Living Like the Ancestors
Some homeowners are spending big on restorations of historical homes—dining by candlelight and a 110-year-old toilet. read more
Read moreSome homeowners are spending big on restorations of historical homes—dining by candlelight and a 110-year-old toilet. read more
Read moreLarry Silverstein, the 82-year-old developer who has played a major role in rebuilding the World Trade Center complex, is trying to wrangle better financing from government agencies to restart work on a $2.3 billion office tower on the New York site, according to people familiar with the matter. read more
Read moreTotal construction spending rose 5.3% in December compared with a year earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $930.5 billion. read more
Read moreSan Francisco startup RealtyShares, which operates one of the new crowdfunding marketplaces on the Internet, will become one of the first real-estate investment platforms to accept bitcoin. read more
Read morePrivate-equity firms dominated the buying of distressed commercial property in Ireland in the past year, but other investors can now participate in the market since the creation in 2013 of the country’s first real-estate investment trusts. read more
Read moreDespite fears that China may have a glut of office space, Toronto-based real-estate firm Brookfield Asset Management is betting big on the country, with plans to aggressively expand its portfolio of commercial space. read more
Read moreMany real-estate experts were skeptical in 2011 when developer Edward J. Minskoff broke ground on an office tower in the East Village. They cited the weakness of the city’s economy, Mr. Minskoff’s lack of preleasing and the high rents he planned to ask in an area known more for funky music than modern office space....
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