Posts with tag condominium

Teresa Fusco thought she had done everything that she needed to do to sail comfortably into her golden years. She owned a condominium unit in Reading, Pa., with an appraised valued of $101,000, and she had a rainy-day fund in case her health failed. So she was shocked when earlier this year she suddenly found herself with... Continue Reading »

While his dad is busy making headlines of a presidential proportion, Don Trump Jr. continues real estate business as usual in the Trump dynasty. The 33-year-old Trump, pictured at left, is often seen as a set of eyes and ears for his father on "The Apprentice." He took a few moments to tell AOL Real Estate his thoughts on... Continue Reading »

Living in the heart of downtown Miami will cost you. To feel the pulse of the nearby American Airlines Arena, where NBA phenoms the Miami Heat (with their recently acquired superstars LeBron James and Chris Bosh) play, and the stellar Arsht Performing Arts Center requires at least $399,000 for the smallest... Continue Reading »

Accidental landlords Amy and Lawrence LeVine are having trouble unloading their one-bedroom condominium in uptown Chicago, within walking distance from jogging and biking trails off Lake Michigan. They would love to put in a renter, rather than take a loss on the sale, but their condo association already booted out their... Continue Reading »

Forget the room with a view -- in fact, you can forget the room with a window. Don't be surprised to discover during your next apartment hunt a strange phenomenon -- a windowless bedroom. But is it really OK to live in a windowless bedroom or, more specifically, to allow windowless rooms to be called bedrooms? This... Continue Reading »

One of six penthouse mega-condos at Wilshire Boulevard's The Carlyle Residences closed last week for $7.267 million. Sale of the 5,194-square-foot home made it the highest-priced condominium sale on L.A.'s famed eight-lane boulevard of high-rise residential buildings since February 2008. Built and developed by the Elad... Continue Reading »

If you have a family, finding a home in Washington, D.C. for $450,000 or less can be difficult. But if you're single, or married, and don't mind having a one-bedroom condo, possibly two bedrooms, then you can find a place to live in our nation's capital. With enough politics, nightlife, history, restaurants and other... Continue Reading »

Once upon a time, owning a piece of 56 Leonard Street – a condo tower designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron – would have set you back at least $3.5 million. Today, the building sold on-line for just over $1,000. Continue Reading »

A cold market (some might call it frozen) for condominium sales in downtown Los Angeles means that residential real estate projects have started to get creative with their marketing campaigns. Case in point: EVO's newly built glass-sheathed tower that rises up just blocks from L.A. Live and the Staples Center. This past... Continue Reading »

An only-in-Hollywood ribbon cutting ceremony featuring scantily clad dancers, Jimmy Kimmel and a performance by singer Robin Thicke plus the mayor, officially introduced Hollywood's newest real estate star: the W Hotel & Residences. After 10 years in development and almost three years of construction, the $600 million... Continue Reading »

Could Miami's condo canyon be filled with people at last? The Miami Herald reported Sunday that there were some bright lights in the once darkened multimillion-dollar condos that line Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami. In fact, real estate agents are reporting that units are finally moving thanks to the recent price... Continue Reading »

Oprah is as inextricably linked with the Chicago landscape as the Sears Tower. Thus her recent announcement of discontinuing "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011 has caused quite the stir in the Windy City. Beyond fears of life without their daily dose of Oprah, many Chicagoans are concerned about how this decision will... Continue Reading »

Rachel Uchitel, a.k.a., Tiger Woods' alleged mistress, isn't just another woman. Oh, no. She's a woman selling a Las Vegas condo. Not just any condo, either: a "ground floor penthouse." A what? Aren't penthouses supposed to be on the top floor? Maybe that's as old-fashioned an idea as a married man keeping his... Continue Reading »

Looking for a condo in the Windy City? You'll pay, on average, 9 percent less today for a condo in downtown Chicago than you would have in 2007. But the deals won't last forever, according to local experts. Continue Reading »