Sea breezes, sunshine, the gentle sound of waves—oh, yeah, and your toddler screaming because he just tried to eat sand. I grew up near the beach and come from a long line of beachgoers, but when my own son entered the picture, I realized it’s hard with kids! We’ve weathered sunscreen-induced tantrums, swim-diaper disasters, and
Continue Reading...We Are a Family with Anxiety
I’d been go-go-go all my life, but when my preschooler was struggling to cope, I finally realized I had to slow down. I’d always known that my 6-year-old daughter, Lilly, had strong opinions—she started voicing them at 22 months and hasn’t let up. She’d also had some obsessive-compulsive tendencies: Her many books had to be
Continue Reading...Property Deals in England, Wales Continue to Decline in April
Total property sales in England and Wales continued their freefall in April, with the number of registrations down nearly 16% compared to March, according to official data released Thursday by the U.K. Land Registry. The government received 74,683 sales registrations in April, a 1.8% decline from a year ago, as the property market across the
Continue Reading...Historic Manor House With Polo Field and Tennis Court Asks £10 Million
A 15th century manor house in the English countryside that comes complete with all the amenities fit for a bona fide British aristocrat is on the market. Ockwells Manor, in the county of Berkshire, and close to Windsor, listed earlier this month with an asking price of £10 million (US$12.6 million). The centuries-old property has
Continue Reading...U.K. Property Price Growth Continues to Slow
U.K. real estate prices have remained sluggish in May, according to a report from Nationwide released Friday. Prices edged up 0.6% compared to the same time last year, marking the sixth consecutive month price growth hasn’t broken past 1%, the bank and mortgage provider said. For the majority of last year—with the exception of December—house
Continue Reading...Monaco Remains the World’s Most Expensive Prime Residential Market
Monaco remains the world’s most expensive prime residential market, with a typical home costing €48,800 per square meter (US$5,000 per square foot), a price that’s double that of Paris and London, according to highlight of a study by Savills released Friday. The average sales price in the tiny sovereign city-state—only encompassing less than 500 acres
Continue Reading...Can the World’s Wealthiest Absorb the High-End Home Glut
In Manhattan, there are around 500 homes asking $10 million and up, and a surfeit of mega-pricey properties is also appearing in Los Angeles and Miami. The growing glut of wildly expensive homes begs the question: Are there enough people who can afford them? Perhaps eventually. Despite a darkening economic outlook globally, wealth creation is
Continue Reading...Muhammad Ali’s Kentucky Home Finds a Buyer
After taking a few price cuts over the past year, the Louisville, Kentucky, home of the late Muhammad Ali has finally found a buyer. The home went under contract Monday and was last priced at $1.75 million in February, according to public listing records. Ali’s widow, Lonnie Ali, first listed the home in September 2016
Continue Reading...Bruce Willis Asks $12.95 Million for New York Country Retreat
Actor Bruce Willis and his wife Emma are listing their 22-acre country estate near Bedford Corners, N.Y., for $12.95 million as the couple plans a move to the West Coast. “The only reasons we are giving it up is because we are so far from our California family, which is why we have decided to
Continue Reading...Restaurateur Michael Chow Buys Katy Perry’s Los Angeles Homes
Both of Katy Perry’s neighboring Los Angeles homes are now in the hands of a new owner—Michael Chow, founder of the Mr. Chow restaurant chain. Mr. Chow paid a total of $12.704 million for his new homes, according to public listing records. The larger of the two went for $9.404 million, closing on March 4,
Continue Reading...Largest Penthouse in Star-Studded 443 Greenwich Lists for $57 Million
The largest penthouse loft at Tribeca’s star-studded 443 Greenwich Street is back on the market after only two years, this time with a significantly higher asking price—$57 million. The apartment, referred to as PHH, sold on March 10, 2017, when it was brand new, for $43.9 million, according to property records. Mansion Global was not
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