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The Los Angeles wildfires have devastated the city over the last week.Local spots like Yeastie Boys Bagels and Sunday Gravy are working to feed evacuees and first responders.Pizza spots, including LaSorted’s and Jon & Vinny’s, are also sending free pies to firefighters.On the second day of the Los Angeles fires,…
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) have become a popular alternative to traditional homes and apartments.Three people who built and moved into ADUs shared with BI how they improved their lives.One person said moving into an ADU “was the best decision we ever made.”For newlyweds Aislyn and Ali Benjamin, purchasing a traditional…
My husband and I moved from Hamburg, Germany to a small Italian town in August.The town offers homes for 1 euro and we were worried about the poor reputation these places have.However, we took the risk and we’re so glad we did.My husband and I became interested in the 1-euro…
Evan Duby had been a real-estate broker for just a few years when he decided to try an unusual method of selling a home. Five buyers were offering to pay similar amounts for one of his listings, a one-bedroom co-op unit in a leafy Brooklyn neighborhood with an asking price…
How nice would it be to leave everything behind, unplug from the world, and relax abroad?This thought lingered in Adrian Chia’s mind after a two-week family vacation exploring the Great Ocean Road in Melbourne in 2016.Shortly after returning home to Singapore, he floated the concept of living an unplugged life…
Gordon Getty, heir to the Getty fortune, listed his Greek- and Roman-inspired mansion in San Francisco for $5 million in August.Open Homes PhotographyGordon Getty and Michael Dell are among the billionaires trying to sell luxury properties in the US.It can take a long time for extremely expensive or unique homes…
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Daniel Daggers, a luxury real-estate agent and star of the Netflix show “Selling London.” It has been edited for length and clarity.I came from humble beginnings.When I was a kid, I would never have believed it if someone had told…
It’s chaos from the very start when Trenton Miller swings open the wooden doors of a four-bedroom home in McLean, Virginia, a suburb of Washington DC.Miller, a 19-year-old real-estate agent, takes the viewer on a frantic jog through all three floors of the $3.4 million property.He plays rock-paper-scissors with himself…
Mississippi County, Arkansas wants to help residents build their dream home, as long as they agree to live in the area for at least four years. To accomplish this goal, it’s offering up to $50,000 per household for a renovation or new build.The program — called Work Here, Live Here…
Japan’s glut of abandoned homes — or akiya — has hit the prices of surrounding properties, and the damage goes into the tens of billions.A report by Nikkei Asia on Tuesday estimated that the country’s property market suffered losses of some $24.7 billion over the last five years due to…
