Europe

5 places for sale in Europe, while the U.S. dollar is strong

By Austin Havens-Bowen |August 5, 2022 - 12:20PM

An American in Paris: How a New Yorker should handle an apartment hunt in the City of Light

… In our new column the Expat Renter we check into how leasing an … and compare it to the sometimes intractable process New Yorkers have to go through here When it comes to sniffing … to rent a particular unit in the first place But our fair city is of course not the only place to seek out rental …

By Julie Strickland |March 30, 2017 - 8:59AM

New Construction + Condos

The latest city to crack down on pied-a-terres, Paris hits empty apartments with a whopping 60 percent tax

By Virginia K. Smith |March 21, 2017 - 2:59PM

Rent

Broker fees on rentals are now banned in the U.K., but New Yorkers shouldn't bank on it

By Virginia K. Smith |December 8, 2016 - 1:59PM

Escape

Julia Child's house is for sale and you should buy it ASAP

By Virginia K. Smith |November 12, 2015 - 2:05PM

The Market

Reminder: abandoned towns are still much cheaper than a New York apartment

… entire towns or islands that cost less than your typical New York City apartment Witness the $240000 abandoned California … for free to buyers who agree to stay and fix it up not unlike the recent giveaway of homes in Italy And there are …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 26, 2015 - 1:59PM

Second Homes

Make the weak Euro work for you: Vacation homes across the pond for around $200,000 or under

By BrickUnderground |August 24, 2015 - 3:59PM

Affordable Housing

Did Berlin just crack the code to keeping rents affordable?

… familiar to most New Yorkers But after enacting new rent control laws last month it seems the city may already … developed world CityLab reported yesterday on the citys new rental price brake system which has already reduced the average cost of new rental contracts by 31 percent since it was implemented on June 1st Under the new …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 10, 2015 - 10:30AM