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Here are a few home improvement projects you can include in your New Year's resolutions. Don't let the cold bother you! Even if it's freezing outside, you can warm up with handy home improvements, an article from Inforum. New York City Seizes 75,000 Square Feet of Beach in Coney Island
New York City, under the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio, will grab 75,000 square feet of boardwalk property in Coney Island as part of a long-delayed economic development in the area.The eminent domain seizure includes three beachfront properties and two smaller properties located on West 12th and West 23rd, which totals to 75,000 square feet. The city failed to strike a "fair-market" deal with the owners but managed to secure the seizure of a 60,000-square-foot land that once housed the famous "Thunderbolt" wooden roller coaster which was featured in the movie "Annie Hall" but was demolished in 2000. The said plot where the rollercoaster once stood is owned by screenwriter Peter Shaffer. Commercial Real Estate: Walmart and Macy's Shut Down Stores Nationwide
Two of America's largest retailers have recently announced store closures and lay offs. Walmart is closing 269 stores nationwide, including stores under the Express, Neighborhood Market and Supercenter names. Macy's is also closing 40 stores in the early part of 2016.The said closures are forecasted to create a "domino effect" for malls. Once large stores like Macy's and Sears close, it will be hard for mall owners to replace them, related Davidowitz & Associates Chairman Howard Davidowitz. Retail Vacancies in Soho on the Rise
Soho, one of New York's largest and trendiest shopping districts, seems to be as busy as ever. During weekends, retail stores along Broadway and West Broadway, are teeming with New Yorkers and tourists but behind the robust activity, numbers reveal that retail vacancies in the neighborhood are on the rise. Celebrity Real Estate: The Kardashian-Jenner Family's Collection of Homes
The Kardashian-Jenner family has a huge real estate property since each of them owns a real estate. Let us take a look at what they got. Celebrity Real Estate: Luxury Homes of Australian Hollywood Stars
Let us look into the homes of some Australian stars like Miranda Kerr, Iggy Azalea, brother Liam and Chris Hemsworth, Portia de Rossi and others. Title Insurers Ask for Limits to Disclosure Requirements
The American Land Title Association (ALTA), a group composed of more than 5,500 title companies nationwide, asked officials of the Treasury in a letter dated January 13 to restrict the transparency program to specific residential deals and sought exemption in cases where a third party holds part of the money involved in the transaction. California Real Estate: More Apartments Coming to LA in 2016 but with Higher Rent
Construction in Los Angeles has quadrupled in pace but the "affordability crisis" in the Golden State is still brewing, realty reports revealed. Auckland Increasing House Prices Reaches New Zealand, Worries Central Bank
The soaring house prices of Auckland may reach New Zealand which adds to the upward pressure of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Celebrity Home for Sale: RHOC Shannon Beador and Husband David Re-List Newport Beach Mansion for $10.898 Million
The "Real Housewives of Orange County" stars Shannon Beador and her husband David have re-listed their Newport Beach Mansion for $10.898 million.
