Mar 8th 2011 2:34PM
Vacation rentals aren't what they used to be -- they're better and bigger and more luxurious than ever. Early March is that time of the year when "just one more snowfall" is just-one-more-snowfall too many. The answer to the question, How do I survive the last gasps of winter? Take a vacation. For most of us, a pretty... Continue Reading »
Jun 16th 2010 12:30PM
India is emerging as a global economic power, with a rising middle and wealthy class with money to burn, which is good news for Lodha Developers, a Mumbai company about to break ground on the world's tallest residential tower -- and, no doubt, one of the city's priciest real estate offerings. With 117 stories, the... Continue Reading »
Jun 4th 2010 8:45AM
The alleged Times Square car bomber, apprehended last month on suspicion of leaving a homemade bomb in his SUV, is on track to lose his Shelton, Conn., home to foreclosure. The suspect, Faisal Shahzad, 30, is in jail without bail for five felony charges. To avoid foreclosure, he is being ordered to repay $213,000 to... Continue Reading »
Feb 12th 2010 12:02PM
Good thing you didn't decide to buy one of the 1,000 apartments for sale in the tallest tower in the universe, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the now cash-strapped Emirate of outrageous excess in the Persian Gulf. If you had you might be hiking up a zillion stairs to your home, lugging groceries. Just a month after we saw... Continue Reading »
Jan 12th 2010 3:05PM
It was only a matter of time. No sooner than the Burj Dubai was crowned the world's tallest building, a rival plan would create a skyscraper even taller. The real surprise? It's In Miami. The proposed Miapolis which would pierce the sky 3,200 feet above Miami -- more than 600 feet higher than the half-mile high Burj.... Continue Reading »
