes. For starters, beachfront properties require mandatory flood insurance and often have higher property taxes and management costs. These additional expenses are well worth it for many homebuyers. The positive effects of coastal living are backed by science .
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Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Rendering of the penthouse at The CAB, a building allowed to sell units to foreigners. Love & Co. Earlier this year New Zealand—a Forbes top-ranked country for doing business—tightened the rules about who can purchase property in the country, limiting ownership rights to only those that
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Legere has ties to SoftBank through his time at T-Mobile. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Topline: As SoftBank continues its efforts to turn around WeWork, the embattled office-sharing startup has held talks with T-Mobile CEO John Legere about becoming the company’s new chief executive, the Wall Street Journal
Private first-floor garage. StreetEasy via Nest Seekers Attention Little Monsters: A massive downtown Manhattan townhouse once rented by Lady Gaga is on the market for $17.99 million. The 11,000-square-foot, five-bedroom, 12-bath mansion at 347 W. 17th St. in Chelsea was built in 1920 but was recently gut-renovated, and Mother Monster is reportedly the only person
One only needs to go back in time a little over ten years, to the Great Recession of 2008, to understand the relationship between the health of and machinations about the residential real estate market, on the one hand, and the overall health of the domestic economy, on the other. Which brings us to the
Berlin: In the area around East Side Gallery, the open-air gallery where remnants of the Wall have … [+] been painted by artists, property prices saw a shocking 6419% increase. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) Getty Images Housing prices in Central Berlin have skyrocketed by 400% since the fall of the Berlin Wall in November
Steve and Leann Ford Reid Rolls Leanne Ford’s book (co-written with her brother Steve Ford) might be called Work In Progress, but the interior designer and HGTV star is anything but. While the book documents their charming tales of growing up together in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this memoir doesn’t shy away from revealing the missteps on the
The Landed team includes consultants, former educators, organizers, real estate agents and … [+] investors. Landed Over a short period of time, homeownership investment startup Landed Inc. has risen to prominence with its goal of helping educators afford homes in the communities where they work. Now the San Francisco-based startup that assists teachers with down
Given that opportunity zone (OZ) development is my firm’s core business, I am constantly reading and educating myself about how this young industry continues to evolve. I subscribe to all of the available blogs that cover the space and try to absorb as much as I can every week in order to learn more about
Residences on Yerba Buena Island. Hayes Davison After two decades of planning, the first renderings of the condo complex coming to San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Island have finally been released to the public. The community being constructed on the naturally-formed landmass will feature 266 condos, including apartments, single-family houses and townhouses, surrounded by 72 acres
Warren Buffett is considered one of the greatest investors of our time. From his first investment at age 11 to his peak net worth of over $80 billion, it’s easy to see why. Many people all around the globe have aspired to replicate his incredible success, from the investment world over to the stock market.
Mid-century modern-designed lobby of The Paragon, a new residential build in Chicago. Courtesy of Taylor Johnson Chicago, Ill. – Mary Cook Associates (MCA), a national, award-winning commercial interior design firm, recently completed The Paragon (1326 S. Michigan Avenue), Murphy Development Group and CIM’s new 500-unit luxury rental build in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. Cook and her team approached
VA loans are on the rise with Millennials and younger buyers. Getty When it comes to mortgages, VA loans are about the best you can get. With no down payment, no mortgage insurance, and super-low interest rates, they save homebuyers significantly—both up-front and over the long haul. And while VA loans have historically been underutilized,
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin His new economic agenda calls for $1.6 trillion in spending over the next decade. Scott Olson/Getty Images Topline: As the Democratic primary race heats up, 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg released a sweeping new economic plan to invest more than $1 trillion in affordable housing, education and
The Kellum-Noble House, a 1847 Houston property still sitting on its original site in what is now a … [+] city park, has seen its share of history. After a restoration project that started in 2014, it’s reopening. CALpix On the edge of downtown Houston’s modern business district, the city’s oldest building is reopening following
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Uber’s ex-CEO is reunited with one of his biggest backers. Justin Sullivan/2018 Getty Images Topline: Billionaire Travis Kalanick’s secretive new food startup, CloudKitchens, quietly raised $400 million from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund—the Saudi’s first known deal in Silicon Valley since the murder of American journalist Jamal
The Las Vegas City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday that criminalizes camping or sleeping on … [+] downtown streets when beds are available at established shelters. Getty Images The Las Vegas City Council approved a controversial ordinance Wednesday that makes it illegal to rest, sleep or camp on streets and sidewalks in public areas downtown
The Pinnacle penthouse Williams New York After sitting on the market for several years, “The Pinnacle” penthouse at the top of New York City’s famed Woolworth Building is relisted with its first furnished renderings and a lower price. Originally listed for $110 million in 2017, the property, which spans the top five floors of the
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Happy couple is taking keys from their new house from broker and smiling. Getty There’s no getting around the fact that buying a home is a huge investment. Between the down payment and closing costs, today’s buyers need to show up to settlement prepared to pay
In my 30-year career in commercial real estate, I’ve seen all kinds of marketing strategies. In my experience, tenants are often unaware of the key qualities in an advisor that reliably predict success, making them susceptible to selecting the wrong advisor. To achieve optimal office leasing outcomes, occupiers need to engage a service provider who