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Condo Smarts: Unit owner wrong in refusing common property repairs
The Province
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July 9, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Homes Condos 'One owner/occupier has declined to have their new windows installed for personal reasons.' Owners must always be reminded when they live in a strata, their home is not their castle, says Tony Gioventu. Photo by...
Condo prices make record slide as crisis hits breaking point
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
Condo prices across the US are plummeting — with some areas seeing values sink by a staggering one-third in just a year. The average condo sale price in the US fell 2.2 percent year over year to $354,100 in May, a new report shows — making it the...
Hà Nội’s condo market sees Q2 surge in high-end supply
Vietnam News
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July 11, 2025
HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội real estate market continues to heat up in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, driven by a surge in high-end condominium supply, while mid-range apartments gradually lose prominence. In a report on the capital city's property...
Bitcoin hits new all-time high at $113,804 as supply shrinks and big buyers load up
The Economic Times
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July 10, 2025
Bitcoin hit a new all-time high, crossing $112,000 around 12:30 PM ET and then reached $113,804. There are not many bitcoins available for everyday buyers right now, as mentioned in the reports. The liquid supply of bitcoin is getting smaller, and...
House builders offer £100m to drop competition probe
Construction Enquirer
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July 9, 2025
Grant Prior 6 hours ago Seven house builders have offered to pay a total of £100m following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority. The watchdog launched a probe in February 2024 after uncovering evidence some house builders may...
All the Kids Essentials I'm Buying on Prime Day
Country Living
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July 10, 2025
A lot of people use Prime Day (which is happening now!) to invest in pricy tech or furniture. Not me. As a mom of a 4-year-old and a 10-month-old, I rely heavily on Amazon to keep my house running smoothly (I won't lie, there's nothing smooth...
Weak condo market means tough choices for potential move-up buyers
Money Sense
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July 10, 2025
“There’s a lack of liquidity in the condo market, so that’s preventing potential move-up buyers from reallocating that money, or buyers from moving up in the market, potentially, because their condos aren’t worth what they expected them to be...
Solano Chronicles: Investors sought for historic house
The Vallejo Times Herald - California
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July 10, 2025
Editor’s note: Brendan Riley’s Solano Chronicles column appears every other Sunday in the print edition of the Vallejo Times-Herald. Vallejo officials have issued a request for proposals that could preserve the city’s historic but deteriorating...
Livvy Dunne called too ‘sparkly’ for NYC neighborhood as locals question why co-op blocked her from buying Babe Ruth pad
New York Post
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July 10, 2025
She may have played gymnastics with the truth. Former LSU gymnast and influencer Olivia “Livvy” Dunne’s viral sob story about being rejected by an Upper West Side co-op board stretches many details, neighbors and building insiders claimed. Other...
Record-high rents and bidding wars leave NYC house hunters scrambling for shelter this summer
New York Post
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July 10, 2025
Daniela Mora, a stand-up comedian and content creator, found nothing to laugh about when she began her hunt for a one-bedroom rental in Manhattan this year. In order to find a new lease by June 1, Mora’s May consisted of scouring StreetEasy at all...
How Welsh rugby 'set fire to the house': At risk of losing TWO regions, more strike talks and star players ready to quit amid financial chaos
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Welsh rugby risks losing more of its top stars as uncertainty over the future of the country’s national game has left players frustrated, isolated and struggling with their mental health. In 2023, Mail Sport reported that the Wales squad...
How to finance a Tesla: In-house and third-party options
Yahoo Finance
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Tesla offers in-house financing in several states, along with the option for borrowers to secure their own loan through an outside lender. The Tesla financing process requires borrowers to arrange for funds ahead of vehicle delivery. The most...
Musk's most ruinous business deal after lending $7 million to a couple to buy a house
AS
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July 11, 2025
Back in 2013, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk purchased a prestigious mansion in Los Angeles with deep personal significance. Not only was the property located in the upscale Bel Air neighborhood, but it had also once belonged to one of Musk’s...
Portland broker report: Condo prices sink while single-family market continues surge
Mainebiz - Oregon
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The residential real estate market in Portland is steady but showing signs of shifts in the single-family, condo and multifamily sectors, according to a Q2 2025 market report from RE/MAX Shoreline, based on information from the Maine Real Estate...
Starmer's Sandbanks exodus: Experts warn properties Britain's most sought-after postcode are becoming unsellable - as Labour's tax bombs drive buyers abroad to Dubai and the Mediterranean
Daily Mail
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July 11, 2025
The great Sandbanks gold rush might be over - with properties failing to sell and developers shutting up shop after local authorities were given the power to double council tax on second homes. Known as a bubble for the ultra-rich for its...
House left 'vibrating' amid Kendrick Lamar and SZA's Glasgow gig
Glasgow Times
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A local in Newton, a residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, asked others on Facebook last night (July 8) if they were 'aware of low rumbling noise' in the area. They said: "Anyone aware of a low rumbling noise? I hope it isn't...
Prime Day deals to shop: The Best Picks team share the top-rated sale items they are buying this weekend
Seven News
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July 10, 2025
The countdown is on — with just three days left of the 2025 Prime Day sales, now is the time to snap up some of the year’s biggest bargains. At Best Picks, we’ve been busy scanning thousands of deals at Amazon Australia to highlight the best...
Livvy Dunne brushes off brutal NYC apartment rejection as she's handed iconic award
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Livvy Dunne might have been brutally denied her dream apartment earlier this week but, in typical fashion, the former LSU gymnast has managed to bounce back. It emerged earlier this week that Dunne, 22, had tried to spend big on a three-bedroom...
My Daughter’s Starting First Grade — Here’s What I’m Buying Now (So I Don’t Panic in August)
SheKnows - New York
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July 10, 2025
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. I swore I wouldn’t be that mom — the one sweating through aisle 7 at Target two days before school starts,...
Olivia Dunne's bid for Babe Ruth's apartment halted by phone call
Allhomes
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Olivia Dunne was just days away from picking up the keys to her new apartment when her phone rang. The American influencer and former star gymnast had told friends and family she would soon be the new owner of a pad on the city’s affluent Upper...