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THREE COSTA DEL SOL TOWNS ARE DRIVING MALAGA’S PROPERTY MARKET INTO THE TOP OF NATIONAL RANKINGS

May 5, 2018

MARBELLA, Estepona and Benahavis are officially among the hottest and ‘most mature’ markets in Spain. The three towns saw sales shoot up by 11.15% in 2017 compared to the year before, exceeding  pre-2007 levels by 10.4%. The rest of Spain, meanwhile, still lags 21% behind pre-financial crisis levels. The figures come from The Marbella Property Market Report 2018, compiled by Christopher Clover at Panorama Properties – Marbella’s longest-ru...

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The Javits Center’s Major Expansion Begins To Take Shape On The Far West Side

May 4, 2018

Render showing the completed expansion of the facility, photo credit from Governor Andrew Cuomo's Office While Related’s rising skyscrapers at Hudson Yards tend to dominate the headlines for the Far West Side, the Javits Center’s expansion is another major component of the neighborhood’s ongoing revitalization. Located on the northern end of the Jacob K. Javits Center, the new 1.2 million square-foot addition to the building has been progre...

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Best hiking near NYC you can get to by public transportation

May 2, 2018

Get out of town and into nature by visiting one of these hiking spots near New York City Shutterstock.com Spring has finally arrived in New York City—which means it’s time to start thinking about all of the ways you’re going to spend time outdoors in the next few months. There are plenty of things to do in the five boroughs, of course—public art to see, parks to visit, and the like—but sometimes you just want to get away from the...

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The Los Angeles home-buying guide

May 1, 2018

Elizabeth Daniels Everything you need to know before launching a house hunt in LA Buying a home can be a truly daunting task. In today's America, it requires that many prospective homeowners sink their entire life savings into a single purchase that also happens to be the place they plan to live. In Los Angeles, where prices are sky-high and still rising, that can be a particularly overwhelming idea. For many buyers, particular...

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Central Park Tower, Country’s Tallest Building Under Construction, Officially Reaches Supertall Territory

April 29, 2018

From left to right, 111 West 57, One57, Central Park Tower, and 220 Central Park South, image by Michael Young Central Park Tower is finally starting to stick out in Manhattan’s skyline. The building, located at 217 West 57th Street, has been obscured up until now by its immediate neighbor and the near-supertall tower, 220 Central Park South. Most significant to this update is CPT is finally reaching supertall status, i.e. 984 feet (300m) abov...

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SPAIN’S PROPERTY MARKET MOVES PAST UK’S TO BE RANKED FOURTH BEST INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE WORLD

April 28, 2018

SPAIN’S property market has been ranked the fourth most rewarding investment opportunity in the world.  In the new 2018 ranking by Afire, the holiday hotspot moved from sixth in the ranking last year to fourth, leapfrogging the UK, who moved down from third last year to fifth. With 30% of respondents’ votes, the US remains the country most likely to make you money on your property investment. Brazil took second place with just under 25% o...

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Spanish property market has strong start to 2018, especially in Madrid and Palma

April 27, 2018

  The residential property market in Spain is seeing continued growth in the first quarter of 2018 as prices increased overall by 3.8% year on year, with activity led by Madrid and Palma de Mallorca. The capital city saw prices increase by 17% in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2017 and by 14.7% in Palma de Mallorca, according to the latest index from appraisal firm Tinsa. Prices also increased strongly in ...

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Exclusive Reveal For $700 Million Harlem River Yards Mega-Project, Including New York’s First Soccer Stadium Designed By Rafael Viñoly

April 26, 2018

Harlem River Yards, image by Rafael Viñoly Architects When it comes to new developments, stadiums are a rarity in New York City. But today, YIMBY has the first look at an enormous project coming to the South Bronx waterfront, dubbed Harlem River Yards, submitted to the city by a Related-led partnership. The plans would rise adjacent to Somerset Partners’ assortment of new towers already in the works, adding another major affordable housing bu...

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Manhattan Luxury Market Springs to Life

April 25, 2018

High-end activity has had the best start to spring since the boom days of 2015 A view of Midtown Manhattan ALEKS IVIC VISUALS / GETTY IMAGES Despite uncertainty whipping around Manhattan’s luxury market, it has had the best start to spring since the boom days of 2015, according to the Olshan Report Monday. Well-heeled buyers signed contracts for 25 homes priced over $4 million in the week ending Sunday, accord...

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Want to buy a house? Better make it quick

April 24, 2018

Median home only took 81 days to sell last year People on the hunt for a new home will need to make their final decisions quickly. A new Zillow Group report found that the median home in the U.S. only took 81 days to sell in 2017. That includes the closing, which generally takes four to six weeks, which means the homes are only on the market for about 30 days. This is a new record dating back to at least 2010, when Zillow started keeping ...

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