Real Estate

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has announced a student architecture and design challenge for the design of an element for its new Bezos Learning Center. Through this challenge, teams of architecture and design students and early-career architects will be challenged to design an architectural element for the exterior structure that visualizes and communicates

Finding a luxury gift for everyone on your list isn’t that difficult. However, finding something luxurious and unique is another story. After all, it’s not the cost of the gift so much as the thought behind it. Choosing to give something to someone they wouldn’t typically buy for themselves makes a gift extra meaningful. Here

We reached producer Jeff Beacher as he piloted his Ferrari 458 Spider to a lunch appointment at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge, Hollywood’s marquee rendezvous since 1941. “I bought my house because it was behind the Beverly Hills Hotel, I love it that much––I eat there all the time,” says Beacher, known as the

Rational expectations is a basic economic theory that originated with a paper written in 1972 by future Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Lucas. The theory of rational expectations has been discussed by economists non-stop ever since. “Theory of rational expectations holds that people are aware of and act upon available information, making forecasts that are more

Ocean views, beaches and big waves are enduring attractions. The coastal Southern California city of Newport Beach benefits from its bordering resource with a harbor, surfing and two piers. Not surprisingly, the upscale community also has its share of boutiques, fine dining restaurants and highly sought-after housing. Views of the water and the horizon are

After 15 years, one of New Zealand’s most significant properties has been priced for market at $5.2 million―the grand estate’s otherworldly gardens blushed with myth. Its substantial lake was the set piece for a doomed hobbit who found a golden ring buried on its murky bottom for two and half millennia. New Zealand film director

The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the home. Not only is it a sanctuary, but it’s also a space where the right design choice can add value. 2022 was a unique year for bathroom trends because it didn’t appear that there was anything majorly new, innovative, or must-have. Rather, homeowners were

In the world of residential real estate brokerage, some find it shocking that the same brokerage firm might represent—and negotiate on behalf of—both the buyer and the seller, or the property owner and the tenant, in the same transaction. But there are only a small number of large brokerage companies. When an agent at one

Over 19 million of renter households in the country spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs during the 2017-2021 period, according to data from the new American Community Survey five-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Households spending more than 30% on housing costs, including rent or mortgage payments, utilities,

Sellers gearing up for the spring home shopping season need to roll up their sleeves now and spruce up their homes if they want to attract a shrinking pool of buyers. Investing in improvements, maintenance and repairs could pay off when it’s time to sell. New research commissioned by Zillow and conducted by The Harris

While the tech sector is experiencing a massive downturn and thousands of layoffs, the construction industry is investing heavily in capturing the next generation of labor, which means battling stigmas held by parents, students, high school administrators, and basically everyone who hasn’t been exposed to the industry. “It all comes down to the fact that

According to the Census Bureau’s City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021, Seattle is now the 18th largest city in the United States, with a population of 733,919, as of July 1, 2021. It sits above Denver (population 711,463) and below San Francisco (population 815,201). Seattle has experienced stunning growth in a short period of time.

The Tower of Cesare on the Amalfi Coast of Italy is a rare find even in a land filled with centuries-old properties. Rising above the popular tourist town of Maiori in the Campania region of southern Italy, the stronghold was erected in 1532 to help defend the city. One of the largest towers built there

Tenants often deliver substantial security deposits when they sign leases. Those deposits are supposed to secure the tenant’s obligations. At the end of the lease, if the tenant has properly behaved, the landlord should return the security deposit to the tenant. It’s not the landlord’s money, or is it? Maybe it is—if the landlord files

A new study by LendingTree found that renting is usually cheaper than owning a home, but not always. To look at how the cost of renting a home differs from owning one, the online loan marketplace analyzed Census Bureau data to compare monthly rental and housing payments for homes with and without mortgages in the

Topline The steep collapse in home sales spurred by rising interest rates will continue into next year and lead to the housing market’s first yearly price decline in a decade, real estate brokerage Redfin reported Tuesday, and though the downturn may not rival the one spurred by the Great Recession, other expert predictions are calling

There are countless articles and blog posts focusing on which home improvements will yield the greatest financial return on investment. But there’s another way to look at the ROI conversation: Which home improvements offer the best potential for improving your personal well-being. Those include the five facets of wellness design: health and fitness, safety and

The pressure to give the perfect gift this season is on. So, instead of a standard sweater or gift card why not give the friends and family on your list the gift of convenience like an appliance or kitchen gadget? These are often gifts that people won’t purchase for themselves but truly appreciate and likely

A sprawling Beverly Hills compound that once belonged to actor Mark Wahlberg and was featured in the HBO series “Entourage” is on the market at a substantially reduced asking price of $28.5 million, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com. Spanning 1.7 acres of grounds, the gated estate features 13,000 square feet of living space and 1,000 square feet

Office building owners have it tough nationwide, but in South Florida the migration of companies to the Sunshine State coupled with limited trophy office supply should send rents higher. Limited land for new beachfront projects in Miami-Dade County will propel developers north to Fort Lauderdale and vicinity. And the countries of origin acquiring South Florida