Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
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...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
Russian supermodel Irina Shayk — who shares a daughter with Bradley Cooper — has knocked some $1 million off her West Village home. The three-bedroom, 2½-bathroom corner residence at 166 Perry St. is now asking $3.29 million — down from its $4.2 million listing price in June. Shayk, a former Sports Illustrated cover model with 23.7 million followers on social media, bought the first-floor duplex for $1.96 million in 2010. At the time, she was dating soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2017, Shayk and Cooper’s daughter Lea was born. The couple ended their relationship two years later, according to reports. (Irina Shayk.Getty Images) (The...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Grace Hightower, the actress and ex-wife of Robert De Niro, is ready to turn the page on another chapter of her life. Following the onetime couple’s high-profile 2018 split, Hightower has secured a buyer for the sprawling Central Park-facing co-op they shared in the Brentmore, a storied Upper West Side address once home to celebrities like Clive Davis and Sting, according to Mansion Global. Hightower listed the 5,800-square-foot apartment this spring for $20 million, less than the $20.9 million they shelled out for it in 2006. Currently in contract, it’s not clear who the new owner is or how much they’re paying for the aerie. Gracetower was ready for a “new...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
Sylvester Stallone has closed on the purchase of a handsome Hamptons home for his daughters — for around $25 million, Gimme Shelter can reveal. In a stealth move, the “Rocky” legend flew to New York from Palm Beach weeks before the closing to tour the mansion for the very first time. That’s because he had signed a contract and plunked down a hefty deposit to buy the ritzy residence before he ever laid eyes on it in person, as Gimme reported previously. “He had just done a FaceTime tour until recently,” a source said. (Stallone and Jennifer Flavin are empty nesters — and will also spend time in the Hamptons retreat.Chelsea...
Knowledge | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
A Japanese man has become an online sensation after couch-surfing in 500 homes of strangers, offering emotional support as a “good listener” to his hosts in exchange for free accommodation. The 33-year-old, named Shuraf Ishida, conceived this idea five years ago after quitting his job. He set out on a journey across the country with only his essential belongings in a rucksack, relying on his savings to fund his adventure. Ishida shared that he used to be introverted. However, during a trip to Taiwan as a university student, his perspective shifted as he made friends, savoured delicious cuisines, and discovered his passion for travel and connecting with others. While the...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
It’s no secret that everybody loves to ooh and aah over swanky celebrity homes, but as we’ve learned from martial arts superstar Jackie Chan, it can be one big headache if the paperwork isn’t in order. As they say: mo money, mo problems? The latest high-profile house-related woe involves Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming and the 36mil yuan (S$7.2mil) Beijing abode he bought seven years ago. Yesterday (Sep 29), media reports revealed that although the 42-year-old has already paid for the house, ownership has not been transferred to him, resulting in one big mess that left him with no choice but to take the case to court. (Xiaoming is said to live in the Beijing house with...
Knowledge | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Ex-Moto2 rider Axel Pons has radically altered his life after retiring from motorcycle racing, having walked barefoot from Spain to Pakistan on his way to India. Son of the legendary Sito Pons, two-time MotoGP winner, Axel Pons had a lot to live up to early in his career as a motorcycle racer. Expectations were very high, but so was the pressure on his shoulders, and despite some promising results in the Moto2 World Championship – a 16th place finish in the 2016 season being the apex of his racing career – he decided to take a break from motorcycle racing and focus on fashion. He did some work as a fashion model, then disappeared only to resurface in 2019 to do an interview...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
The life of a K-Pop idol is never easy, and most groups will have had a long journey to even taste success. One person who has experienced the highs and lows of that journey is BLACKPINK‘s Rosé. (BLACKPINK’s Rosé | @roses_are_rosie/Instagram) Over the years, the group has risen to fame through their hard work and love of fans, allowing them to achieve huge success as idols. Yet, it’s Rosé’s apartment that has recently become a hot topic again because of the idol’s Instagram account. Like the other members of BLACKPINK, Rosé has always loved sharing her day-to-day life with BLINKs. (The idol during a recent Tokyo event...
Knowledge | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
A Kentucky man won a lottery jackpot worth $25,000 a year for life after using the same set of lucky numbers for nine years. Lexington resident Billy Glenn told Kentucky Lottery officials he played the same set of numbers in the Lucky For Life drawing for nine years and seven months. Glenn said the numbers represent anniversaries and jersey numbers from his favorite Major League Baseball players.Glenn purchased the winning ticket at Southland BP in Lexington. His numbers finally came up in the Nov. 19 drawing, earning him the second prize sum of $25,000 a year for life. “I’ve been playing for nine years, seven months and 29 days since the day I won Lucky For Life,” he...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Vice President Kamala Harris bid “aloha” to Washington, DC, in the wake of the 2024 presidential election—and retreated to a stunning $7 million estate in Hawaii, where she reportedly spent six days holed up with her husband, Doug Emhoff, after suffering a resounding loss to President-elect Donald Trump. According to reports, Harris, 60, and Emhoff, 60, rented a stunning home in Kamuela to the tune of $1,300 per night, leaving DC on Nov. 19 and returning on Nov. 25. The property where the vice president and the second gentleman are understood to have been staying is located in the incredibly luxurious resort of Mauna Kea. The resort is home to a large hotel and a number...