Transplants from the East and West Coasts are flocking to Austin for affordable luxury homes—relative to prices back home. And developers are betting that more people will move downtown.
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Environmentally friendly features may only generate modest gains when it is time to sell
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Low interest rates and loosening credit qualifications are helping young-adult buyers qualify for mortgages—and, in some areas, jumbo loans.
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The suspense writer still misses her childhood home—a 1920s Tudor with a scary story
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From his Pine Island, Fla., home, novelist Randy Wayne White writes amid the mementos of his life as an outdoorsman, adventurer and globe trotter.
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Designed by Frank Gehry, the house sits on 3.3 acres on grounds that include enclosures for a collection of farm animals
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The nearly 2-acre property is located between two sandy beaches
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The influential photographer lived at the West Village property in the 1960s.
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For an April-themed arrangement, floral designer Lindsey Taylor welcomes the rainy season with a riff on Gerhard Richter’s windshield-wiper-ish painting ‘Bouquet.’
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One writer recalls his lifelong love affair with black-and-white checkerboard floors.
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Residential real estate is becoming the next frontier for speed-based investing. Math-driven models powered by historical patterns can size up homes and calculate future income in minutes.
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A development in suburban New York City will include luxury amenities, even though it will house those who qualify for affordable housing.
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A U.S. property-development firm is increasing its bet on Nicaragua, one of several developing countries that are attracting new tourism-industry investors.
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German real-estate business Deutsche Wohnen said its bid to take over Austrian rival Conwert Immobilien Invest has collapsed after it failed to reach the minimum acceptance threshold.
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