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Top 1,000 Brokerages Reveal Which Real Estate Firms Are Surviving — And Growing — In The Current Recessionary Market
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Shohei Ohtani And His Agent Settle Hawaii Lawsuit Over Alleged Sabotage Of $240 Million Real Estate Project
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James Corden Locked In Bitter Fight With London Council Over Paving Changes At His $22 Million Heritage Home
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Mortgage Rates Jump Back Above 6% After Iran Strikes Push Oil Prices And Treasury Yields Higher
Prince William and Kate Middleton have been granted planning permission to undertake major building work at Anmer Hall, a ten-bedroom Norfolk mansion on the grounds of the royal estate in Sandringham that was given to them by Queen Elizabeth II as a country pad. Fannie Mae Reports Record Profit as Housing Market Rebounds
Fannie Mae, the government-owned mortgage provider, reported a record $7.6 billion in quarterly earnings, its first annual profit since the housing bubble burst, according to documents filed Tuesday morning. Mass. Foreclosure Activity Drops in February, Warren Group Says
Foreclosure activity in Massachusetts decreased in February, largely due to improving economic conditions along with a revitalized real estate market, according to the latest report from the Warren Group released Tuesday. Archaeologists Say ‘Gate to Hell’ in Turkey Could be Pluto’s Gate
Italian scientists believe they may have found the famous "gate to hell" known as Pluto's Gate which the Greeks and Romans believe is the mythical entry into the underworld, the Discovery News reports. Chinese Couples Rushing to Divorce to Avoid Property Taxes
A vast majority of Chinese couples are rushing to the marriage bureaus to divorce each other in order to evade a stringent property tax that local governments are now imposing to curb the red-hot property bubble in the country. Live Like Roman Emperor Tiberius; Via Del Castiglione for Sale at $44 M
The Romans had a flair for architecture and if you ever wanted to live like a Roman emperor, here is your golden chance. The Via Del Castiglione, located in the Italian island of Capri is up for grabs with a price tag of $44.8 million. The magnificent castle is said to be one of the twelve villas of Emperor Tiberius who used it as a holiday home. Reporter Tom Brokaw’s Smithers Hat Rack Ranch Sells for $1.7 M
Legendary TV journalist Tom Brokaw’s fishing ranch located in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada, has sold for $1.7 million. The journalist had listed the estate for sale sometime back in September 2012, asking for $1.8 million. The place has now sold for a slight discount. Five Most Unusual Haunted Places of the World (SLIDESHOW)
For ages now, the debate on fact versus fiction, and science versus philosophy, has raised an unquenchable curiosity in the minds of people. To add to the ever-existing and undying inquisitiveness, here is a list of the most haunted places on Earth. Increasing Retail Rents in Hong Kong Wiping out Small Businesses from Major Commercial Districts
Small-scale retailers and business owners are being pushed out of the market in Causeway Bay and other shopping districts of Hong Kong due to the sharp increase in rents. With a large number of bigger market players flooding the areas, mom and pop stores and ground level retailers are suffering, because landlords are hiking rents up by almost 50 to 70 percent. Blackstone Group LP Real Estate Arm Acquires Half of Multi Corp’s Debts
Blackstone Group LP’s real estate arm has reportedly taken over almost half of the Netherlands-based mall developer Multi Corp’s debts. The firm has also gained control over one of the latter’s malls in the U.K.
