Bess Freedman, the CEO of Brown Harris Stevens, has led her New York City real-estate brokerage while working remotely and dealing with uncertainty this year. Now that her office and the real estate market has opened up again, she has…
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How Fredrik Eklund is expanding his bicoastal real estate team into a new market during a pandemic
Fredrik Eklund is the cofounder of Eklund Gomes, a prominent bicoastal team within high-ranking real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman. Despite the volatile real estate market brought on by the pandemic, Eklund is expanding his team to Orange County, California, and…
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Assisted Living. For All Ages.
Monday was pet portraits in a velvety lounge at 88 & 90 Lexington Avenue, a condominium development on 26th Street in New York City. Thursday was mixology in the chef’s kitchen at 121 East 22nd Street, the OMA-designed, prism-edged tower…
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10 things real-estate agents wish they could tell you — but won't
Business Insider asked real-estate agents around the country about what it’s really like working in their industry. Many real-estate agents wish their clients knew all the behind-the-scenes work they do beyond showing homes. Others said they wished their clients would…
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Who's Living In Whose Head Rent-Free Lately?
The phrase “living rent-free in your head” has lived rent-free in my head for some time. Though it was once relegated to self-help types and the very reddest trolls, its usage has expanded in recent months. In the first roundup,…
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50 Cent was reportedly spending $70,000 a month on his 52-room Connecticut home. We asked 3 real-estate agents to break down the 'invisible' costs of owning a mansion.
The rapper 50 Cent recently sold a $2.9 million Connecticut mansion that was reportedlycosting him $70,000 per month to keep. Such large estates can carry “invisible” costs that quickly add up to tens of thousands of dollars, according to real-estate…
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Bing Crosby’s former California home on the market for $5M
Are you dreaming of a warm-weather getaway? A home built for “White Christmas” crooner Bing Crosby has come on the market in Rancho Mirage, CA, for $5 million. The home with the prestigious pedigree was last sold in 2005 for…
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‘I find it appalling’: Developer makes millions off rundown military homes
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — One set of photographs, posted on Instagram, captures a grand, crimson-colored banquet hall at a 100-acre Irish estate with two 18th Century mansions. The owner has redecorated the residence in gilded mirrors and blue damask…
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