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WeWork's $3 billion Sequoia-backed Chinese rival is reportedly eyeing a 2020 IPO in the US

Yet WeWork dominates in the US, and Ucommune has carved out a similar niche with highly styled shar…

Becky Peterson   


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WeWork rival Convene is betting a healthcare startup can help it win new customers by bringing office clinics to the masses

Unlike WeWork, Convene got its start as an event space provider with an eye toward luxury touches s…

Clarrie Feinstein,Lydia Ramse…   


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The 13 biggest mistakes people make when buying a home, according to real-estate agents

Business Insider asked real-estate agents around the US about what it's really like working in the …

Katie Warren   


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You can now rent Reese Witherspoon's Malibu mansion from 'Big Little Lies' for $5,000 a night. Take a look inside.

One of the biggest standouts, in fact, is the home of Reese Witherspoon's character, which has expa…

Frank Olito   


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Here's the salary you'll need if you want to afford a mortgage in 17 major US cities

The report's findings are based on homebuyers who spend 30% or less of their gross income on monthl…

Libertina Brandt   


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Here's how many years it takes to save for a 20% down payment on a home in 12 major US cities

Unison's 2019 Home Affordability Report uses 2017 and 2018 median household income data from S&…

Libertina Brandt   


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Take a look inside the most expensive lease in the US, a Bel Air mansion that rents for $1.5 million a month and has a 90-foot infinity pool

The 34,000-square-foot house comes with a 90-foot infinity pool, an attached guest house, and a wel…

Katie Warren   


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Rich New Yorkers are fleeing to Miami to escape high taxes. I spent 3 days there, and it was immediately clear why so many people are making the move.

In Miami, after visiting a $48 million penthouse, a $29.5 million waterfront mansion, and a $24 mil…

Katie Warren   


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2 real-estate investors dish on why they think NYC's Billionaires' Row is not a good investment - and which luxury building they would consider buying in

There certainly is a surplus of inventory on Billionaires' Row, where at least eight luxury towers …

Katie Warren   


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Forget San Francisco - these 6 global cities have thriving tech hubs that could make them the next Silicon Valley

Major cities like London and New York have witnessed growing tech sectors, while others, like Sydne…

Hillary Hoffower   


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A 13-bedroom mansion in Scotland that used to be a prison is on the market for $3.3 million - here's a look inside the renovated home

The facade of the mansion dates back to 1869, while the office building and dining room are estimat…

Libertina Brandt   


Katie Warren   


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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly dropping $80 million on a Manhattan penthouse and the 2 apartments below it

The deal, which could close today, will cost the richest man in the world an estimated $80 million,…

Paige Leskin   


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How Europeans' household net worth is 'now exclusively driven' by negative interest rates

"Brexit, Italian budget squabbles, trade wars, and rising uncertainty in the Middle East are all at…

Jim Edwards   


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WeWork is setting up a $2.9 billion fund to buy buildings that it will lease to itself

WeWork announced Wednesday that it has set up an investment fund called ARK that will be used to pu…

Troy Wolverton   


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Here's how much a typical starter home costs in every state

We teamed up with Zillow to find the median value of a starter home in every state. Using its most …

Hillary Hoffower,Marissa Peri…   


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11 things that make a home unsellable, according to realtors

Some said anything will sell at the right price. But several realtors said that an undesirable loca…

Katie Warren   


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Billionaire real estate investor Sam Zell says now is 'the time to accumulate capital' for future real estate buys as a glut approaches

The billionaire investor, who was uninvited to UCLA last year because of vulgar comments he made ab…

Bradley Saacks   


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Mark Zuckerberg spent about $59 million to secretly buy two adjacent private waterfront estates in Lake Tahoe last winter

Zuckerberg has received criticism for past real estate purchases in Hawaii, Palo Alto, and San Fran…

Megan Hernbroth   


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Forget the Upper East Side - Manhattan's richest neighborhood is all about subtle wealth, and it shows a major evolution in how the elite are living

But the lack of pomp and grandeur among such Tribeca residents is part of the rise of discreet weal…

Hillary Hoffower