actress Alexandra Daddario played a confused and ambivalent bride on “The White Lotus.” But the star’s real estate transactions are very savvy. Daddario and her husband, film producer Andrew Formjust sold the luxe Hancock Park estate for $7,675,000, after buying it for a discounted $7.3 million a little over a year ago. The couple reportedly…
Are you ready for Toronto’s new vacant home tax? Deadline to declare is Feb. 2
Toronto residents who own an empty home will soon be taxed for it, as the city pushes forward with a fee it says will help increase the housing supply and raise as much as $66 million a year. City hall’s new vacant home tax will start in the new year and the deadline for all…
Renovated West Midwood Standalone With Wood Burning Fireplace, Parking Asks $2.5 Million
This early 20th century standalone got a recent makeover that left the charm of the front porch intact while giving the interior a new look that included partially opening up the floor plan of the first floor, renovating all of the wet rooms and adding a bathroom. Left intact inside the West Midwood home are…
PEI government rolls out relief programs for landlords
The Island government is launching three new programs to support landlords during the 2023 rental freeze, with applications opening later next week. The first is a Rental Unit Property Tax Subsidy that will lower the cost of provincial property taxes payable in 2023. Owners of rental units in agreements longer than six months, as of…
Pending Home Sales Slid 4.0% in November
WASHINGTON (December 28, 2022) – Pending home sales slide for the sixth consecutive month in November, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. All four US regions recorded month-over-month decreased, and all four regions saw year-over-year declines in transactions. “Pending home sales recorded the second-lowest monthly reading in 20 years as interest rates, which climbed…
Stylish Prospect Heights Postwar Apartment With Vintage Kitchen, Parking, Parquet Asks $599K
In a postwar elevator building close to Grand Army Plaza, this one-bedroom co-op offers many charming features with 1950s élan, including an original kitchen and bathroom in apparently fine condition. There are also large rooms, parquet and corner windows. It’s on the sixth floor of 34 Plaza Street East, a full-service doorman building with 111…
Bering Land Bridge formed much later than originally thought, study suggests
The Bering Land Bridge, a stretch of land that once connected Asia with North America, came into existence much later than experts previously thought, but humans likely crossed not long after it formed, according to a new study. Researchers reconstructed the sea level history of the Bering Land Bridge from 46,000 years ago and found…
Georgia realtor receives an invitation to play the Masters by mistake
Scott Stallings arrived at his condo on Georgia’s Saint Simons Island to find a package holding the most prestigious letter in golf. He’d been invited to play in the Masters tournament in April. The only problem was this Scott Stallings is a realtor in Atlanta, not the world’s 54th ranked golfer who is also a…
Anik Zampini, Realtor, d’aprile properties
Number of years in real estate: Eight years. Describe your look: Classic, formal, with modern, tailored fit; confident and ready for the world. What do you consider a “fashion don’t”?Clothes that are too baggy or too tight. And always make sure your tie does not go below your belt. What style has come back into…
6 Creative Interiors Offer Some Brooklyn Living Inspiration
From the pages of Brownstoner magazine, here are the stories of six Brooklyn dwellers who adapted their interior spaces to suit their modern lives. Each property offers a personal spin on Brooklyn living, including an artist’s whimsical Prospect Heights brownstone, a casual home for a family in Ditmas Park and a woodwork-filled Prospect Lefferts Gardens…