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Huntsville’s Apartment Boom Slows as Market Hits Oversupply
By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS With vacancy rates rising and new developments stalling, experts say Huntsville’s apartment market may need time to catch its breath. The $375 million Front Row project, located at Clinton Avenue and Monroe Street in downtown...
How founder of Singapore-based Airwallex rejected Stripe buyout before building $997 million fortune
NEW YORK – Seven years ago, Airwallex co-founder Jack Zhang walked away from what looked like the deal of a lifetime. Stripe was offering to buy his company for US$1.2 billion (S$1.5 billion) and legendary Sequoia investor Michael Moritz was...

Huw Edwards slashes price of his £4.75million family home AGAIN and his 'divorce has been delayed'
By CIARAN FOREMAN Published: 19:57 EDT, 10 June 2025 | Updated: 20:12 EDT, 10 June 2025 Disgraced ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards has reportedly been forced to delay his divorce and cannot find a buyer for his £4.75million mansion. The six-bedroom...

Guest column: Bringing Western Slope property priorities to Washington, D.C.
Last week, I had the honor of traveling to Washington, D.C., alongside fellow realtors from across the country to advocate on behalf of Colorado property owners and real estate professionals. As the appointed Federal Political Coordinator (FPC)...
High-rise switch sends apartment prices flying in these suburbs
Apartment price growth has matched or beaten that of houses in close to two-thirds of suburban markets over the past year, the result of surging construction costs, affordability constraints and the changing sentiment of younger homebuyers. Those...

5 Victorian real estate agencies under fire for rental bidding
Five Victorian real estate agencies are set to appear in court next month for wrongly advertising rental properties and violating Victoria’s rental bidding laws. Investigations by Consumer Affairs Victoria’s renting taskforce have shed light on...

Surge in first-time buyers over 45 will land millions with a mortgage in retirement
Millions more Britons face retiring with mortgage debt thanks to a surge in first-time buyers in their mid-forties and older. The number of first-time buyers aged 45 and over has more than tripled in four years, according to the analysis by the...

This summer, UAE's Indian expats buy 'lighter' gold
When it comes to Indian expats in the UAE making last-minute pre-travel gold shopping, there is a clear trend that’s showing up. (In India, the price of 1 'tola' of 22K gold is around Rs108,824. One tola is around 12 grams. One dirham fetches...

Maribyrnong home sells for $1.8m in heated auction
Edgewater Estate home fetches $1.8m at auction after strong bidding from families drawn to its rare double block, lifestyle appeal and flexible floorplan. A Melbourne family home has surged $400,000 past reserve to hit a $1.8m price tag, and the...

3 Dividend Stocks I’d Rather Buy Over BCE Stock
BCE (TSX:BCE) has long been regarded as a dividend stalwart in Canada for years. With a market cap of $27 billion, it is one of Canada’s largest telecommunications and media companies. However, in recent years, the lustre of this company has...

City of Memphis looking to sell Serenity Towers after helping relocate all residents
Attorneys said the building's first floor has been boarded up, and the property will not reopen until someone purchase it with a plan to transform the site. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — City of Memphis officials are looking to sell Serenity Towers with the...

Elena 2bdr Modern Apartment
Area: 152 m2 (105 m2 + 47 m2 terraces) Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 + 1 Two-bedroom, fully furnished apartment of 152 m2 with sea view, Elena building. The apartment consists of a spacious living room with a dining room and kitchen, two en suite...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Two killed after massive Russian drone strike sets Kharkiv apartments ablaze
2 killed in overnight drone attacks on Kharkiv A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv overnight killed at least two people and injured 28. Mayor Igor Terekhov reported 17 strikes across two districts, causing fires in a five-storey building with over...
The Apartment Glut Is Ending and Demand Is Rising. Rents Are Headed Up, Too.
With house prices still high, mortgage rates stuck just under 7%, and plenty of economic uncertainty, consumers are once again seeing the virtues of renting. Rent growth slowed over the past several years as the largest surge of new multifamily...

The lowest-priced big home on the island? Storied Georgian pile for €415,888
Address: Prehen House, Prehen Park, Derry, Co Derry Price: €415,888 Agent: Savills If you’ve ever dreamed of being a lord or lady of the manor, purchasing Prehen House, a grade-one listed property overlooking the river Foyle less than 4km outside...

This family-run golf operation in Mass. hasn’t changed prices in 26 years
For more than a quarter century, while prices for nearly everything have climbed steadily upward, one family-owned business in Leicester, Massachusetts, has stood firm against inflation. Tatnuck Driving Range, a local recreation spot, has...

Qantas share price lifts off on big Asian news
Qantas shares have surged more than 73% in a year. Here's why they're gaining again today. Posted by Bernd Struben earned his BA in economics from the University of Michigan in 1991, with post-graduate studies in environmental economics at the...

Former Portland Timbers player buys Salem JC Penny building
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Nat Borchers, a former defender for the Portland Timbers, is on track to purchase the old JC Penny building on Liberty Street in downtown Salem. Borchers purchased the three-story, 100,000 square-foot building for roughly $5...

Nacogdoches County Hospital district Board to start property tax adoption process
We all know that one way to express appreciation for another person is to buy or make something just for them. In our experience, men are often difficult to buy for, which is why making something delicious is often a perfect idea! If you have a...

American Red Cross buys former Norm’s Pizza property for $1.1M
WILKES-BARRE — It appears the headquarters for the regional chapter of the American Red Cross is moving — across the street to the former Norm’s Pizza location. American National Red Cross recently purchased the former pizza shop property at 275...