Posts with tag luxury

Spa Shower: Luxury in the Bathroom

When David Maher, a financial adviser in Cleveland, bought a raw condo space in a downtown building earlier this year, he decided to install a spa shower to make his new home a special place. Maher paid attention the details in his master bathroom and upgraded to a Moen-brand luxury shower unit called the ioDIGITAL. The... Continue Reading »

Most Expensive House in Most Expensive Zip Code: Is It Worth It?

It may look like Newport, R.I., but it's actually New Jersey -- the Jersey that Manhattanites and Americans of all stripes love to mock. But Alpine, N.J., is far from the Jersey Shore of "Snooki" and "The Situation." Just six miles away from Manhattan, it is the most expensive zip code in the United States, according to... Continue Reading »

Miami Condo With Designer Parking Spot, Zero View

Look, it's a parking garage! No, it's a shopping mall! Wait, it's a 2-bedroom, 2.5 bath condo that will set you back about $2 million! To be precise, the new mixed-use building complex at 1111 Lincoln Road in Miami's South Beach is all of the above and more - parking spaces, high end retail, and 4 condo residences -... Continue Reading »

Buckle Up: Private Jet Tours of Vegas' Foreclosed Properties

The rich are skittish about buying foreclosed properties - and with good reason. Who wants to join those crowded bus and boat tours that ferry hordes of bargain hunters to abandoned homes, where you have to traipse through discarded furniture and overgrown lawns? Now foreclosure tourism is aiming for a higher market with... Continue Reading »

The Recession's Most Ridiculous Luxuries

We all have too much stuff we don't need and never use because as modern day consumers in a land of abundance we're programmed to swipe the card and think (and pay) later. So as the Great Recession and real estate market slump sap our buying power, and we all take stock of what's really important in our lives, let's take a... Continue Reading »

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