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The Felton Estate 'Flying Saucer House' in San Francisco Bay Area Is Up For Sale For $21 Million
Metro Vancouver and Toronto Housing Sales Continue to Show Notable Increase
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Fed Slashes Interest Rates, But Mortgage Rates Surge Up To 6.72% - Here's Why It's Happening
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New Real Estate Platform Allows US Homebuyers To Check The Political Affiliations Of Their Neighbors For Free
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NYC Bill Relieving Renters Of Broker Fees Passes Without Mayor's Signature. Real Estate Groups Are Suing To Stop It
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Suspect In UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing Hails From Real Estate Family, Grew Up In This $800K Home
Billy Corgan, frontman of Smashing Pumpkins, has put his East Coast-style home in Beverly Hills, CA a few months ago on the market for $4.95 million. Up to this time, no buyer has yet stepped up to buy the two-storey house, so the piece of rock star history is still up for grabs. Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg and Wife Priscilla Chan Just Created the World’s Biggest Charity
The couple’s initiative was announced Tuesday, along with the birth of their baby girl, Max. The couple promised an endowment of $45 billion in Facebook stock, a huge sum that would edge out the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as the world’s No. 1 foundation. Celebrity Real Estate: Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead Bassist, Buys a Marin County Property Worth $4.35M
The Grateful Dead raked in over $55 million in only five shows on their triumphant reunion tour over the summer. The group’s bassist, Phil Lesh, immediately bought a piece of property worth $4.35 million in the Marin County in Ross, CA. Celebrity Real Estate: Ed Catmull, Pixar's Co-founder, Bought a Pacific Heights Mansion Worth $9.95M
Ed Catmull, president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, purchased a mansion in early November in the Pacific Heights neighborhood in San Francisco, for a whopping price of $9.95 million. The classic home was last listed on the market in 2012, when it was sold for $7.4 million. New York Crowdfunding Firm Offers Real Estate Investors With Return Rates Of Up To 10%
InvestSelect, the crowdfunding company's newest platform, issues loans instead of investing equity in real estate. Participants who invest $25,000 or less are promised a 9% return from interest rates. Those who shed out at least $30,000 are offered a higher return rate of 10%. 2016 Real Estate Trends: Booming Bargain Belt, Millenials Trading Up, and More
In the yearend of last year, the U.S. Federal Reserve was predicted to raise interest rates for this year which propelled prospective homebuyers to take action, however, 2015 proved that prediction wrong. This time, that pattern may no longer come to be. Indonesia Amends Luxury Property Tax Rules
Indonesia is changing its rules on taxing luxury properties. In this move that could iron the uncertainty that is plaguing the real estate sector, certain apartments and houses are now to be valued based on value instead of size, The Business Times reports. Federal Reserve Reported Economic Growth Due to Increased Home Sales and Higher Spending
Americans can expect good days as Federal Reserve announced that the economy grew this fall due to higher home buying and construction as well as higher spending. Real Estate Tips: Ways to Ensure Your Cash Buyers are Legitimate
As a seller, you must know some ways in order to determine the legitimacy of the prospect buyer. It can be stressful having to work with bogus home buyers. Experts Share Real Estate Trends To Watch Out For In 2016
Top 5 predictions for the 2016 real estate market revealed. More homebuyers expected to head south next year.