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Is a Private Island a Good Real Estate Investment?

Many people are purchasing real estate properties as a means of diversifying their portfolio. While a home can definitely increase your assets and help you save up for your retirement, is a private island considered a good real estate investment? Or will buying one only lead to more costs?

Celebrity Homes for Sale: Former Rockies Pitcher Aaron Cook Sells Colorado Mansion for $1.89M

Former Colorado Rockies pitcher Aaron Cook recently chopped the price of his Colorado home and is now selling it for $1.89 million.

Home Design Ideas: Top 5 Fake Drawers You Need Right Now

Here are some of the best fake drawers that you need to have right now. Here are top five fake drawers that you need in your home right now. According to House Beautiful, fake drawers don't mean that they will just be painted on your wall as a means to add an oomph to certain parts of the house.
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  • Study Reveals Moving Houses is More Stressful than Break Ups or Divorce
    A study shows that moving houses is found to be more stressful than breakups or divorce. While moving houses is something that most people will go through several times in their lives, the process should not be as stressful if you were able to prepare yourself and your items beforehand.
    By Staff Reporter
  • Slight Increase in Interest Rates Causes a Drop in Mortgage Applications
    A lot of buyers have been flocking the market in this busy spring home buying season because of the low mortgage rates. While a lot of people are taking advantage of the rates nearing its lowest in three years, a recent report shows that there was a drop in the number of mortgage applications because of a slight increase in the interest rates.
    By Staff Reporter
  • Home Design Tips: Simple Home Makeover Ideas Just Under $500
    Looking for ways to freshen up your home but don't have the money to get a full renovation? Here are some simple ways to redesign your place by just spending at most $500.
    By Staff Reporter
  • Home Design Tips: How to Decoarate a $10M Home
    Here's a look at a $10 million villa in San Francisco. Here are some helpful tips on how you can decorate a $10 million house. According to Elle Décor, the expensive property can be found in San Francisco and several designers from the city took over the Mediterranean villa that's overlooking the Bay.
    By Staff Reporter
  • First-Time Buyers Opt Out of Buying a Home Because of Credit Scores
    First-time buyers comprise the majority of potential homebuyers in this market. However, a recent report shows that one in five future first-time homebuyers are more likely to opt out of buying a home altogether. Why is this the case?
    By Staff Reporter
  • Is San Francisco Commercial Real Estate Taking a Downturn?
    Boston Properties has warned that the SF commercial real estate is heading for a downturn. San Francisco's real estate market is largely affected by the tech industry that proliferates in the city.
    By Staff Reporter
  • Gwyneth Paltrow Buys a Fixer-Upper for $4.9M; Opens up About Split with Chris Martin
    Gwyneth Paltrow has joined the growing list of celebrities who are into buying a fixer-upper, as she recently purchased a home in Santa Barbara, CA for $4.9 million. The 43-year-old actress also opened up on her divorce from Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin.
    By Staff Reporter
  • Bank's Losses Increase in Commercial Real Estate
    The fourth quarter CRE loss rates, which is the annualized charges as a percentage of average loan balances, is now being reviewed by regulators recently. This is part of the oversight on financial institutions' activities that are related to commercial real estate loans. The oversight was instituted to prevent the market crash recently experienced by the real estate market.
    By Staff writer
  • Can You Get Away with Lying to Your Landlord?
    A lot of millennials are attracted to renting a home over owning one because the former often entails lesser responsibilities than the latter. While such is the case and the landlord is usually the one responsible for the property, there are still a handful of duties and responsibilities that renters need to keep in mind. Can you get away with lying to your landlord?
    By Staff Reporter
  • What’s Keeping Millennials from Buying a Home?
    Millennials comprise the majority of potential homebuyers in the real estate market. This is the reason why several homes are already being constructed, which are more affordable to cater to the younger market and first-time buyers. Despite these measures, a recent report shows that homeownership rate in the U.S. is close to its lowest in the last 48 years. What is keeping millennials from buying a home?
    By Staff Reporter