Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Lauren Sanchez has given fans a rare glimpse at her writing center inside her and Jeff Bezos' $165 million Los Angeles abode. The 55-year-old former journalist took to Instagram to show off where her "words come to life" following the release of her children's book, "The Fly Who Flew," which hit shelves in 2024. Her writing nook, which includes a white desk with a pink countertop and light pink chair, sat in front of an expansive window that looked out onto the lush landscaping. Lauren—who is set to tie the knot to Bezos, 61, in June in Venice, Italy—captioned the clip, "A little peek into the space where my words come to life. Everyone’s writing process is unique ......
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
The Namib Desert in Namibia is said to be the oldest and driest desert on Earth, so the last thing you would expect to find right in the middle of it is a working pink refrigerator. Imagine walking through an African desert, nothing but rocks and barren mountains as far as the eye can see, and all of a sudden stumbling on a pink refrigerator and a metal table with two small chairs next to it. Sounds like one of those infamous desert mirages, but not only is this Barbie-inspired fridge real, it also works, and it is constantly restocked with refreshing drinks. Located about a 20-minute drive from the main road traversing the Namib Desert from north to south, the pink refrigerator was...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
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...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
There's a sweet love story that continues to bloom every Valentine's Day. It's the story of Northern California couple John and Diana. They were married for almost 50 years, and even after John passed away, the flowers keep coming. "We were married 47 years, but we actually met in high school when we were 16 years old," said 77-year-old Diana Maver. They married and had three children and were living their 'happily ever after,' until John Maver passed away in October 2017. But their love story continued four months later, on Valentine's Day 2018. Daughter Marilee Heard shares: "Through whatever magic works in his world, it's set up so that every year a bouquet of flowers shows up...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
He’s taking a bigger bite out of the Big Apple. Jacob Batalon, who stars in the comedy series “Reginald the Vampire,” was recently spotted house hunting in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with his interior designer fiancée, Veronica Leahov. They eyed a $2.45 million penthouse there, spies told Gimme Shelter. The residence is at the Huron, a new-construction waterfront tower designed by architect Morris Adjmi. “He already lives in Brooklyn and was interested in moving to the water,” a friend said. Batalon is also known for playing Ned — the best friend of Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man character in the Marvel films. He did not immediately...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Imagine being a construction worker and finding a hidden treasure out of nowhere. Well, this happened in France and the workers who found it were rewarded with money. How lucky they were! What they found was pure graphite, millions of tonnes, giving birth to one of the biggest deposits of graphite in Europe. Leading to a new controversy between the environment and extracting minerals.One day you wake up and go to work as regular, and suddenly your life has changed! What a story! The hidden treasure Graphite was the hidden treasure some construction workers found while working in the south of France. This is one of the most heat resistant minerals in the world and it is a great conductor...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
ထိုင်ဝမ်ရှိ National Palace Museum အတွင်းပြသထားတဲ့ ရှေးဟောင်းအမွေအနှစ်များထဲမှာ ဝက်သားတုံးသဏ္ဌာန်ကျောက်တုံးဟာလည်း တစ်ခုအပါအဝင်ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ ခရီးသွားတွေရဲ့ စိတ်ဝင်စားမှုကို အံ့သြဖွယ်ဆွဲဆောင်နေတယ်ဆိုလည်း မမှားပါဘူး။ ဂျိတ်စပါကျောက်နဲ့ သံအောက်ဆိုဒ်ဓာတ်...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
A Chinese decoration company has sparked online controversy and amusement after it converted a drained swimming pool into a temporary office. Staff get down to business in the “deep end” before exiting the office using the original poolside ladders. The quirky set-up came to light after an employee from Luban Decoration Group, based in Chengdu, Sichuan province, southwestern China, posted a video online entitled “Swimming Pool Transformed into Office Space”. The clip quickly went viral. (The swimming pool safety signs are clearly visible in the company’s workspace.. Photo: Handout) According to Cover News, the company’s gym, swimming pool and office...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
In the Quietest Town in America there is no cell phones or Wi-Fi. Radio stations are almost impossible to find and there isn't a stoplight in sight. This is Green Bank, population 143, a town in West Virginia that looks like it could belong in the 1950s. There is square dancing and a knit and quilt store, pot lucks with jello and marshmallows. (This is the Robert C Byrd Green Bank Telescope, the world's largest steerable radio telescope, tucked away in Green Bank, West Virginia - also known as the Quietest Town in America) (Cell phones aren't allowed in Green Bank and neither is Wi-Fi. Even the faintest signal can disrupt the telescope, and cost the scientists important...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
If location is everything in real estate, then 6105 Mulholland Highway may have just taken home the crown. Nestled into the hillside of Beachwood Canyon and perched just beneath the towering white letters that spell “Hollywood,” this A-frame chalet isn’t just close to the famous sign — it’s the closest residence to it, The Post has learned. Listed for $2.25 million with Christopher Soffer and Trenton Armitage of The Beverly Hills Estates, the midcentury hideaway offers something few properties can: front-row views of the cultural landmark that has defined Los Angeles for a century. “It is extremely limited,” Soffer told The Post....