Tag: real estate
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Muhammad Ali’s Beautiful LA Mansion
Widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali was named “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated in 1999. Born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, he started boxing at the age of twelve. At eighteen, he took home gold in the 1960 Olympics before going pro. In 1964, he upset Sonny…
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Florida Pirate Island Hideaway Now For Sale
This feature via our friends at toptenrealestatedeals.com Black Sam Bellamy was one of the most notorious and wealthiest pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy in the early nineteenth century. In his short pirate career, he captured fifty-three ships, including the English slave ship Whydah Gally, which he used as his flagship. The famous pirate’s island…
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Sir Elton John Lists Atlanta Condo
I bet you did not know these facts from our friends at toptenrealestatedeals.com : British singer-pianist-composer Elton John is the most successful solo artist in the history of the Billboard charts, with more than 50 number-one hits, seven number-one albums, and over 300 million in record sales. He has received two Oscars, a Tony, a…
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Canada’s Jim Carrey Lists L.A. Brentwood Mansion
Jim Carrey’s prolific career includes marquee comedy roles such as The Riddler, The Mask and Ace Ventura and critically acclaimed dramas Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, for which he won two golden globes and eleven MTV awards. In 2022, he announced that he was taking a break from acting and was considering retirement. The prolific…
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International Monetary Fund- World Economy Still Recovering
The IMF announced today (Tuesday, April 11, 2023) in the World Economic Outlook’s press briefing that the baseline forecast for global output growth is 0.1 percentage point lower than predicted in the January 2023 WEO Update, before rising to 3.0 percent in 2024. “The world economy is still recovering from the unprecedented upheavals of the last…
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Yankee Candle Founder’s Estate: “like having Disneyland in the backyard”
Michael Kittredge started making candles as a teenager and selling them to friends and family. One of his first products was a Christmas candle he made for his mother on the family stove out of his melted crayons and a wick from a shoelace. Within a few years, he had opened his first Yankee Candle…
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Why Financial Industry Needs To ‘Get Real’ About Cyber Security
Why the Financial Sector? Within the global sector of cyber security, the two major areas that are constantly under attack are financial and governmental. Financial organizations that hold consumer data, in particular those that provide financial services to retail and commercial customers, including banks, investment companies, real estate firms, retail banking and insurance companies, are…
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Bieber’s Hawaii Vacation Hangout Going To Auction
One of Hawaii’s most photographed and celebrity-popular homes with postcard views of a 240-foot natural waterfall, a sports stadium with seating for 450 people, a nine-tee golf course, an aquatic center, a two-story water slide, and some of Hawaii’s best ocean views is going to auction. Read more about this stunning slice of Hawaii. Shout…
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Johnny Depp’s Los Angeles Penthouse Collection Threatened By Divorce
What once was a successful pairing between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has changed course and their dirty laundry is playing out in real time all over the world. Whether real or as a way to get each back into the limelight and boost their careers, the court case has proven to be entertainment on…
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Silicon Valley Mansion May Set New Sales Record
California’s San Francisco Bay area is the United States’ most expensive real estate market, with a median home-sale price of USD$1.3 million (CAD$1.7 million). Toronto and the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) is Canada’s most expensive real estate market, with a median home-sale price of CAD$1.3 million (USD just under $1 million). Unlike its southern neighbor…
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NORTH AMERICAS MOST EXPENSIVE HOME FOR SALE
Once projected to list for $500 million USD, this LA home is for sale at a still staggering $295 million USD. “America’s Most Expensive Home – Twice As Big as the White House” One of the world’s most expensive homes, appropriately named “The One,” has just hit the market. Construction ran several years late causing…
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How to Use Your Home Equity to Deal with Unexpected Housing Costs
If you don’t have any available savings, your home equity can provide an immediate source of funds. Even the most responsible homeowners can find themselves faced with an unexpected home emergency repair or maintenance issue without the cash on hand to deal with it. If this is you, you are not alone. There are solutions available that…
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Considering the Investment Value of a Retirement Home
Moving into a retirement home marks a special occasion because it signifies the beginning of your golden years. While this means that you can finally relax and start enjoying all of life’s greatest pleasures to their fullest extent, it shouldn’t mean that you can disregard financial planning either. Out of the Old and Into the New …