Sep 29th 2011 10:35AM
Numbers can drive you nuts. Some folks don't like the digits that reveal their ages, others get frustrated by the ones that make up their bank balances. Some parents can't figure out the "new math," and some of us are still a little shaky on the old math. But one number nearly everyone would agree they'd like to raise is... Continue Reading »
May 4th 2011 12:00AM
The 3,000-square-foot Hollywood Hills home once owned by Paris Hilton--and sold furnished, right down to her life-size portrait--now is available for lease at $20,000 a month. Mauricio Umansky, the Beverly Hills listing agent for the lease (and Paris' uncle), says the current owner is a Texas attorney who used the house... Continue Reading »
Apr 27th 2011 11:00AM
The recession has forced many Americans to make some hard choices, but none as stark as this: food or shelter. One in every four families that rent their homes could have to choose between paying rent, buying groceries or staying current on bills, according to a report released Tuesday. Yepoka Yeebo at Huffington Post... Continue Reading »
Apr 15th 2011 6:15PM
As the mercury rises, demand for vacation rentals is about to pick up. So why not break from the pack this summer and explore some of America's less, shall we say, "conventional" getaways? How about spending the Fourth of July perched atop an active lighthouse (we dare you to find a better place to watch the... Continue Reading »
Apr 11th 2011 3:45PM
Want to know if the recession is really over? Watch this space in two months for the answer. Using the high-end summer beach leases in Malibu and the Hamptons as a barometer, it looks like the prices being asked for seasonal rentals are as high as ever--up to $150,000 a month for a place in Malibu Colony and a whopping... Continue Reading »
