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High-end assisted living facilities popping up around the country

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 11:16 AM PST

Most people like to vacation in places that feature indoor pools, spa facilities and restaurants that provide a choice of gourmet meals every night. And others like to retire there. To cater to those seniors, a new batch of assisted living facilities have opened around the county that turn the concept of a nursing home on its head, the New York Times reports. In Brooklyn Heights, the former Leverich Towers Hotel — a 16-story Romanesque

Get your Gucci on: Mansion featured in Lady Gaga movie available on Airbnb

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 10:03 AM PST

Now you, too, can rent the House of Gucci — before it’s available on-demand. The Italian mansion pranced around in by the likes of Lada Gaga, Adam Driver, Salma Hayek and Jared Leto in the just-released film “House of Gucci” will be available for a one-person, one-night stay in March through the apartment rental service Airbnb. The New York Post reports a night in the Lake Como home, known as Villa Balbiano, can be scored by

In 10 years, homes in Austin, Texas go from bargain-basement to sky-high

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 08:20 AM PST

Everything’s bigger in Texas, and the price of a home in Austin is no longer an exception. The capital of the Lone Star State has fast become one of the hottest places to live in the country, and with 180 new residents moving to the city every day in 2020, prices of homes in its metropolitan area are skyrocketing, the New York Times reports. The cost of housing in the city of Austin reached a

Making money moves: Cardi B buying up real estate

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 08:00 AM PST

When rapper Cardi B isn’t busy busting up the Billboard Hot 100 chart, she’s putting together a real estate portfolio that she would probably describe as “okurrr.” Realtor.com reported that the 29-year-old has been involved in at least four significant real estate purchases in recent years as her career took off. The purchases range from family homes to potential overseas investment opportunities. In September, Cardi B dropped $5.85 million for a nine-bedroom, nine-bathroom home in

Hochul promises Second Avenue Subway work to advance in 2022

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 07:45 AM PST

Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to get the Second Ave. Subway project back on track. Hochul said on Nov. 23 that work on the project’s next phrase is “ready to go,” according to the New York Post. She spoke with reporters after touring a tunnel linked to the uber-expensive project. “We still need to get the approvals,” Hochul said in reference to the MTA’s application for federal funding. “Our application’s in. We’re ready. If we

Former Apollo CEO Leon Black buys $28M London townhouse

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 06:00 AM PST

Leon Black, the founder and former CEO of Apollo Global Management, bought an opulent apartment in London’s Belgravia neighborhood. Black bought the 7,500-square-foot unit for $28 million from the estate of Kathleen DuRoss Ford, the widow of Henry Ford II, according to Dirt. Black was forced out of his hedge fund last year after his close ties to Jeffrey Epstein were revealed through an independent review. The review found he paid Epstein $158 million for