Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
You’d be lucky to buy a two-bed flat for less than £700,000 in central London. Even if you’re looking further afield, a terraced or semi-detached house in the capital costs more than £830,000 on average. But in the rolling hills outside Milan, you could bag a 29-bedroom hilltop castle, with six bathrooms, for £665,000. Have you ever imagined you were Timothée Chalamet frolicking in the grass, cycling tree-lined lanes and lounging sun-kissed by a pool in Call Me By Your Name? That could be your reality as the new owner of Castello di Valdengo. Its statue-lined patio and terraced gardens overlook an eponymous village just an hour drive from Milan, the...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
Singapore is the world’s safest city for tourists, according to new research by Forbes Advisor. The study, which analyzed factors such as crime, healthcare quality and risks of natural disasters, ascribed safety scores from 0 to 100 — with the safest cities receiving the lowest scores. Based on the study’s assessment, Singapore scored 0 points.Out of 60 analyzed cities, the Southeast Asian city boasted the lowest natural disaster risk, and the second lowest health and infrastructure risks. The study also analyzed digital security risks, which it defined as the ability to freely use the internet without fear of online attacks or privacy violations. Singapore was deemed...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
In the bustling slums of Mumbai, few could have predicted that a young boy’s dreams would one day touch the heights of luxury real estate. Rizwan Sajan’s journey from these modest beginnings to a prominent figure in Dubai’s grand property market is exceptional and motivating. Born in the crowded streets of Ghatkopar, Mumbai, Sajan's early life was marked by struggle. His family, though resilient, was troubled by financial hardships. Despite his father’s best efforts—strengthened by a stroke of luck from a subsidised lottery—the family could barely make ends meet. With ₹15 in pocket money for his siblings, Sajan found inventive ways to contribute to...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
Feeling the pressure of the Big Smoke and wanting to escape? You could now get on the property ladder for less than £20,000 – although it might not be quite the dream home you had in mind. A rare opportunity to acquire a piece of Cold War-related architecture has presented itself up north – in the form of a nuclear bunker. Located in Sedbergh in Cumbria, the listing was described by agents as a ‘once in a generation opportunity’. It will soon go up for auction, with a guide price of £15,000 to £20,000Yes, it is essentially £20,000 for one room underground – but you’d be buying a piece of history. Also known as a Royal Observer...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
When Oliver Russell saw the island for the first time, it was coated in powdery white snow. Bundled in thick layers, he and his girlfriend trudged 150 feet across a frozen lake to reach the uninhabited outcrop of land — one of more than 178,000 islands in Finland. Russell, a 24-year-old college student who's half-American and half-Finnish, knew they'd made it to solid ground when the snow felt noticeably firmer. He and his girlfriend — Helena Tomaszewska, 20 — found a relatively flat spot nestled among the 2.5 acres of hills and trees. The couple lit a small campfire and cooked some sausages they'd brought with them on the three-hour drive from Helsinki. Except for...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
[Unicode] အော်စကာဆုရှင် ဟောလိဝုဒ်ရုပ်ရှင်မင်းသား ဘင်အက်ဖလက်နှင့် ဂျနီဖာလိုပက်ဇ်တို့ လမ်းခွဲလိုက်ပြီဟူသော သတင်းများ ကျယ်ပြန့်စွာ ထွက်ပေါ်နေသည်။ ၎င်းတို့နှစ်ဦး အတူနေထိုင်ခဲ့သော မင်္ဂလာဦးစံအိမ်ကြီးကိုလည်း တရားဝင်...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
It’s official: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have put their sprawling marital home in California on the market. The move follows much speculation about their marriage being on the rocks, and the telling reappearance of listing photos for the Beverly Hills mansion reappearing on the property’s Zillow profile, as The Post previously reported. (An aerial view of the property.@CelebCandidly / MEGA) Now, hardly a year since they purchased the 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom, 38,000-square-foot behemoth, it’s formally back on the market as of Thursday, Mansion Global reported. The power couple — who wed in 2022 — spent months house-hunting, and years of...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
The Bosphorus Bridge connects Europe and Asia at Istanbul but costs just 36p to cross. Renamed Martyrs' Bridge in July 2016 after an attempted coup in Turkey when a Turkish army faction occupied the crossing, the structure is one of three bridges across the BosphorusThis strait runs between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmara, forming part of the boundary between Asia and Europe as well as a major route to the Mediterranean Sea for countries including Ukraine. Three bridges cross the strait, with the first - the Martyrs’ Bridge - built in 1973; the second - the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge - was completed in 1988, and the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge opened in 2016. Martyrs' Bridge's deck...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
Mystery lurks everywhere. Like an undersea treasure box, it lurches in every object, whispering sweet nothings in spaces long abandoned. From closed attics to vintage journals, mystery hangs in everything. At least, this is what Mr. Jimmie Smith would think, from now on, each time he looks at anything. He found this mystery and hit the jackpot, literally, in one of the shirts hanging in his closet. And this mystery turned out to be a 24-million-dollar winning lottery ticket, according to NJ.comHe claimed a $24.1 million New York lottery jackpot two days before the ticket was due to expire after seeing a story on the evening news about how time was running out for the winner to step...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
In a Minneapolis suburb, this low-key funky residence that played a small part in pop culture history is seeking its next owner. Located in the city of Golden Valley, the four-bedroom abode has only had two owners since being constructed 39 years ago: Its current sellers, and the late great rock star Prince. It asks $699,900. The legendary “Purple Rain” singer, songwriter, producer and Minnesota native, who was born Prince Rogers Nelson, purchased the property in 1985 and had this home custom-built there for his mother, Mattie Della Shaw Baker. She lived there until she died, at the age of 68, in 2002. (One of two fireplaces.Matt Sari, Square Feet Floor...