Magic 8 ball of predictions in female hand with red nails isolated on white background Getty I recently came across an advertisement that boasted how you could retire on stocks that feature 8% dividend yields. What you’ll read below isn’t an exact quote, since my goal with this article isn’t to step on anyone’s toes.
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Villa Montana, Joe and Jennifer Montana’s secluded compound, just listed for $28.9 million. Paul Rollins Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana threw for 40,551 yards in his legendary football career. But that pales in comparison to the 500-acre Napa Valley equestrian estate he’s tossing onto the market (after all, 40,551 yards only amounts to
Marine Lance Corporal John Curtin and his family. Nicole Hill Gerulat When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became a law 1990, it ensured legal rights across a variety of areas from employment to education, transportation and public accommodations in commercial buildings. While it addressed many major issues, one area where people with disabilities and their families
The Zipper Building, a former zipper factory in Long Island City, retains original features like exposed brick. Modern Spaces Everywhere you turn in New York City, it seems there’s a new glass tower springing from the ground. But some developers have decided instead to repurpose vacant, historic properties, and getting creative by retaining their original
Manhattan’s 277 Fifth Avenue features elevated ceilings that generate a sense of freedom and encourage dreaming. Three Marks Quick, name a residential attribute representing the height of elegance. These days, it just might be lofty ceilings. Ceiling height denotes sophistication, exclusivity and design flair, and that’s not the limit of its elevated benefits, as we
The ongoing US-China trade war is a distraction from China’s big problems: the blowing of multiple bubbles and the country’s soaring debt, which will eventually kill economic growth. It happened in Japan in the 1980s. And it’s happening in China nowadays. The trade war is one of China’s problem that dominates social media these days.
Casino slot machine, jackpot, wealth, luck and success concept Getty If you’re surprised to see such a title – “7 REITs Yielding 7% – or More!” – from Mr. Conservative Investor Brad Thomas, I don’t blame you one bit. I know I’m the one who normally cautions against dividend yields that are too high or
An aerial shot of Brickell Key, with downtown cityscape. Getty Here’s where the best national deals for Q3 are according to Knock.com’s National Deal Forecast. To predict where the best potential discounts are, Knock uses “machine learning-driven algorithms” valuing customer’s homes to current listings in 45 of the country’s largest MSA’s (Metropolitan Statistical Area). “The
A study finds private equity firms have wiped out more than 1.3 million in direct or indirect retail jobs in the past 10 years. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Getty Images Amazon may often be the go-to scapegoat and blamed for retail industry woes of different kinds, but a study finds that the real culprit
Customers shop at a Home Depot store in Chicago, Illinois. A shortage of single-family homes for sale in the U.S. is driving up home prices and causing many home owners to renovate rather than move, which is driving up earnings and stock prices for Getty Images Amid the shuttering of many brick-and-mortar stores and slow
Beachfront terrace at 32 Windmill Lane. Gavin Zeigler for Sotheby’s International Realty The East Hampton estate built and owned by James H. Evans, former chairman and CEO of rail giant Union Pacific, is on the market for $60 million. The roughly 6.7-acre, two-lot property at 32 Windmill Lane is now second on the list of
A bed from Wayfair’s new fast furniture line Hashtag Home. Wayfair Will the tropical leaf print pillows that are currently on your sofa end up in the trash along with the black and white chevron throw you had three years ago? If fast furniture continues to rise as quickly as fast fashion has, the answer
Getty Images Manhattan’s median sales price reached a record high of $1,161,496 in the second quarter of 2019, a steep 11% increase from a year prior, according to a new report from the listings site StreetEasy. The hike was driven by buyers in the luxury market hurrying to close deals before the revised mansion tax
Initial Public Offering Getty The number of REIT initial public offerings, or IPOs, has certainly fallen from the good old days. In 2013, for instance, there were 19 of them in all. In 2017, however, there were nine REIT IPOs that, together, raised around $2.9 billion in gross proceeds. For 2018, that number dropped down
Closeup view of Modern Suburban Home for Sale Real Estate Sign in front of modern home Getty While most people do end up selling their home with the help of a real estate agent, it’s far from the only option. In short, it is possible to successfully list your home as a “For Sale By
Student housing at Texas A&M is getting condo-like amenities. Gensler/Aspire College Stations Student housing has come a long way in the decades since most Baby Boomers went to college. Our generation had a twin bed, desk and chair, maybe a hot plate and Crock Pot, in tiny dorm rooms. The bathroom was down the hall
A property listed by TurnKey Vacation Rentals TurnKey Vacation Rentals TurnKey Vacation Rentals announced Tuesday that it had secured $48 million in new funding, bringing the company’s total raised to $100 million since its inception in 2013. The Austin-based company, which specializes in property management technology and luxury vacation rentals, obtained its largest funding round
I’ve done everything from painting walls and rearranging furniture to taking out the garbage if a seller forgot. I’d do just about anything if I thought it would help sell a property. All of these things matter, but I’ve learned that there’s one extra thing you can do to make your listing stand out, create
Blue World Voyages offering 40 luxury residences for sale Blue World Voyages Blue World Voyages, billing itself as the “world’s first sports, fitness and wellness-focused” cruise line recently joined forces with Compass Florida, the luxury brokerage firm to market 40 luxury residences on its 720-foot inaugural ship. Each cruise on this custom redesigned ship can accommodate
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin This mini-split system was used in several rooms in this 1840 square foot house in Bainbridge Island, WA. The house was designed by Davis Studio Architecture and Design. The mini-split system was from Mitsubichi. Photo courtesy of Anthony Rich for Prefabulous World, published by Abrams One