Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
Last fall, noted Chicago philanthropist Ann Lurie put her longtime vacation home in California‘s famously posh seaside neighborhood of Montecito on the market, asking just under $13 million. Records now reveal the property has quietly sold for $11.5 million in an all-cash deal, and the spendy buyer is retired tennis superstar Maria Sharapova. Lurie, the widow of real estate titan and former Chicago White Sox and Bulls part owner Robert H. Lurie, acquired the stunningly lavish Montecito hideaway in the mid-2000s, paying about $8.3 million. Since then, it’s clear the house and its extensive grounds have been exquisitely and painstakingly maintained. Reportedly designed by...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
A 13-YEAR-old boy shared how he built the tiny home oasis of his dreams spending less than $1,500. Tiny home lifestyles are a growing trend, and this young American showcased the mini house he built on YouTube. (Luke Thill from Iowa has already built his first modest home.Credit: YouTube/relaxshacksDOTcom) Teenager Luke Thill took on the project of bringing his "practice precursor" house to life in Iowa. Its dimensions are five by ten feet. The handy home packs in a loft for sleeping, a folding dining room table, a TV and even a small kitchen space. Thill said he was able to recycle a lot of old materials for the home's construction. This enabled him to save...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
Former boy wonder Blake Ross, 38, who co-founded the web browser Mozilla Firefox when he was just a teenager, is the latest boldface buyer at the Renzo Piano-designed 565 Broome St. condo in Soho. Ross, who has written with grace and humor about his condition of aphantasia — which means he can’t “see” anything in his mind’s eye and grew up thinking no one else could either — paid $8.25 million for the three-bedroom, 3½-bath condo, Gimme Shelter has learned. At 2,512 square feet, the 24th-floor residence comes with city skyline and Hudson River views. It had been on the market for $8.5 million, down from its $8.9 million asking price in...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
If these walls could talk, they’d keep it bottled up. A one-of-a-kind Arizona property built from glass bottles — doubling as a work of art — has hit the market for $432,500. The Tucson home dates back to the 1960s, when a couple named Theodore and Meletis Bryson, inspired by the ruins of ancient human societies, decided to construct a carport built of refuse that would blend with its desert surrounds. That was just the beginning — the Brysons went on to build an entire custom house out of bottles and rock, collected over the course of years, Coldwell Banker Realty agent Holly Greenhalgh, who holds the listing, told The Post. “Ted Bryson feels a kinship...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Sydney Sweeney is putting the money she’s making as a Hollywood star into real estate. The “Euphoria” actress recently spoke on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” about being able to afford to buy back her great-grandmother’s house after her family was forced to sell it years ago. “My great-grandma had this beautiful house... My grandma was born in it. My mom was born in it, and then as the kids got older, they built on the property another home,” Sweeney said. “And when my great-grandpa passed away and my great-grandma got old, they just couldn’t afford to keep it anymore... It was a lot.” Sweeney, who was born in Washington but...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
The managers of guesthouses on a remote island in Ireland are looking for two people to take over for the summer. Billy O'Connor and Alice Hayes told Business Insider that their company, The Great Blasket Island Experience, is hiring two caretakers to run their operations on Great Blasket Island from April 1 to October 1. It's the only time of the year when the weather is mild enough for people to travel there. They will stop accepting applications on Thursday. The couple's company offers tours and accommodation on the Great Blasket Island. The Blasket Islands are part of an archipelago of seven islands off Ireland's southwestern coast. The Great Blasket Island is the largest. The...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
If the $1 houses for sale in Italy weren't an attractive enough deal for you, consider buying a home in Croatia for pennies. In Legrad, situated in northern Croatia, there are houses and construction sites on the market for $0.15 — a symbolic price that essentially makes them free. Government officials have come out with a new batch of cheap properties this month.But not everyone can buy one. Applicants must be under 45 years old, in a marital or extramarital partnership, have no criminal history, and can't already own property in the country. Business Insider has reached out to the Croatian government and local Legrad officials for further information on the stipulations, and if...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
A room that has been advertised for rent on Facebook for $185 per week has highlighted the impact of the current rental crisis. A post popped up on FB advertising for “1 boy to live in living room” of a property located in Mascot, in Sydney’s south. A photo of the “room” shows a single mattress laid out on a tile floor with panel dividers, or Japanese folding doors surrounding it - playing the part of walls - with next to no space and zero storage. (The "room" for rent for at $185 a week. Picture: Facebook) (The bathroom shown with the listing appears bigger than the "bedroom". Picture: Facebook) A second photo in the post shows...
Knowledge | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
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Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
In showing off a chic pink gown, JLo also showed fans her new crib. Ahead of the 2024 Golden Globes on Sunday night, Jennifer Lopez posted a video montage of her modeling a custom Nicole + Felicia Couture strapless gown around her recently purchased mansion — giving viewers a look inside. Although the purpose of the clip was ostensibly to offer fans a behind-the-scenes look at her Barbie-pink dress and matching, rose-adorned cape — it also put on display the interior of the Beverly Hills mansion she bought with her husband Ben Affleck in June for $60.8 million. Set on 5.2 acres of land in the famed 90210 ZIP code, the abode boasts 12 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms spread over...