Real Estate

I visited Hillwood Estate, home of the cereal heiress who built Mar-a-Lago and was once America's richest woman. Take a look inside.

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We moved from NYC to a small town in Tennessee to save money — we loved it so much that we're still here years later

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Anna Cooper used to work in property management.

I used to work in property management. Here are 4 insider ways to negotiate cheaper rent.

After working in a leasing office, Anna Cooper picked up some insider tips to successfully convince landlords to lower your rent.

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A CPA flags a tax strategy that saved one commercial real estate investor $1.8 million

"Last year we helped one of our clients save probably $1.8 million in taxes just by doing a cost seg — and the cost seg only cost them about $10,000."

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Mark Zuckerberg just bought a home in Washington, DC. Here's a look at his properties across the US, from a Hawaiian doomsday bunker to Lake Tahoe estates.

Mark Zuckerberg owns over 1,200 acres of land. Here's a look at the Facebook founder's US properties, from a Hawaii bunker to Lake Tahoe houses.

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A couple taking a selfie and smiling on an empty beach at sunset.

I moved from the Midwest to Florida for my husband's job. Now, I don't ever want to leave our city on the Emerald Coast.

My husband's military assignment brought us from the Midwest to Destin, Florida. We have fallen in love with living on the Emerald Coast near 30A.

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A Tudor-style home on the left, Donald Trump on the right.

Donald Trump's childhood home in Queens sold for a $1.2 million loss. The former auctioneer says it was his most high-profile sale.

The house President Donald Trump lived in until he was 4 benefited from that fact in previous home sales — until now.

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Here's the salary you need to afford a typical home in the 10 most affordable states for buyers

Buying a home has gotten a lot more difficult since the pandemic.

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View of the Eiffel Tower from Esplanade du Trocadéro during the blue hour

I moved to France 16 years ago. Adjusting to local culture has been tough, but there have been pleasant surprises.

I wish that when I moved from the UK to France many years ago, I'd known more about local drinking culture, social etiquette, and how Mondays work.

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Illustration of a big hand grabbing a man as he is a chess piece on a chessboard with houses surrounding him

How I used behavioral economics to buy my dream home

Redfin's chief economist on how she used behavioral economics to avoid the pitfalls of buying a house and find her dream home in Seattle.

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An aerial view of beachfront real estate in Manhattan Beach, California.

2 strategies to avoid paying taxes on your rental properties

If you own properties, it's worth looking into cost segregation and 179D studies.

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Bicycles Parked Along a Canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Our family left Atlanta for the Netherlands last year. It was a complete upgrade that changed our quality of life.

We moved our American family from the US to the Netherlands a year ago. Our quality of life, transportation, jobs, education, and healthcare upgraded.

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A Haussmann being craned in, with an American BBQ scene on the rooftop.

One university town holds the key to solving America's housing shortage

Building more high-density apartment buildings can boost housing and lower home prices across a city. Cambridge, Massachusetts, is doing just that.

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JD Vance (left) and house in Virginia (right).

Guess who bought JD Vance's house outside DC for over asking price? A former Trump official.

JD Vance didn't need the house because the vice president's official residence is at the Naval Observatory. He rents out the other DC house he owns.

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Two young men sit on a couch insider a cinder block room.

Eight friends built a 'secret mall apartment.' They carried in a sectional sofa, a table, and more without anyone noticing.

Local artists upset about the construction of a big mall banded together to build a secret hideout deep inside it. They didn't get caught for years.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. bragged about a $400 million property deal. There's just one problem.

After a legendary boxing career, Floyd Mayweather has sought to reinvent himself as a mogul and real estate investor. But his claims don't add up.

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Woman on a boat near Koh Samui, Thailand.

I moved to Thailand to escape burnout. Now, I run a successful business on the island where 'The White Lotus' was filmed.

Whenever she feels tired from her work in real estate, she goes to the beach or to stay on one of Samui's neighboring Thai islands to recharge.

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The author and her family standing on a lawn on a sunny day.

Being both landlords and renters offers us flexibility, but sometimes my husband feels guilty we've moved the kids so much

We own our home in Melbourne and rent it to tenants, and we live in a rental in Bright, Australia. There are pros and cons to this arrangement.

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Two children on bikes following their father.

It's about to get easier and cheaper for wealthy people to move to New Zealand. Americans are the most intrigued.

New Zealand is loosening its golden visa rules to entice wealthy people to move there and to help boost its economy. Americans are the most intrigued.

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Photo collage of money, housing and a family.

Home equity could be a $35 trillion lifeline for Americans if recession strikes. Here's what to know.

The pandemic-era housing boom swelled Americans' home equity to record levels. Tapping into that could prop up the consumer and the economy in a slowdown.

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Susan Hopkins and her husband's two-story home in Fillmore, California.

Baby boomers want to downsize their homes. But they fear the big, bad HOA fee.

Sky-high home prices aren't the only obstacle for older homeowners looking to downsize. HOA fees are soaring.

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Kimanzi Constable and his wife with Colombia in the background

When I moved from Florida to Colombia, I could afford a luxurious lifestyle with a chef and maid. I can't justify living in the US anymore.

When I moved from Florida to Colombia, I felt ultrawealthy. I could afford a cleaner, a chef, and a personal trainer. The healthcare was also great.

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A blue Victorian home with a wraparound porch in Pawnee City, Nebraska.

A tiny US city offering people $50,000 to move there got 115 applications in 2 weeks

Pawnee City, Nebraska, wants to attract new residents and spark a "rural renaissance." To get the money, newcomers must commit to buying a house.

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A woman in a yellow Toledo Rockets sweatshirt stands in front of a red-brick house with white shutters and columns

I chose homeownership over my marriage. I bought 5 homes post-divorce and inspired my single daughter to buy one, too.

A divorced boomer started buying homes in the 1980s. She only regrets not keeping past properties to use as rentals and pass down to her daughter.

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I visited the sprawling 'metroburb' where 'Severance' is filmed. It's a 2 million-square-foot town under one roof.

Bell Works, the real office complex that doubles as Lumon on "Severance," is redefining what an office can be.

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Man and wife at the top of Koh Samui, Thailand.

I never felt at home — until we moved to the Thai island featured in 'White Lotus'

I've built a life in Koh Samui that makes sense. I'm mortgage-free and work because I want to, not because I have to.

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Lending money can earn you passive, double-digit returns — but you'll need 2 things to compete

"The private lending generates such a nice return that it's difficult to be like, 'No, we don't want to have the easy money.'"

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In this aerial view, single-family homes are shown in a residential neighborhood in Miramar, Florida.

Florida may abolish property taxes. Here's what they are in every state.

Homeowners facing ballooning property taxes aren't pleased. But the revenue is crucial for schools and other local government services.

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Rent is destined to reach record highs as the weather and inflation expectations heat up

Apartment prices are near record highs heading into the spring, and a real-estate veteran believes rent may keep soaring in New York City and beyond.

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A boomer escaped California's tricky housing market with over $1 million in profit: 'You get that money, you get the hell out'

Jeremy Smith and his wife thought they wanted to downsize in retirement. But when the Californians saw home prices in Oregon, they changed their mind.

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