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  A popular off-grid tiny home, made from old car tyres, looks set to remain as short-stay rental accommodation after a Fleurieu Peninsula acreage property went under offer. The Earthship home is one of three separate dwellings on the 7.58-hectare Old Willunga Rd property that boasts breathtaking views across the Willunga Basin to the ocean and is within walking distance to the Willunga township. A circa-1800 one-bedroom stone cottage and a larger, 1960s home are also on the property, which was open to offers of more than $1.8m and drew more than 250 inquiries and five offers to purchase. (Made out of recycled garbage, the tiny, off-grid home is one of just four, so-called...

A prime plot of land on “Billionaire’s Row” in Palm Beach, FL, has hit the market for the jaw-dropping price of $200 million—just days after billionaire Estee Lauder heir William Lauder reportedly sold off a near-identical property for $178 million. The 2-acre, ocean-to-lake parcel at 1980 South Ocean Boulevard is delivered vacant, offering its future owner a one-of-a-kind opportunity to construct their dream home from scratch—without the need for any demolition work to clear away an existing structure. “When looking at the neighboring properties on ‘Billionaire’s Row,’ this property is truly the last of its kind,” notes listing...

A Chinese man has gained popularity on social media platforms after he tried to attract female attention at a boat racing event by displaying a placard, mentioning that he owned two buildings. The 35-year-old man, Lin, was attending an event in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on May 31 to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival when he flung the placard around his neck and instantly went viral. "Unmarried. Haizhu. Two buildings", the placard read, with a QR code on the flipside carrying Lin's social media handles, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. Let us know! What type of content would you like to see from us this year? As per Lin, as many as 1,000 people have reached out...

A 57-year-old retiree from Kuala Lumpur struck it big, winning an astonishing RM9.98 million in the Sports Toto 4D Jackpot 1. According to a Facebook post by Sports Toto Malaysia, the lucky winner had been faithfully betting on the same set of numbers—”5045” and “3828”—for a long time. He revealed that these numbers were inspired by his car registration and house number. “I bought a System 3 ticket based on my car registration and house numbers, and I’ve been betting on this set for a very long time.” With his newfound fortune, the retiree plans to fund his children’s education in Singapore while setting aside the remainder for...

Sylvester Stallone wants to keep moving forward with plans to build an underwater barrier near his Palm Beach home, despite the wrath of neighbors in his affluent, water-front community. While the barrier is billed in applications to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as needed to keep out seaweed and debris, a public notice from the Army Corps said "the overall project purpose is to exclude boaters" from coming near the property — with seaweed a secondary concern. What appears to be billed as an environmental project needed to keep out debris and seaweed from the waterway, "the overall project purpose is to exclude boaters" from...

Ben Caballero, the No. 1-ranked real estate agent in the US for ten consecutive years by RealTrends and a three-time Guinness World Record title holder, smashed his own world record for both the number of annual home sales and the annual transaction volume last year. According to Multiple Listing Service data, in 2023, Caballero individually sold an unprecedented 7,012 homes totaling $3.638 billion.     (Ben Caballero, the No. 1-ranked real estate agent in the US for ten consecutive year, just crushed the World Record for annual US home sales.)     (Ben Caballero, the No. 1-ranked real estate agent in the US for ten consecutive years, is a Guinness Worlds Record...

In the 1980s, the famed actor and director Clint Eastwood spent two years as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, a small California vacation community. Now the century-old home where he lived during that stint is coming on the market for $21 million. The Hollywood legend—best known for movies like “Dirty Harry,” “The Bridges of Madison County” and “Million Dollar Baby”—lived in the house in the 1980s and 1990s, according to the 2016 book “Historic Homes and Inns of Carmel-by-the-Sea.”     (Originally built around 1924, the house is located a block from the ocean. Photo: Sherman Chu)   The seller is Frederick...

A Turkish father has been living in a cave for more than two years after his house was destroyed by an earthquake, despite it meaning he no longer lives with his family. Ali Bozoğlan, 55, had his house levelled in the devastating earthquakes of February 2023 which killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria and left cities on both sides of the border in ruins. The earthquakes affected Mr Bozoğlan so badly after it destroyed his family home in Hatay, Antakya - where he previously lived with his wife and three kids - that he now lives alone in the cave just a few miles from where the catastrophe had struck. Speaking in an interview with Turkish media, the 55-year-old told how he...

Vice President Kamala Harris stirred controversy over the weekend after saying she would shoot intruders of her own home. The 2024 Democratic nominee, a known gun owner, made the remark during a livestreamed conversation with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday. “If somebody breaks into my house, they’re getting shot,” she said. While expressing support for the Second Amendment — insisting once again that she is “not trying to take everyone’s guns away” — Harris is advocating for commonsense reform measures such as assault weapon bans and universal background checks. She quickly acknowledged the bluntness of her comment, adding with a laugh,...

Sleep here at your own risk. The infamous house from the 1982 horror classic “Poltergeist” is being transformed into an Airbnb, available to rent by supernatural-obsessed fans. The home, built in 1979, is located in Simi Valley, California.   (The “Poltergeist” house in Simi Valley, California.Google Maps) It sold Friday for $1.28 million, the Zillow listing confirms. The new investor, who is from Los Gatos, Calif., allegedly wants to turn the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home into an Airbnb that will replicate the iconic movie’s set.   (4267 Roxbury Street.Shad Yassini no22media)   (Craig T. Nelson, Heather O’Rourke, Jobeth...