Aug 23rd 2010 2:54PM
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 »
Jun 8th 2010 5:00PM
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 »
Apr 9th 2010 6:40PM
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 »
Apr 8th 2010 6:45PM
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 »
Apr 7th 2010 4:04PM
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 »
