A world-class panel of business experts is ready and willing to help struggling entrepreneurs grow their business, create an “economic recovery” and bolster the economy with new jobs and opportunities. Forming “The League of Extraordinary Minds,” about 50 marketing and business leaders, such as Al Reis, Jack Trout, Jay Conrad Levinson, Serigo Zyman and Stephen [...]
Billed as the greatest American architect of all time, Frank Lloyd Wright is revered by many. Now, for all Frank Lloyd Wright fans, there is good news. His fascinating home, Fallingwater, which was designed in 1936 and measures approximately 5,300 square feet, has been open to the public for full tour visits since 1964 for [...]
The slimmest home in New York City proves to have many challenges, including furnishing it in a stylish way. IKEA has taken advantage of this unique $2.7 million offering to offer free furnishings to the buyer. IKEA, an expert in furnishing small spaces, is offering free design advice, and furniture up to $10,000 to the [...]
McMonigle Finance, Inc., a private real estate investment developer based in Southern California, is pleased to announce an annualized return of 10.30% for its MFG Secured Income Fund I, LLC; September completed the Fund’s first month of operation. With a specific focus on mortgage trust deed investments, the Fund services private investors most interested in [...]
The Hamptons show promise for the luxury real estate market as the number of new deals put into contract rose to 156 in August, up from 62 in July, according to the Wall Street Journal. The lower prices and changes on Wall Street, whose workers account for a large amount of buyers, partially reflect the [...]
Recently featured in an online video made for Crain’s Chicago Business, real estate agent Jenny Ames excitedly announces an increase in activity in Chicago’s market. She received three multiple offers and four other offers in September alone, and sees this as a sign of considerable progress in the market. Sources: www.trulia.com www.bestchicagocondos.com www.chicagotribune.com —Georgia Stergakos
For the third quarter, luxury-home prices in central London rose 4 percent as the number of properties to be purchased became fewer, according to Bloomberg. The number of homes for sale is about 25 percent less than the average number of homes for sale over the last five years; this could account for the rise [...]
New York, NY, October 1, 2009: According to the third quarter Manhattan residential market report released today by Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales, the effects of the recession on Manhattan have lessened. The average apartment price of $1,274,563 was down 13% from the same period a year ago. This was, however, a slight improvement over [...]
Last week’s Case-Shiller Index showed broad improvement in home prices in July, with a 1.6% price increase among the 20 metros followed by the index. “The rate of annual decline in home price values continues to decelerate and we now seem to be witnessing some sustained monthly increases across many of the markets” says David [...]
New-home sales rose for newly built single-family homes in August, up 0.7 percent from July to August, according to the Census Bureau (click here to download full report). This is the fifth month in a row that the Census Bureau has reported numbers in sales that were increasing and inventories that were decreasing from month-to-month. [...]
