realestate

The New Most Expensive Listing In Connecticut

Stamford, CT is home to several blue-chip companies and the executives who run them. The neighborhood boasts good schools, low crime rates, beautiful beaches, and amazingly close proximity to the Big Apple. But now, it can add one more to its bragging rights, as Stamford is now home to Connecticut's most expensive listing, Realtor reports.

Boston's Top 5 Real Estate Stories of the Year

High price tags and expensive sales were among the most talked about stories in the real estate market for this year, and it looks like the same trend that is going for Boston and its suburbs, boston.com reports.

U.S. Top 20 Hottest Housing Markets In December 2015

Regardless if you celebrate Christmas or not, the month of December will always be taken over by the holidays. Witt long lines everywhere, get-togethers, office parties, Christmas lights and decorations, everything else just slows down and grinds to a halt. It's practically the worst time to go job hunting, start a diet, and even more buy or sell a house. And as expected, the residential real estate market has indeed cooled down for the last month of 2015, Realtor reports.

Manhattan's Luxury Home Prices Looking Less Lofty

It's feeling a bit chilly for Manhattan's housing market, specifically the luxury housing sector, New York Post reports.

Designer Marc Ecko's New Jersey Estate Is Back On the Market For $15M

After the unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer late last year, fashion mogul Marc Ecko is again putting his enormous and opulent estate on the market, dropping the initial listing price of $18 million to $15 million, Fox News reports.

China Real Estate Is Changing

Looking into the list of the big cities in China with the largest population inflow, it seems to debunk the once popular assertion that the city's population is decongesting as more people are looking to move away from the urban areas, The Star reports.

High Prices In Vancouver Real Estate Threaten Economy: Expert

It's been a great year for sellers in Vancouver's real estate market, but the high prices could lead to challenges in the economy and environment according to experts, Global News reports.

'Unfair' Buy-to-let tax Prompts Property Investors To Bring Case In Court

The UK government has recently added a new tax rule which would avoid offsetting of mortgage interest costs against rental profits prior to tax calculation by landlords, Express reports.

5 Celebs Who Are Budding Real Estate Tycoons

When you thought that being in Hollywood is just all about drama and tabloid scandals, think again. It might surprise you to know what some of the big (and not so big) stars are busy with when they are not under the spotlight. With their abundant fortunes, some of the celebrities have chosen to bring their riches to the real estate market, Trulia reports.

Australian Taxation Office Investigating 30 Years Worth of Real Estate Deals

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) plans to probe 30 years of real estate deals announcing to pull details of all property transactions dating back to 1985, covering about 900 million records of 11.3 million individuals, Reb Online reports.

Dublin's Property Prices Felt Biggest Monthly Drop In A Year

It was a sharp decline for residential property prices in Dublin for the year, as recorder last month at 1.3%, Irish Times reports.

Blockchain Could Change The Real Estate Industry

It has been a bad year for cryptocurrency bitcoin with investors losing sums of money from hacking attacks and scams. While it is unlikely to catch on as a mainstream mode of payment for the next year, blockchain which is the ledger like technology that bitcoin runs on is expected to be explode in the coming year of 2016, Benzinga reports.

Vancouver's Top Real Estate Stories In 2015

Despite a rough year for Canada's economy with a drop in oil prices and a less-than-performing Canadian dollars, the country's real estate market has been awesome for the year 2015, The Georgia Straight Reports.

Recent US Rate Hike Changes Hong Kong's 2016 Property Market

The US Federal Reserve has finally raised the benchmark interest rate from 0.25% to 0.50% and property markets are taking suit like Hong Kong, Epoch Times reports.

Aaron Brooks of Chicago Bulls Lists Maple Valley Home For $2 Million

Aside from being a smart player for Chicago Bulls, Aaron Brooks is also creating smart moves outside the court. The 30-year-old American professional basketball player is looking to build his real estate portfolio, with recently listing his Maple Valley, WA home for $2.02 million, Realtor reports.

Former Lake View Hotel and Conference Center In Lake George Has New Owner

After three years of being closed, the former Lake View Hotel and Conference now has a new owner, Post Star reports.

French Director Agnès Varda Lists Provence Highlands Estate In France For About $3.5 Million

French photographer and film director Agnès Varda eyed to build a place for artists, but looks like it won't be pushing through, as she lists her Provence highlands estate in France for a little more than $3.5 million, Wall Street Journal reports.

Sales Value of Auctioned Properties In Singapore Hits 5-year High

It's been the highest value for sold auctioned properties in the past five years at $107.27 million, but the number of sales has not improved, Straits Times reports.

Zoning Changes In Aukland Trigger Inflation in Property Prices

Experts are predicting property prices in Auckland to increase with the possible implementation of zoning changes that will push for intensive housing, Stuff reports.

Crowdfunding Will Keep Its Momentum In 2016

This year has been great for Crowdfunding as it got widely embraced by the real estate industry, and David Tobin of Mission Capital thinks it will continue to embrace it in the coming year, Gregg Greenberg of The Street reports.

Melbourne and Sydney Comes After London For Most Favourable Real Estate Market In 2016

Global property investors in an industry survey placed Melbourne and Sydney to the second and third spot just following London for the most favoured markets in 2016, Financial Review reports.
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