Sergii Figurnyi / Shutterstock.com Cash flow and capital appreciation are two main reasons to buy property overseas. But depending on where you make your purchase, your new property could also make you eligible for unexpected fringe benefits. The main one to consider is legal residency in another country. If the country you’re buying in has […]
Unless you are incredibly rich, it’s highly likely that your vacation property is smaller than your primary residence. Having a smaller vacation property is a rational choice given you don’t live there as long as you do your primary residence. Further, it’s unlikely you need as many extra rooms for guests, an office, or entertainment […]
Rosa Garcia, a real estate agent, eagerly greeted a young woman and her family when they showed up on Saturday at 1 p.m. for an open house in Pasadena, Calif. Ms. Garcia, 50, who has been working in real estate for 24 years, has a personal interest in the three-bedroom home listed for $2.175 million. […]
In 2011, when Sam Mink and Anthony Padilla bought the loft where characters played by Tom Hanks and Antonio Banderas had lived in the 1993 movie “Philadelphia,” there were many things they liked about the space. “We were totally wowed,” said Mr. Mink, 49, an owner of the Philadelphia restaurants Oyster House and Mission Taqueria. […]
When I lived in the Marina neighborhood of San Francisco, I could walk to endless bars and restaurants within 10 minutes. It was the perfect place for twenty- and thirty-somethings to live, socialize, and indulge in city life. Back in 2005, at age 28, I had just bought my first single-family home—a handsome three-bedroom house […]
In September 2019, Emlen Fischer and Ayla Christman saw a listing for a 1966 modernist home with a roof that crumpled low over the earth in Palo Alto, Calif., and were intrigued. As renters, they never expected to buy a home in the tech-centric city. “You don’t get all that much for the money,” said […]
The Pacific Palisades — the Los Angeles community where more than 6,800 structures were destroyed and nearly 1,000 were damaged in the California wildfires — is among the wealthiest enclaves in the United States. The average household income is $375,000, three times the city average, and the typical home is worth $3.7 million. The community […]
Waterloo | £995,000 ($1.23 million) A duplex loft in a converted basket factory near the Tate Modern This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom duplex loft is in a circa-1920 basket factory that was converted to residential use in 2000. All 15 units in the building feature distinct layouts. Cultural attractions within a mile of the home include the […]
When Patrick Seeley moved into a 1,200 square-foot loft in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in 2003, he never expected the space would reflect his life so intricately, visually changing with each iteration or major milestone he experienced. “I’ve built rooms, torn them down, rebuilt them again, and created different realities,” said Mr. Seeley, 46, a lighting […]
Big renovations are exciting and fun, but it’s no secret that they can also be really stressful – especially when it’s one of those expensive, weeks-long, life-interrupting renovations like a kitchen or bathroom. Things go wrong, budgets get broken, timelines go haywire, and somehow there’s always dust everywhere. EVERYWHERE. So since we’ve renovated 7 houses […]