Aldi’s new Uptown Minneapolis location demonstrates their ability to leverage high traffic areas … [+] that few grocers can consider. Sanford Stein I’m an admitted Aldi convert. I used to turn my nose up when my wife shopped the store, largely due to my ignorance and elitism; no more. Since visiting their newest additions to
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Camilo Lopez for Sotheby’s International Realty If you’re going to buy a New York City penthouse, you may as well get the one with the private rooftop pool. An three-bedroom condo at the top of the 17-story 240 Park Ave. South in the Flatiron district of Manhattan is on the market for $30 million. It’s
CANYON COUNTRY, CA – OCTOBER 24: A hinge burns on Baker Canyon at Husk Ave from theTick Fire in … [+] Canyon Country, Thursday, October 24, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG If you turn on the news today, you will
Coin stack step up graph with red arrow and percent icon, Risk management business financial and … [+] managing investment percentage interest rates concept Getty When you’re shopping around for a loan, the interest rate you’re given is one your most important considerations. After all, it has a big impact on how much you’ll be
Century Plaza dbox “Nobody walks in L.A.” This has been the city’s mantra for decades, but a $2.5 billion large scale development is on track to bring nearly six acres of pedestrian-friendly mixed-use space to a neighborhood largely known for its skyscrapers, office buildings and the filming lots of Fox Studios. Such a high-profile redevelopment
By Gretchen Brown, Next Avenue Contributor Getty Julie (who prefers to use a pseudonym for this story), 54, wants to get her daughter through college without incurring any student loans for the $30,000 annual tuition. So, she helped fund her daughter’s freshman year by taking out a kind of second mortgage — a home equity
The artwork-filled “living room” at Legacy.com headquarters is a life-affirming gathering spot for … [+] the employees of a technology company specializing in memorials. Paul Schlismann Photography For a few years now, a movement has been underway to transition offices from all work to partial work and more than a little play. The “office as
The real estate market’s fluidity makes it a place where trends are always changing. Developing trends usually take a few years to enter the mainstream and become the norm. Because of this, smart agents and investors keep their fingers on the pulse of the industry so that they can adapt to those trends well before everyone
Render of the Oceanix city concept. OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group “Coastal cities are literally the interface between man and nature. That is where it is happening,” spoke Marc Collins, the former tourism minister of French Polynesia and founder of Oceanix as we sat together in Bryant Park beneath the towers of Manhattan. Collins has a crazy
The view on street from the hill in San-Francisco. Getty Social media giant Facebook is following in the footsteps of other tech giants in the Bay Area, and announced a $1billion commitment to improve California’s affordable housing options. The company has made more than $180 billion dollars in revenue since 2016, and has been under
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The payout is around 20% of WeWork’s now $8 billion valuation. Visual China Group via Getty Images Topline: With SoftBank’s takeover of WeWork nearing completion, former CEO Adam Neumann will reportedly get a $1.7 billion deal to walk away from the company and give up his
The astonishing buying/investing power of SoftBank has altered much of the world’s way of thinking … [+] about businesses. Photo by Eloise Ambursley on Unsplash Is it just me, or has the reduction in WeWork’s ostensible value from $47B to $8B caused a frisson of schadenfreude in the business world? Could it be a sign
When you live in or are looking to move into a neighborhood in a market that has become scorching hot, it’s normal to feel defeated looking at real estate prices and feeling priced of anything in the area. Buying property in an up-and-coming neighborhood before the values increase is, in my view, the best possible
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The entry to Paul Allen’s home. Open Homes Photography The home of deceased billionaire Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, hit the market last week for $41.5 million in Silicon Valley’s Atherton, California. For the full story, click here. The following pictures show the interior of the
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The WeWork saga could finally be over. Getty Images Topline: After months of uncertainty surrounding WeWork’s meteoric rise and fall, the company will now fall to an $8 billion valuation after it accepted a bailout offer from its largest shareholder, Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank, CNBC first
There are just about 5 million real estate transactions in the U.S. per year, every year. Yet there is an increasing number of leads, which makes me ask the question: With an increasing number of leads, shouldn’t there be an increasing number of transactions too? Leads aren’t the problem, but they’re not the answer either.
Welcome to Las Vegas Getty Earlier this week, MGM Resorts International (MGM) said it was selling two of its prized casinos. The combined price tag… was just over $5 billion. As part of a continued restructuring, MGM opted to maintain control of the Bellagio resort by selling the $4.25 billion property and leasing it back
The Norman Lykes House sits on the edge of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve. Heritage Auctions, HA.com Frank Lloyd Wright’s final residential masterpiece, the Norman Lykes House, sold for $1,677,500, at a public auction October 16 in Phoenix. Nicknamed the Circular Sun House, the iconic contemporary home was auctioned off by Heritage Auctions with no minimum
Motif is among a slate of new mixed-use apartment buildings going up in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler … [+] Village. Bluerock Real Estate Flagler Village, a trendy neighborhood near downtown Fort Lauderdale, is turning into a magnet for multifamily investors. Last month, through a shell company, former Silicon Valley executive Lumin Chang purchased a 292-unit apartment
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin This 1200 square foot house, designed by Craig Race Architecture suits a young family well in … [+] Toronto, Canada, built very energy efficiently and sustainably. Photo courtesy of Robert Watson Photography for the upcoming Downsize: Living Large In a Small House published by Taunton Press