The sword-wielding man hired to kick squatters out of empty Oakland homes
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Jeff Bezos has reportedly purchased a waterfront mansion in Indian Creek, an artificial barrier island in Miami. Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images; Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Ge...
Rajan Chidambaram and Renzo Sanio built a short-term rental cabin in rural Virginia. Courtesy of Rajan Chidambaram Two recent college grads built a wellness-focused cabin in Front Royal, Virginia. The...
Jim Franck, 81, is a homebuilder in Oregon who has no plans to stop working, despite being financially comfortable. Brooke Herbert for BI This interview is based on a conversation with Jim Franck, 81,...
TK Courtesy of Natalie Lynch Natalie Lynch, 56, had been working since she was 15 and was burned out. She wanted a fresh start. In 2024, she moved to Italy, then to Spain, finally settling in a small ...
Real estate investing team Tanice and Paul Myers. Courtesy of Tanice Myers Each year, HomeVestors, the company behind We Buy Ugly Houses, hosts an ugly home contest. The contest showcases dramatic hom...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Adding a rooftop solar array to a home or business is exciting and expensive. ✓ It is tempting to cut corners to keep cos...
I tried looking for my dream home in various parts of the United States. Florida was great, but I eventually fell in love with the Midwest. Joe Opaleski After college in Florida , I spent time traveli...
Blackstone is acquiring Hamilton Island, a vacation destination near the Great Barrier Reef. Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Blackstone is acquiring Hamilton Island, a resort destinatio...
Offshore bondholders of distressed developer China Vanke could face near-total losses in a worst-case scenario, according to Barclays, underscoring the deepening risks in mainland China’s property sec...
Hong Kong police have arrested nine employees of a company suspected of using surveying equipment with 45 forged certificates in five hospital expansion projects and a government construction site. Th...
Patrick T. Fallon / AFP There are 10 cities that look like good options for those buying a home for the first time, Realtor.com said. The firm ranked cities for first-time homebuyers based on factors ...
I love taking my dog near the lake by our house. Hayley Hutson For years, I loved living in Charlotte , North Carolina — there's so much to do in the lively city. But city living wore my partner...
A new route connecting Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei and Tseung Kwan O will fully open this year, the city’s transport chief has said. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said on Saturday t...
Isreal Adeyanju bought a building in New Jersey with his good friend. Courtesy of Isreal Adeyanju Isreal Adeyanju is the co-owner of Kọ Café, a West African coffee shop in New Jersey. Adeyanju teamed ...
Resident-only restaurants are increasing in popularity. Tara Berner & Partners Luxury residences are turning to resident-only restaurants to appease tenants. Like any other amenity, they're meant to l...
AT&T's corporate headquarters in Dallas. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images AT&T told staff in a memo that it is moving its global headquarters to Plano, Texas. The new corporate campus would consolidate th...
A medium-sized NIWA cabin made by Koto Studio. Trent Bell UK-based architecture firm Koto makes cabins that are available in the US for the first time. The Niwa collection of minimalist tiny homes com...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Mr and Mrs Wadley's 19-year-old son has asthma. ✓ The son cannot come home for Christmas due to mould all over the wa...
StorageCafe analyzed dozens of big US cities to see how much downsizing would pay off. Getty Images Downsizing homes saves a homeowner about $200,000 over 10 years on average, says StorageCafe. Southe...