Filed under: Home Improvement anekoho/Shutterstock A simple video camera often can be installed by the homeowner. Its presence alone is a deterrent to thieves. By Teresa Mears You want to keep your home safe from thieves, but you don’t want to spend a fortune doing so because, frankly, you don’t have a fortune worth stealing. Technology has significantly brought down the cost of home security systems and home surveillance cameras,
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes Getty ImagesAudrey Hepburn was nominated for an Oscar for her role as Holly Golightly in the 1961 film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” By Catherine Sherman Courtesy of Peter*Ashe Real Estate via ZillowThe brownstone at 169 E. 71st St. on the Upper East Side. You may remember Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard standing on these front steps. The brownstone featured prominently in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” has sold
Filed under: Home Improvement, Selling Getty ImagesA bathroom remodel can improve your enjoyment of your home but might not pay off if you’re planning to sell soon. By Michael Corbett Whether you’re looking to sell or stay put, you’ll save money on these home improvement projects. The possibilities are endless when it comes to remodeling and upgrading your house, and deciding where to put your precious dollars can be tough.
Filed under: Celebrity Homes, Selling Jim Bartsch via ZillowActor Jeff Bridges and his wife bought the 19-acre estate from musician Kenny Loggins in 1994. By Melissa Allison Sometimes, there’s a house. Well, it’s the house for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s this house, in the California coastal retreat of Montecito. Actor Jeff Bridges — beloved as The Dude in “The Big Lebowski” and an
Famed toy emporium FAO Schwarz, a household name for its aisles crammed with games and pricey playthings, shuttered its doors, a casualty of New York’s skyrocketing real estate prices. It reminded shoppers that it looked forward to welcoming them in the future at a new address.
NEW YORK (AP) — Activist investment firm Starboard Value says retailer Macy’s could boost its share price by spinning off its real estate into a separate company or forming a joint venture, saying the shares are worth almost double their current price.
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) – Sales of existing homes in Canada fell in June from May as a decline in sales in Ottawa and Montreal outweighed increases in the Toronto area, but national prices continued to rise, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Wednesday. The industry group for Canadian real estate agents said sales activity was down 0.8 percent last month from May, but noted that sales levels
Filed under: Buying, Financing, Refinancing ZillowThe weekly mortgage rate chart illustrates the average 30-year fixed interest rate in six-hour intervals. By Lauren Braun Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed home loans rose this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgages at 3.95 percent, up 7 basis points from the same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose late in the week, then hovered around 3.98
China’s real estate investment in the first half eased to its slowest since 2009, pointing to persistent weakness, even as sales improved on government measures to support the sector. Property investment, a main driver of the economy, grew 4.6 percent in the first half of 2015 from a year earlier, marking the slowest rate since the March quarter of 2009, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday. A
Filed under: Buying, Lifestyle, Selling ZillowThe home behind these gates in Roseville, about 20 miles from the California capital of Sacramento, has fairway views. By Melissa Allison Whether the fences, walls and gates are for a single home or a whole community, they bring privacy — and a certain degree of glamour — to what’s behind them. Celebrities have long favored gated living, and retirees are known to roam there