More than 1,600 homes and businesses in Los Angeles and Ventura counties were destroyed and at least three people were killed in the Woolsey fire in 2018. The Camp Fire in Northern California’s Butte County was deemed the world’s costliest natural disaster in 2018, destroying over 14,000 homes and causing at least 85 civilian fatalities.
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Housing in China. Getty In 2005, when I first began living in China, rent was incredibly low—as in, $100 per month for a two bedroom apartment near Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. This wasn’t just due to the fact that everything was cheaper back then or a lack of adjusting for inflation, but relative to the
Berlin-based Alicja Kwade’s first permanent public installation in the United States, “Absorption,” … [+] is located at Avery Lane in San Francisco’s Transbay neighborhood. STUDIO PHOCASSO SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Related California recently unveiled the first permanent public art installation in the United States for Berlin-based artist, Alicja Kwade. The installation was commissioned for The
Antoni Porowski and Yael Aflalo at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in Detroit. Adi Muhtarevic On July 4, Antoni Porowski posted a photo on Instagram of him and Queer Eye co-star Jonathan Van Ness sharing a kiss. The chaste peck was meant as a joke, a coy wink to hopeful fans, but the bit
Oct. 20 Tornado destruction Andy Luten We lived through what we now know is the most costly tornado in Texas history: more than two billion in damages, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. More than 30,000 auto and residential claims have been filed to date, and ICT tells me claim costs could be higher
Morgan Stewart in her closet designed by Container Store Custom Closets. Larsen Sotelo Having the same custom closet that a celebrity can have feels out of reach for most people. But E! star Morgan Stewart proves it doesn’t have to be. The Daily Pop host, fashion enthusiast, and designer of Morgan Stewart Sport recently turned a spare bedroom into
business, people and finances concept – smiling businessman with european money showing thumbs up… [+] over growing chart and blue background Getty When I upgrade a stock to a Strong Buy, I’m essentially suggesting that I have the utmost confidence that the combination of yield and price appreciation will generate annual total returns in the
This 10-bedroom home in Southampton, New York, is listed for $39.5 million with Douglas Elliman. Douglas Elliman Real Estate Home prices in the Hamptons, the summer playground of Wall Street titans and Hollywood celebrities, are on the rise again after almost two years of declines. The median price of a home on the eastern tip
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin A 1500SF Passive and LEED for Homes certified home in Nova Scotia, Canada designed by Solterre … [+] Design. Photo courtesy of Adam Cornick, Acorn Art and Photography for Downsize: Living Large In a Small House, to be released at the end of Oct. One of
Miami, One Thousand Museum, construction by Architect Zaha Hadid. (Photo by: Jeffrey … [+] Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images The further away from Miami Beach, the longer it’s taking for developers and luxury real estate brokers to sell condos priced at $1 million or more, according to Q3
“On the surface, it’s hard to quarrel with anything that addresses the very strict planning system.” 123rf.com Amongst the headline announcements at the Conservative Party conference back at the start of the month was a slightly left-field approach to a housing market conundrum. Chancellor Sajid Javid and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick revealed plans to allow
From the rooftop pool at Optima Kierland Village, an ultra-luxury rental and for-sale development … [+] opening in Scottsdale, Ariz. in 2020, bathers will be able to revel in Valley of the Sun views. Optima, Inc. In an age of increasing development costs and growing paucity of available land, much rides on every real estate
Aldi’s new Uptown Minneapolis location demonstrates their ability to leverage high traffic areas … [+] that few grocers can consider. Sanford Stein I’m an admitted Aldi convert. I used to turn my nose up when my wife shopped the store, largely due to my ignorance and elitism; no more. Since visiting their newest additions to
CANYON COUNTRY, CA – OCTOBER 24: A hinge burns on Baker Canyon at Husk Ave from theTick Fire in … [+] Canyon Country, Thursday, October 24, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG If you turn on the news today, you will
Camilo Lopez for Sotheby’s International Realty If you’re going to buy a New York City penthouse, you may as well get the one with the private rooftop pool. An three-bedroom condo at the top of the 17-story 240 Park Ave. South in the Flatiron district of Manhattan is on the market for $30 million. It’s
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Frank Stella’s “Damascus Gate (Stretch Variation I) 1970” has a new life as a 98×18 feet mural in … [+] Boston’s Seaport district. Courtesy of WS Development “Damascus Gate (Stretch Variation I) 1970” was one of the seminal paintings that made Frank Stella one of America’s great
Century Plaza dbox “Nobody walks in L.A.” This has been the city’s mantra for decades, but a $2.5 billion large scale development is on track to bring nearly six acres of pedestrian-friendly mixed-use space to a neighborhood largely known for its skyscrapers, office buildings and the filming lots of Fox Studios. Such a high-profile redevelopment
By Gretchen Brown, Next Avenue Contributor Getty Julie (who prefers to use a pseudonym for this story), 54, wants to get her daughter through college without incurring any student loans for the $30,000 annual tuition. So, she helped fund her daughter’s freshman year by taking out a kind of second mortgage — a home equity
Halloween creepy house with bats and red light from the windows, Halloween theme Getty While going to a haunted house sounds like an exciting night out, living in a haunted house can be far less fun. After all, unlike new hardwoods or a renovated bathroom, haunted isn’t exactly a feature most real estate brokers will
Render of the Oceanix city concept. OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group “Coastal cities are literally the interface between man and nature. That is where it is happening,” spoke Marc Collins, the former tourism minister of French Polynesia and founder of Oceanix as we sat together in Bryant Park beneath the towers of Manhattan. Collins has a crazy