“Help to Buy will finally end in 2023. It’s good news, of course, but in some respects, it’s still not soon enough.” 123rf.com A measure first introduced by then Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in 2013, the government’s Help to Buy scheme emerged in the midst of a developing housing crisis. Home ownership was
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Owners and guests will indulge in their own private pools amid natural surroundings Alaia Belize According to a recent Knight Frank report, branded residences are proliferating from the Caribbean all the way to China. But especially in the Caribbean. The report concludes ultra-high-net-worth buyers are drawn to quality home design, high living standards, inclusive management
Venus Williams’ firm V Starr Interiors is designing Serena’s modern South Florida home. (Julian Finney/Getty Images) Getty It’s Labor Day weekend. That means NFL football, U.S. Open Tennis and barbecues take center stage. But design? Design doesn’t typically make headlines this time of year—unless it’s related to football or tennis. And so it does. In
Portrait of an amazed young girl with shopping bags in trendy store Getty Retail is dying! The retail apocalypse is here! Retailpocalypse this! Retailpocalypse that! Retailpocalypse!!!! I’ve got to admit that, sometimes, the media sources and newscasters talking about retail remind me of street-corner preachers. Not the nice individuals who politely try to engage people
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Exterior Preview First After five years on the market, the just-closed sale of a 7,625-square-foot home in the Del Mar region of San Diego goes to Jenny Craig, founder of the eponymous weight loss company. The home was first put up for sale in 2014 for
Being a real estate agent around Los Angeles can be great fun — but also a great challenge. As you can imagine, the types of houses, prices and lifestyles vary broadly from Beverly Hills to Malibu to Santa Barbara, especially when I work with clients in the sports and entertainment industries who demand privacy and
City, Smart City, Defocused, Internet of Things,japan,tokyo Getty Editor’s Note: The original article was published in the August issue of Forbes Real Estate Investor. Written by Benjamin Morton, head of global infrastructure and senior portfolio manager at Cohen & Steers; Humberto Medina, CFA, vice president senior research analyst; Thomas Bohjalian, CFA, head of U.S. real estate
Some of the over 400 houseboats located in the Sausalito Marina, California. flickr Editorial/Getty Images Lisa McNelley was going through a divorce when she first visited a friend who lived in the houseboat community of Sausalito, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. “I walked on board and fell in love with the
Home For Sale Real Estate Sign and Beautiful New House. Getty Whether you’re moving on a tight time frame or you need to sell before you can buy, sometimes finding a buyer fast is a top priority. In light of that, I asked agents to share their top tricks for what you can do to
Listed for $1.89 million, this residence’s dragon tales backstory is infused throughout the home. ONE Sotheby’s International Realty Florida is famous for its gators, but one fantastical Broward County home takes the reptilian serpent theme to a Game of Thrones level, albeit way more subtle and innocent. Grand living room with fireplace, Medieval style chandelier
Architect Ernest Coxhead, a trailblazer of California’s Arts & Crafts movement, built this house in 1894. Open Homes Photography In the 1890s, English-born architect Ernest Coxhead was a trailblazer of California’s Arts & Crafts movement, uniquely infusing country house elements from his native home. While few of his residential works remain, one such San Francisco
An aerial view of large homes along the coastline of southeastern Connecticut, near Greenwich. (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images Perched above the Post Road in Greenwich, Connecticut is a row of four grand single-family houses built in the early 20thcentury. Posh and prestigious when new, the houses now
Parents’ money will help people buying around £70 billion worth of property. Legal & General British parents spend so much money to allow their children to buy a home that they can figure among the U.K.’s top 10 mortgage lenders, a new survey has revealed. Last year, parents gave their children an eye watering £5.7
The results are in for the New York City buildings with the most sales in the first half of 2019, with the Lower East Side waterfront tower One Manhattan Square topping lists from the real estate blog PropertyShark and the listings marketplace PropertyClub. Though both sites used Department of Finance data, they had slightly different
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Historic Powell-Hyde cable car climbing up steep hill in central San Francisco with famous Alcatraz Island in the background on a sunny day with blue sky, USA. Getty In the 12 months from June 2018 to June 2019, the real, inflation-adjusted prices of houses in Seattle
Aerial view of downtown Greenville, South Carolina, the location of Clemson University’s Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) program. Getty Real estate developers routinely make go or no-go decisions. Does the routine sound good to you? Whether it’s ambition or to gain specialized knowledge, reinforce career effectiveness or prepare oneself for shifts in the economy,
An empty mortgage application form with house key Getty Many buyers have heard about interest-only mortgages and the low payments that they promise. While they aren’t very common anymore, it is still possible to get one of these loans. However, if you’re considering going this route, you need to know what to expect. Read on
Prints and Photographs Division The iconic architect Richard Morris Hunt (1827-1895) designed many notable buildings by combining historical architectural aesthetics with modern technology. Considered the dean of American architecture, Hunt also played a key role in shaping and professionalizing architectural practice and education in the United States. The Hunts were a respected New England family
We have a big problem in America, and it’s time for Corporate America, Silicon Valley and the real estate community to do something about it. The bottom half of Americans combined have a negative net worth, according to Business Insider. In other words, half of working Americans owe more in debt than the assets that
The table is set in live-in chef Bronwen Kinzler-Britton’s Brooklyn apartment. Resident A Brooklyn rental building is bringing together residents by offering a unique amenity — a live-in chef. RXR Realty developer of 475 Clermont in Fort Greene partnered with supper club startup Resident to offer a communal dining experience to residents. As part of