Europe

Escape

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

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

Escape

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

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 … Connecticut ghost town looking for takers this spring Apparently the phenomenon is more pronounced overseas and in … name on it It could use a refresh but considering the current median price of a Manhattan studio coop is now $380000 …

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?

… As Berlin has gotten increasingly hip and wealthy over the past … 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 …