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Home Designs: Midcentury Style Blends Well With Modern Day Building Codes

Home designs are always the home owner's choice. There are still people these days who embrace Midcentury Style architecture. However, modern-day building codes may hinder the architectural designs, particularly in states and cities like Florida that strictly implement the policies.

Real Estate Top Secret: What Your Agent Does When You're Not Watching

How's your agent doing behind your back? Find out their secrets here. With their snappy and well-dressed stance, real estate agents look like warriors in every business arena, ready to shoot any human prey who can be a potential client.

Kitchen Make Over on a Budget

Do you want to have a make over or do you want your kitchen at least to have one? Here's how to renovate your kitchen on a budget.

How to Create a Good Impression to Your Real Estate Client

First impression lasts as they say. Can you create a good one to your real estate client? Here's how.

Deutsche Bank Buys £370 Million Worth of Property for FCA

Deutsche Bank is buying around £370 million 19-story buidling property for Financial Conduct Authority.

Illinois Real Estate News: 601 West Polk Street in Chicago Acquired by GI Partners

The 601 West Polk Street, a mission-critical data center facility in Chicago, Illinois, was acquired by the San Francisco-based private investment firm, GI Partners.

5 Stress-Free Ways of Looking for a New Apartment

Looking for a new apartment can be overwhelming at times, especially when you find hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of listings online. How can you get through finding an apartment without getting stressed and overwhelmed?

Landlords Desperate to Beat the April Tax Increase

And seller's are taking advantage by raising prices. Investors are speculated to be in a frenzy to buy rental properties in the effort to beat the tax increase in April.

CapitaLand Commercial Trust Selling Singapore Office Building

CapitaLand Commercial Trust Selling 23-story One George Street building. Singapore's largest office real estate investment trust by value, CapitaLand Commercial Trust, is vending a 23-story One George Street building in in the city-state's central business district, Raffles Place, according to an informant who refuses to be named.

Why Is Cash More Preferred In Real Estate Investment?

Recent trends in US real estate market show that more and more home buyers are using cash to pay for their property purchases. Will this trend continue this year?

Exciting Auction for Historic Sarasota Waterfront Property

A beautiful waterfront property is the highlight of a special auction from Platinum Luxury Auctions. Great amenities and spacious estate makes this an amazing deal which was once offered for $5.5 million.

Financial Giant Blackstone Group Spends $10B on New York Real Estate

Financial giant Blackstone Group went on a massive shopping spree in 2015, spending a whopping $9.6 billion on New York real estate. The total made the private equity corporation the city's most aggressive property investor last year.

Real Estate Tips: Can I Afford a Home in 2016?

Considering 2015's market conditions and interest rates, homebuyers may be able to afford a home in 2016 if they make a purchase early in the year.

New York Real Estate: Manhattan Hotel Industry Suffers First Decline in 5 Years

The Manhattan hotel industry suffers first decline in 5 years. The said dip was caused by robust hotel development and investment in Manhattan; with more than 3,400 rooms added in the market last 2015 and a record hotel purchase of the $1.95 billion worth Waldorf Astoria by Anbang Insurance Group.

Real Estate Tips: The Best States for Retirees in 2016

Retirees have a different way of defining "quality of life." They consider a range of factors that younger people usually don't including cost of goods and services, taxes, health care access and quality, crime rate and even the weather. Based on all these components, Bankrate evaluated all states in the US and came up with the best places for retirees to live in 2016.

Global Real Estate: Slowing Chinese Investment in New Zealand Only Temporary

Chinese investment in New Zealand went down a notch since last October due to new buyer restrictions implemented by the Reserve Bank. The said slowdown is only temporary, according to a head of a company that facilitates the overseas property purchases of Chinese buyers.

Real Estate News: Miami Market Slows Down as Foreign Investors Take flight; More Condos Coming

The real estate market in Miami, Florida slows down as the foreign investors take flight. However, condominium development keeps coming.

Sixth Street Viaduct Demolition Postponed; Bridge Stays for Months

The Sixth Street Viaduct scheduled demolition has been postponed. The famous bridge will stay for months before the structure will be taken down to pieces.

Common Mortgage Myth Debunk; Interest Rates Changes, Lower Rates Can be Lowered

Getting a mortgage can be a source of one's frustration at times. However, once you know the process, home buyers can set their expectations properly and eliminate some of the problems.

‘Tiny House Nation’ to Feature the Construction of Hanchett’s Family Home

Clayton and Carol Hanchett have decided to sell their 1,260-square-foot Aloha Townhouse and join the “Tiny House Nation” movement after giving birth to their second child.

Budgeting Tips: Grocery Shopping Tips to Stay in Control of Unwanted Expenses

Many shoppers sometimes fail to perceive what is a need versus a want in doing groceries. Get to know these tips that will help you resist the temptation of buying unnecessary items on your next shopping day!
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