Pinnacle on Adelaide Grounded in the Past, Looking to the Future
The historic Richard West House, seen here on the left, will rest at the base of the podium of Pinnacle on Adelaide. (Pinnacle International) \>"); When you put a house on wheels, it’s not...
View ArticleStudent Investment Property in the UK
\>"); Investing in student accommodation has become incredibly popular with U.K. property investors, because it is property investment with much of the risk reduced by the fact that your tenants...
View ArticleBundle Up! Preparing Your Home for Winter
There are many facets to winterizing your home or apartment, from the garden to your clothes closet. Preparing for winter can mean the difference of having or not having running water during a freeze,...
View ArticleDistinct Modern Buildings Put Toronto on the Map
Absolute World. (Cityzen) With hundreds of projects either recently finished, under construction, or up for sale, we are finally seeing the predicted slowdown in the GTA condo market. But not all...
View ArticleInterior Designing for Couples
Decorating as a couple can be as rewarding as it can be frustrating. Start with defining your individual styles and picking some focal pieces for the space. (Photos.com) In my interior design work, I...
View ArticleWhy Agents Don’t Talk About Square Footage
You might not be able to get a straight answer out of your agent when it comes to square footage; in general, square footage is hard to calculate accurately and meaningfully. (Photos.com ) Anyone...
View ArticleAdoba Sets Example for Eco-Hotel Chains
Outside view of the Adoba Hotel in Rapid City, South Dakota, the first of the branded eco-friendly hotels in the world. (Myriam Moran copyright 2012) “There are no toxins in this room,” said Jim...
View ArticleInsulating Your Home the Informed Way
Skip the itch. If you think fiberglass is your only insulation option, think again. (Photos.com) Winter is upon our door, but it’s not too late to add insulation to your home. Adding insulation to...
View ArticlePost-Sandy Home Inspection Checklist
The beachfront home (C) of Bill Guage, a 64-year-old nurse, was slammed with water and sand during superstorm Sandy. If your house was flooded and you have decided not to relocate, be sure to check it...
View ArticleToronto’s New ‘Interburbs’
(Courtesy of Regal Crest Homes) \>"); In Latin, “sub” means “under” and “burb” means “city.” Considering how suburbs surround cities, maybe they should have been named “circumburbs.” But what do...
View ArticleReal Estate Expert: Baby Boomers Ready to Fly the Coop
As baby boomers shift into semi-retirement and retirement, and with growing costs of living, many may be considering downsizing to a smaller home, condominium, or townhouse. (Lisa F. Young/Photos.com)...
View ArticleBuilding Mansions on Top of the City
Wismer Commons (RegalCraft Homes) \>"); After the 2006 Place to Grow legislation curbed suburban sprawl, Greater Toronto Area (GTA) housing developers felt the crunch. The green spaces and farmland...
View ArticleThink Like a Designer for Holiday Decorating
Zoom effect on the Christmas tree, Berlin. Nov,12.2007(By Marcus Brandt/AFP/Getty Images) \>"); The holidays are truly about entertaining and going all out. So why not add a little bit of sparkle...
View Article181 Davenport: A Luxurious Offering in Toronto’s Mid-town
181 Davenport (L) and 133 Hazelton (R). (Mizrahi Developments) \>"); Luxury is defined as either an object or service conducive to sumptuous living; the free indulgence in such living; or a means...
View ArticleMaturing Toronto’s Lowering Centre of Gravity
(L-R) Michael Coteau, Don Valley East MPP; Lisa Lafave, HOOPP’s senior portfolio manager; Jim Keohane, president & CEO, HOOPP; Peter Menkes, president, commercial/industrial div., Menkes...
View ArticleTop Facts About US Housing Market
“What I hear in the mainstream media about the rebound in the U.S. housing market isn’t very convincing to me. In reality, we don’t have any real growth in the U.S. housing market—only speculation,” a...
View ArticleZhengyu International Real Estate Consulting Co (DOBG): Immigration...
An established real estate agent In Hong Kong, Huang tried the foreign housing market for the first time, and she hopes to share with those interested her hard-searched choices. (Song Bilong/The Epoch...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Displaced by Sandy to Get Preference on Housing Lottery
A rendering of Coney Island Commons, an affordable housing development in Brooklyn that will be the first to feature a 25 percent preference for income-eligible New Yorkers displaced by hurricane...
View ArticleRetailers Flooding Into The City in Winter 2013: The Faith Report
Faith Hope Consolo With the holidays now behind us, it’s time to look forward to the beauties of winter, and the harbingers of spring. With retail, restaurants, and hostelries flooding into Manhattan...
View ArticleBrookfield Signs Leases With 8 High-End Eateries in NYC
Rendition of future outdoor and indoor shopping and dining spaces at Brookfield Place, formerly the World Financial Center. (Brookfield Office Properties) \>"); NEW YORK—Brookfield Office...
View ArticleNew York State Borrowers Received Over $1.9 Billion in Mortgage Relief: Report
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on Jan. 27, 2012, in Washington, D.C. New Yorkers with distressed mortgages received over...
View ArticleForeclosure Sales in New York Drop in 2012
NEW YORK—Foreclosure sales in New York dropped by 18.6 percent in 2012, down from 2011, and by 42 percent, down from 2010, according to a year-end report by RealtyTrac, a website featuring foreclosure...
View Article$600,000 a Month Lease: What do You Get?
$600,000 a month lease: A Beverly Hills mansion offers extravagant luxury and history. The Beverly House, a Mediterranean-style mansion in Beverly Hills, is currently to most expensive property for...
View ArticleGroundbreaking: Hunter’s Point South
Rendering of the first two towers and the waterfront park at Hunter's Point South—the largest affordable housing project in New York City since the 1970s. (Courtesy: Related Companies) NEW...
View ArticleRents Rise in Manhattan, Fall in Brooklyn in February
View of the Manhattan skyline. (Martyn E. Jones/stock.xchng) NEW YORK—Average rental prices rose .92 percent in Manhattan in February, according to a monthly rental market report by real estate firm...
View ArticleNYC Real Estate Broker Confidence Rises
Birdseye view of Manhattan. (Gary Tamin/stock.xchng) NEW YORK—Broker confidence with the New York real estate market experienced an uptick in February, despite concerns about low inventory. The Real...
View ArticleAppraiser Weighs in on Record Low Listing Inventory in NYC
A night view of 1 West 72 Street where only 2 of 103 apartments are available for sale. (Matthew Peyton/Getty Images) NEW YORK—The number of apartments for sale in New York City hit a 12-year low in...
View ArticleA New Tower to Rise at NYC’s Bryant Park
Nighttime rendition of Seven Bryant Park the latest office tower to rise next to Bryant Park at West 40th Street and 6th Avenue. (Courtesy of Hines) NEW YORK—Bryant Park is getting its newest high...
View ArticleA-Rod Views Ichiro Suzuki’s Old Apartment
Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees reacts as he walks back towards the dugout after he pinch hit and flied out in the top of the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers. The slugger has been...
View ArticleAppreciation in Silicon Valley
2950 Alexis Drive in Palo Alto, Calif. (David Eichler/DeLeon Realty) SAN FRANCISCO—In a seller’s market like the Bay Area, even buyers with capital have a hard time landing a home—to the extent that...
View ArticleRents Rise in Manhattan
A view of Madison Avenue during a weekday. Average rents rose in Manhattan after five consecutive months of decline. (Samira Bouaou/Epoch Times) NEW YORK—Average rental prices in Manhattan increased...
View ArticleHudson Square Rezoning: Land Use Committee Approves Plan
A City Council committee voted today to approve a plan to rezone Hudson Square, a sleepy neighborhood nearby the Holland Tunnel. The plan is expected to pass the full city council next month. A graphic...
View ArticleChelsea Clinton Apartment: Former First Daughter Spends $10.5 Million
Chelsea Clinton Apartment: Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton has reportedly bought a Manhattan apartment worth $10.5 million, with views of Madison Square Park. Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc...
View ArticleDid Chelsea Clinton Buy a $10.5M Pad at Madison Square Park?
NEW YORK—Chelsea Clinton is not buying a $10.5 million condo across the street from Madison Square Park, according to a source managing the construction at the property. The New York Post reported that...
View ArticleQueens Property Prices Dive in Feb ’13
Queens property prices dropped 13.8% in February, the sharpest single-month decrease since March, 2010. The World Globe in Flushing Meadows, Queens. Queens property prices dipped 13.8% in February...
View ArticleHomebuilder Confidence Down Two Points
A construction laborer works on a home on June 16, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) NEW YORK—Homebuilders are less confident with the market for new single-family homes in March. A...
View ArticleState AGs Urge Replacing Head of Federal Housing Finance Agency
NEW YORK—State Attorneys General (AG) are urging president Barack Obama to replace Edward DeMarco, the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA.) In a letter dated March 13, nine AGs...
View ArticleEau Du Soleil: From Bird's Eye to Butterfly
\>"); TORONTO—The view at the shore of Lake Ontario from 60 storeys up is wondrous. Even in the winter, one feels like a seabird hovering high in calm detachment, unaffected by earthbound bustle....
View ArticleIn Korean Real Estate, New Policy Will Come From New President
Half of the population of Korea is located in Seoul. Recently, the government has planned to develop new areas beyond the neighbourhoods of Seoul. The Songdo International Business District is...
View ArticleBroker Spotlight: John Gasdaska
(John Gasdaska) NEW YORK—John Gasdaska, senior vice president at Corcoran Group Real Estate, joined the real estate profession as an assistant to a senior broker in 1999 and began selling on his own...
View ArticleNYC Slowly Moves Away From Sooty Fuel Oil
NEW YORK—Few sights capture Manhattan’s beauty like the grand, old apartment buildings that ring Central Park. But for decades, many of these mansions for the rich and famous have also been a literal...
View ArticleArthouse: Creative and Inspired Living in Markham
Rendering of Arthouse, Flato Development's latest contribution to the City of Markham. (Flato Developments) \>"); Flato Developments president Shakir Rehmatullah has a passion for the arts and a...
View ArticleSan Mateo County Real Estate: Knowing Hillsborough
Jim Arbeed, Coldwell Banker’s top agent for Hillsborough, has been confident in the area even through the economic downturn. And now, things are really picking up. Last year had the best real estate...
View ArticleNavigating the Bay Area Real Estate Market
A real estate agent tours a home for sale during an open house in San Francisco. According to real esate agents, in the current market environment, not having inside knowledge will prevent people from...
View ArticleBroker Spotlight: Victoria Rong-Kennedy
Victoria Rong-Kennedy (Ivan Pentchoukov/Epoch Times) NEW YORK—Becoming a real estate broker was the last thing on Victoria Rong-Kennedy’s mind when she came to New York City. She was born, raised, and...
View ArticleSteinway Sells Stake in Flagship Building
NEW YORK—Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. is selling its stake in its flagship building in Midtown Manhattan for about $46 million, the company said Tuesday. One57 luxury tower and Steinway Hall...
View ArticleMonaco Penthouse May Set World Real Estate Record
View of the penthouse atop the Tour Odeon towers in Monaco. One estimate for the cost of this 5-floor 35,500 square foot castle in the sky is $386 million. (Courtesy Tour Odeon) NEW YORK—A penthouse...
View ArticleConcierge Service in Demand for Luxury Apartments
Zayna Abdul, 34, an Abigail Michaels concierge, works at her desk in the the Mercedes House apartments, in New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. A brownstone overlooking Central Park is no longer enough...
View ArticleManhattan Market Gains Strength, Despite A Drop in Sales Prices
NEW YORK—Although average and median sales prices for Manhattan apartments dropped in the first quarter of 2013, three key indicators point to a rising market. First, it took an average of 111 days for...
View ArticleBroker Spotlight: Emma Hamilton
NEW YORK—As a child, Emma Hamilton learned a lot about real estate. Growing up in a family of landowners, real estate developers, and preservationists, it was a common topic of conversation at the...
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