Owning property in a landmark building like The Dakota, at 72nd Street and Central Park West, is seen as a status symbol, experts said.StreetEasy Despite the scramble to construct high-end new developments in New York City, its oldest buildings are more likely to retain their value over time, according to a recent report from StreetEasy.
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Grand Rapids, Michigan tops the list for home price increases in 2019Getty Here’s a look at realtor.com’s® housing forecast for 2019. Look at rising mortgage rates to play an even greater part in affordability, slowing the market for sellers and impacting buyers. Home prices are still expected to rise, though at a much slower rate than
The Leon L. Bean Home and Archive CenterDavid Clough Photography / Courtesy of Maine Preservation Legendary retailer Leon L. Bean loved the outdoors. In his grandson Leon Gorman’s book, L.L. Bean: The Making of an American Icon, the former chairman and president of the company wrote of his grandfather, “Business and pleasure in the Maine
Photocredit: GettyGetty Unfortunately, part of house hunting is about learning to make compromises. It’s unrealistic to assume that you’ll find a single property that ticks every box on your wish list. However, that said, there are a few areas where it’s better to stand your ground. We’ve laid out four crucial factors never to compromise
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Car vaultMartin Kemp Design The London neighborhood of Mayfair next to Hyde Park has been a luxury housing market for a few hundred years and with average housing prices around £5 million pounds (approx. $7.5 million USD) it is one of the few neighborhoods that has rebounded quickly
News on Bay Area real estate markets is mixedGetty Mixed housing market news for Bay Area home buyers and sellers comes directly from the latest economic number crunching by Selma Hepp, chief economist at the San Francisco-based luxury brokerage, Pacific Union International/Compass. The main story, according to Hepp is about affordability. Despite a 19 percent
If you lived through the recent real estate and economic recessions, the very headline of this article might cause you some emotional pain. Less than ten years ago, the country was swept with an economic crisis the likes of which our generation had never seen. I personally remember driving down the street in California’s Central
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin An aerial view of Summerlin, just outside the city of Las Vegas, Nevada.Getty Royalty Free U.S. homes price were up 5.5% in September compared to September 2017. That was down a bit from the previous 12 months when U.S. home prices had increased by 6.0%, at least according
It’s no secret that the proximity or remoteness of public transportation influences the value of real estate properties. This holds true nationwide. According to a recent nationwide study, the proximity to public transportation can increase the price of a home by an average of $2,040, or 0.6%. New York City ranks No. 1 in the country for its public
Outdoor restaurant renderingM-Rad Inc. For a while it looked like the best thing to bring to a neighborhood was a new Whole Foods grocery store. One study showed that homes in these neighborhoods would appreciate at a much faster rate than if they were near a Trader Joe’s (and both were better than a Starbucks). Another
Photocredit: GettyGetty Putting together a great offer is the single most important step you’ll take towards buying a home. It’s what decides whether you’ll be becoming a homeowner or going back to the drawing board and trying again. With stakes like those, it’s important to avoid making any mistakes that could inadvertently end up costing you
GettyGetty Real estate offers investors many benefits. It has little correlation to stocks and bonds since its value rises and falls behind rather than with the same speed as the economy, which makes it a hedge against the stock market. And carefully chosen properties not only appreciate over time; they also yield tax advantages and
The Conrad-Caldwell House Museum, built in 1893 and a renowned example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, is located in the St. James Court neighborhood of Old Louisville.Getty To ring in the seasonal spirit, it’s time for the 42nd Annual Old Louisville Holiday Home Tour on December 1 and 2, 2018. Each year, the holiday tour is
GettyGetty I always recommend my homebuying clients write up personal letters to the sellers to include along with the offer submissions. Taking the time to write a heartfelt, kind offer letter could help set you apart you from the crowd of other offers and sway the seller to see the offer as more than just
The hulking Government Center Garage in Boston is a key cog in the Bullfinch Crossing redevelopment.The HYM Investment Group, LLC Like many large cities across the country, Boston is known for a dearth of sites suitable for development. But it is dotted with a number of decades-old, underused parking garages. This merging of factors is giving
Three poinsettia Christmas wreaths on a rustic wooden wall.Getty Over 12,000 visitors file through Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine, between the day after Thanksgiving and the first week of January, drawn by the museum’s annual Christmas tour. Local artists, designers and florists create dazzling decorations for the Mansion’s original 19th century interiors, turning the already jaw-dropping
Cyber Monday concept. Computer device and accessories inside shopping basket with tag, 3D rendering isolated on white backgroundGetty Today is Cyber Monday, the day in which value investors search the internet for bargains galore. I’m not sure how much money shoppers will actually save on Cyber Monday, but I suspect it’s significant. But since the
Module Housing has developed a new business opportunity by extending customer touch points with their home design.Module How much do you fly? Have you ever had status with your airline and then lost it? As a fairly active business traveler, I have been the grateful recipient of treasured Delta status. I felt like a new
GettyGetty You wouldn’t propose immediately upon matching with someone on a dating site or bring up possible kids’ names on a first date, would you? Of course not — expecting that kind of commitment (or even the mere consideration of it) would be silly. You’d scare that potential love interest away in seconds. So why
GettyGetty People buy real estate for many reasons — generating cash flow, a tax write-off, appreciation value. Some of the greatest profits are made when buying real estate in a down market. Seasoned investors and fortunate newcomers who purchased coastal residential property from 2012-2017 are sitting on healthy equity appreciation as well as competitive interest
Goldman Sachs forecast a $100 billion market opportunity emerging for drones from 2016 through 2020. We are more than halfway through that window, and real estate is one of the industries feeling the greatest reverberations from drones’ arrival. Drones are able to collect data in unprecedented ways, complete tasks like physical inspections too risky for
GettyGetty Every day we all face our own set of challenges. Sometimes, it may feel like real estate agents have an extra set of obstacles on their plate. From finding and converting leads to keeping clients happy and running their own business, sometimes it feels like quite the uphill climb. Throughout my experience in launching
Shoppers at a Sears store in Jersey City on Black Friday. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)© 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP Reports of the death of retail may be greatly exaggerated, if the 2018 holiday shopping season kicked off by Black Friday is any guide. Mastercard projected that overall sales totaled $23 billion on Black Friday, up 9
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Double-height living roomStribling Three blocks away from where Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has listed his 5/6 bedroom condo for $32 million, sits this 12-story building now configured to include three separate 5/6 bedroom units all of which are included in the total asking price of $29 million (a
GettyGetty Marijuana legalization brings the money – there is no doubt about it. Year after year, states that have legalized the leaf have shown that chopping the head off the beast of the black market pot trade can have billions of dollars in economic impact. Even before a single marijuana product is sold, real estate
Panorama night futuristic city. The neon lighting.3D render. Technological background. Skyscrapers in the night. CityscapeGetty A few days ago, Autodesk announced the purchase of construction tech startup PlanGrid for $875 million, the biggest exit to date in the Construction Tech space. Historically, ConTech (as it is commonly referred to) has had much less attention than
The Last Bookstore surrounds you with book loveThe Last Bookstore In Japanese, the word “tsundoko” means buying books and letting them pile up around the house. It’s also a worthy life goal. Books in the home are strongly linked with academic achievement and success, and reading a printed book is different than staring at a
Debra Newell of Dirty John.Debra Newell On October 2nd, 2017 Wondery premiered a true crime podcast called Dirty John. A co-production with the Los Angeles Times, it had ten million downloads within the first six weeks of release. Audiences were hooked on the harrowing story of what happened when successful Southern California interior designer Debra Newell starting dating
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The 19 Best Places to Travel in 2019 BELMOND CAP JULUCA What’s on your travel wish list for 2019? Veteran travel editor Laura Begley Bloom asked some of the world’s top vacation experts to find out where they want to go next. From a colorful beach town
The real estate industry is one market that is embracing technology at a steady pace, and buyers and sellers are starting to reap some of the rewards of these changes. Streamlined processes can, for instance, allow people to buy a property without having to be physically there to do so, or tap into larger amounts of valuable