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Homeowners’ Quest for the Best Schools

[:en]Homeowners’ Quest for the Best Schools Joe Schmelzer for The Wall Street Journal   Houston lawyer Anne Ferazzi Hammett spent about three months last spring looking for a great high school for her teenage daughters, Anna and…

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New-Home Sales Surged in 2016, but Slowed in December

New-Home Sales Surged in 2016, but Slowed in December XiXinXing/iStock Brand-spankin’-new homes sold like hotcakes last year, as buyers raced to close on the abodes of their dreams. Maybe it was that new-home smell—or the sight of rising…

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Neil Diamond Scores a Gem of an Estate in Magnificent Malibu

Neil Diamond Scores a Gem of an Estate in Magnificent Malibu Ingo Barth/ullstein bild via Getty Images Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Diamond has purchased a Malibu estate for $7.25 million, says real estate gossip Yolanda of Yolanda’s Little Black Book. Diamond bought…

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Remote risk of property bubble in Thailand

Remote risk of property bubble in Thailand Homes still within buyers’ means View from the Golden Mount in Bangkok, Thailand. nimmersatt/Shutterstock Despite some experts saying otherwise, local media reports there are no concerns about bubbles when it…

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No Chinese capital outflows? No problem — just go to Cambodia

No Chinese capital outflows? No problem — just go to Cambodia Mainland investors dodge onerous curbs on capital flight The growing Phnom Penh skyline backlit at sunrise. khlungcenter/Shutterstock Chinese real estate investors are still finding loopholes to…

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