BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 31, 2018 (CMC) – Barbadian authorities have a message for all hoteliers and developers on the island: “There are no private beaches in Barbados”. General Manager of the National Conservation Commission (NCC), Keith Neblett, said the Barbadian ...
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Feed SubscriptionMichelangelo’s Romantic Tuscan Villa On The Market With A Reduced Price Of US$7.5 Million
Merriam Webster defines romance as “an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an especially heroic era, adventure or activity.” Though it was centuries later when Webster wrote it, the definition could easily have described this 11th-century farmhouse that Renaissance master, ...
Read More »How To Repair A Fixer-Upper For Personal Use Or Profit
By Lee Wallender Contributing Writer House fixer-uppers are more popular than ever. Sparked by economic changes and fueled by the influence of TV home shows and shelter magazines, ordinary folks, not just developers, are purchasing fixer-uppers both for personal use ...
Read More »Renting Out Part Of Your Home: What To Expect For Income And Repairs
By Lee Wallender Contributing Writer You want extra income and you just happen to have extra space in your house. What could be more logical than turning a portion of your home into a small apartment and renting it out? ...
Read More »For Sale: Former US President Richard Nixon’s Southern “White House”
“In these difficult years, America has suffered from a fever of words; from inflated rhetoric that promises more than it can deliver; from angry rhetoric that fans discontents into hatreds; from bombastic rhetoric that postures instead of persuading. We cannot ...
Read More »Want To Buy Mel Gibson’s Jungle Paradise? It’s For Sale
Braveheart Oscar-winning director and actor, Mel Gibson, whose most recent critically acclaimed film is Hacksaw Ridge, is selling his romantic, ultimate getaway, Playa Barrigona, now reduced from $35 million to $29.75 million. With its year-round tropical weather, democratic government since ...
Read More »Michael S. Smith: Decorator To The Obamas
As US President Barack Obama’s time in office neared its last months in 2016, his family’s future home, outside the White House, was a frequent guessing game in celebrity real estate media. Most of the rumors were that the Obamas ...
Read More »What To Know When Buying A Heritage Home
(NC) Whether you live in a big city or a small town, the buildings around us are important markers of our national history. As Canada commemorates its 150th anniversary, make sure to explore some of the heritage buildings in your ...
Read More »Celine Dion’s Florida Water Park Mansion Sold
After being placed on the market almost four years ago, the Florida waterpark home built by Celine Dion and her husband, Renee Angelil, has just sold. Celine and Renee purchased the five-acre lot in 2008 for $7 million and began ...
Read More »Joining The Tiny House Movement? What You Need To Know
(NC) As young families struggle amid climbing home prices while their parents look towards downsizing, many Canadians are rethinking what home looks like. Proof of this trend are the micro homes, small houses or tiny houses that are popping up ...
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