Real Estate

The evolution of a historic home informs its present in myriad ways. Claremont Country Estate, classified as a New Zealand historic building, was built in 1890 for George Hampton Rhodes, a member of a prominent family that had extensive land holdings in Canterbury. Among their varied professions were livestock ranching, investment, manufacturing, shipping and politics.

Former President Donald Trump Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A former special New York prosecutor who quit a criminal investigation of ex-President Donald Trump after his boss declined to lodge charges at the time said that if Trump “had been Joe Blow from Kokomo, we would have indicted without a big debate.” “I believe that Donald

Doom, gloom, fear and uncertainty have darkened the bright landscape of domestic real estate. Rising mortgage rates and inflation have dampened the enthusiasm of would-be homebuyers and narrowed the outlook of once-confident sellers. But experienced real estate professionals in Manhattan and coastal Orange County, California, predict healthy real estate markets, especially at the high end.

The Asian Development Bank has cut its growth forecast for China due to concerns over the country’s zero-Covid approach and strict lockdowns, which put even more pressure on the real estate sector. Gross domestic product growth for the world’s second largest economy is expected to be at 4% in 2022, down from an earlier estimate

The Eastern end of Long Island, better known as The Hamptons is a coveted enclave with coastal and country homes, mansions, and estates. It’s a great place to live, vacation, and most importantly, shop. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of great places to furnish and decorate these incredible dwellings. Here are some of the best places

Chinese real estate developers, including highly indebted Evergrande, have operated a business that relied on selling apartments before they were completed. Pictured here is an Evergrande development in Beijing on Jan. 6, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s real estate market desperately needs a boost in confidence, analysts said, after reports

Anyone who bought a home – or tried to – over the past couple of years knows that it was rip-roaringly competitive, with bidding wars and all-cash deals. But it actually could have been worse. One group all but disappeared from the market during the pandemic: foreign buyers with mega millions. But now foreign real

Renting an apartment for the first time is an exciting step into adulthood but it’s a big commitment financially so you want to make sure you do your homework and make a choice that’s right for you — and your budget. First, you have to time it right when you’re looking at apartments — you

Some 80 years ago, a group of concerned citizens banded together to form a coalition whose sole purpose was to protect their little town of Cherry Hills Village from encroaching commercialization. The area’s pastoral beauty with wide-open fields sprinkled with patches of cottonwoods and placid bodies of water had attracted the attention of Denver residents

The three most important things in real estate: location, location, location. And the U.S. real estate market is in a weird place right now. Mortgage rates are nearly double what they were a year ago, reflecting the Federal Reserve’s campaign to rein in inflation. But they have also been volatile, including some sharp declines from

Villa Doma puts its own spin on living large in the Turks & Caicos Islands. The 11,000-square-foot modern mansion is set on 120 feet of beach in the Blue Mountain area on the central north coast of sand-ringed Providenciales. Designed for hosting family, friends or a corporate retreat, the secluded Caribbean escape consists of a

Blue Heron’s cliffside spec house spans three levels in San Diego’s La Jolla neighborhood. Blue Heron This newly built cliff-side mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Southern California comes with an ambitious $32.5 million asking price. It’s one of the most expensive homes for sale in San Diego County, and that price tag puts it

First constructed more than 200 years ago, Franc Vila’s manor house in Pego, Spain, is an irreplaceable find. Graced with palms, terraces and two medieval towers, the six-bedroom, six-bathroom, four-story home is a timeless sanctuary just 5 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. Fully modernized, the light-infused interiors are at once stately and comfortable. The home

In this article RDFN Stockton, California DenisTangneyJr | iStock | Getty Images After the frenzy of bidding wars, the U.S. housing market is starting to cool, particularly along the West Coast, as mortgage interest rates rise. That’s forcing some sellers to adjust. “Sellers have to be more realistic,” said Bill Kowalczuk, real estate broker at

The week ending July 9 saw active inventory in the housing market continue to grow at a double-digit annual pace, even as new sellers took a step back from the market around the 4th of July holiday. “This year’s summer housing markets are feeling the heat of record-high home prices on top of scorching inflation

Soaring inflation is putting markets on edge and triggering fears of recession. The latest consumer price index this week revealed a searing 9.1% increase year-on-year in June, prompting Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to say that inflation in the U.S. is “unacceptably high.” The causes behind the steep jumps include high commodity and energy prices triggered

The United States doesn’t want for scenic summer destinations, and, with a waning Covid epidemic and difficult air travel, American families are taking to the roads. Some of this country’s favorite historic destinations also sponsor delightful special events during the summer; some of those special events have become historic destinations in themselves. Here are a

Few places seemed more risky during the early, pre-vaccine peaks of the Covid-19 pandemic than nursing homes and senior housing facilities. That includes Arbor Court Retirement of Topeka, the oldest retirement community in Topeka, Kansas. “There was a lot of fear,” says Linda Clements, the director of business development at Arbor Court of Topeka, an

Known as the Black & White House, this custom contemporary home reveals its stunning architectural beauty the moment you drive up. Located on a wooded acre lot, the five-bedroom home was built in 2007 by David Jameson, a renowned local contemporary architect. “David Jameson is one of two modern architects in our area and he

Antiquity and Silicon Valley are two concepts often not paired together. The very name of the region roughly shaped by the San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains to the west and Diablo Range to the east is synonymous with technological innovation—where the future, not the past, is king. However, a hundred years ago this wasn’t