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Manhattan Home Sales Surge Ahead of Mansion Tax Hike

Manhattan Home Sales Surge Ahead of Mansion Tax Hike

Buyers flooded the market, reversing a downturn in sales and prices that has plagued the city for at least a year and a half   A tax hike went into effect Monday on home sales of $2 million or more. GETTY IMAGES Home sales in Manhattan spiked in the second quarter, as...

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NYC Pride March 2019: Parade route and street closures

NYC Pride March 2019: Parade route and street closures

  Everything you need to know about the city’s biggest celebration of its LGBTQ community Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images NYC Pride is here! And this year—the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising—is a big one for New York’s LGBTQ community: The city is...

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Hamish Bowles Takes in the Best of Madrid, Past and Present

Hamish Bowles Takes in the Best of Madrid, Past and Present

  Photo: Hamish Bowles Madrid really is the city that never sleeps, as I discovered when I hied thither for the opening festivities for Balenciaga and Spanish Painting, curated by Eloy Martinez de la Pera, which opened last week at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. I...

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New home sales in Spain soar in the last 12 months

New home sales in Spain soar in the last 12 months

Spanish luxury real estate agency Lucas Fox witnessed sales of new homes triple in the period from January to April 2019, compared to the same time last year. Lucas Fox said the upsurge in new homes transactions is largely due to a significant increase in sales by its...

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