Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Vice President Kamala Harris has announced a sweeping set of proposals on housing policy, giving voters their first look at what the housing market might look like under a Harris administration. Harris unveiled the proposals as part of a populist economic plan that marked her first major policy announcement since replacing President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket in the 2024 presidential race against Republican Donald Trump. Her signature housing policy calls for up to $25,000 in federal down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers who have paid their rent on time for at least two years. That dramatically expands on Biden’s prior proposal for a $10,000 tax...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
A stunning Maine island with a population of just 90 is appealing to new residents to live there. Isle au Haut is encouraging people to settle permanently on the remote, 13 square mile island which is only accessible by boat. But for anyone looking to escape the rat race, the idyllic community could be the perfect spot. And with adorable clapboard homes offered at below market rates there are bargains to be snapped up. 'Many people daydream about moving to a remote island village like ours: for those readers who can answer 'yes' to the above question, that daydream could very well become a reality,' the community states on its website. (A stunning Maine island with a population...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
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...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Fed up with expensive rent and unaffordable housing, young Americans are devising new ways to put a roof over their heads. As mortgage rates crawl toward 8 percent and property prices remain high, Gen Z and Millennials have taken to building their own homes on cheap plots of desert land dotted across the Southwest. Doing so has been made easier by the shift to working from home, which means people are increasingly less chained to downtown offices. Among them is 30-year-old Sean Gatz, who in May bought a 1.15 acre plot a 30-minutes drive from Tuscon, Arizona, for $11,000. 'The housing market's a mess, I think it's a major crisis,' Gatz, a former chef and handyman turned social media...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
Reddit has become a virtual dumping ground for tenants' tales of landlord woes. From unresponsive property managers to exorbitant rent hikes, the platform is flooded with horror stories. Yet, amidst the sea of complaints, a rare gem occasionally shines through. A recent post by a tenant praising his landlord's exceptional behaviour took Reddit by surprise. The heartwarming account has garnered widespread attention and sparked discussions about the importance of good landlords. (A Bengaluru landlord’s sweet gesture for his tenant sparked a discussion on Reddit. (Unsplash/vishwanth07) “My landlord bought me dinner today. This is a wholesome moment for me...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
The Shinawatra family has been enjoying more than birthday cake in Hong Kong with revelations that a property deal there netted the clan a 75 million baht windfall. (Thaksin Shinawatra has sold his three-storey home in the King's Park Hill estate of Hong Kong, shown in this photo on Saturday from a real estate agent's website, (Homes.Mitula.hk). Thaksin bought the home in 2007 for a reported US$27 million, said to be a record Asia price.) Property filings obtained last week confirm that a 183 million baht mansion in the prestigious King's Park Hill area of Kowloon, owned by Thaksin's daughter Paetongtarn since early 2009, was sold to a Hong Kong private company for 258 million baht...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Once owned by Gene Wilder and later, by Elon Musk, a home overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles has hit the market for $12.95 million. Built in 1951 by prolific architect Robert Byrd, the white-shingle house is a “piece of Hollywood history,” according to the listing with Drew Meyers of Westside Estate Agency, who brought the property to the market on Tuesday. Wilder, who famously starred as Willy Wonka in 1971’s “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” bought the Bel-Air home for around $300,000 in 1976. He sold it in 2007 for a little over $2.7 million, records with PropertyShark show. (This Los Angeles house previously owned by...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
As you first drive into the former mining town of Ashington it looks neat, with lots of green space and freshly cut grass. But many properties in the struggling area look well past their best, with one boarded up house even daubed with “peado” and “nonce” in giant letters. With some houses being sold for as little as a staggeringly low £15,000, you notice a lot of “sold” signs. Are things therefore on the up for what once was the world's largest coal-mining village? The wider Northumberland area is world famous for its stunning beaches such as Bamburgh and well-heeled market towns - with one the UK’s most beautiful, Morpeth, just a few...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Kim Kardashian’s former Beverly Hills starter home is back on the market asking $5.09 million — far less than its $5.5 million ask in 2017. This is where the reality star-preneur lived with Kris Humphries during their ill-fated marriage in 2011; she famously filed for divorce after a mere 72 days as husband and wife. Kardashian bought the gated home at 3145 Abington Drive for $3.4 million in 2010, then sold it two years later for $3.6 million, according to property records. (Kim Kardashian.GC Images) (The reality star’s onetime five-bedroom Southern California pad is for sale.Christopher Amitrano/CS8 Photos) (There is plenty of room for entertaining...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
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