“It helped that they filled the space with plants, including a 10-foot-tall fiddle-leaf fig tree, a lemon tree and hanging philodendrons that remind them of the vines near a favorite waterfall in Grenada. And in the early days of the lockdown, they added a small hydroponic system at the foot of the s…”— Tim McKeough, nytimes.com
“When things finally come together, be prepared to hunt down and then scan what seems like hundreds of documents—I’m talking months’ worth of pay stubs and bank statements that detail every penny to your name, tax returns from the past few years, marriage certificates… the mortgage lender is going to…”— Brigitt Earley, apartmenttherapy.com
“Evidence shows that increasing wealth inequality is almost entirely due to real-estate, a market which the young are priced out of, and is promoted as an investment vehicle rather than a place to live.”— Phil A, medium.com
“Through developments in real estate algorithms, what emerges is a more systemic, calculable and accelerated model concerning the extraction of value from physical space that has taken place over the last thirty years.”— Matthew Stewart, failedarchitecture.com
“I am still in awe that I was able to purchase a house at this time in my life.”— Marie Claire, marieclaire.com
“Why did she, a real estate professional, decide to stage the house with BDSM gear and a sex swing? Does a viral listing sell more quickly?”— Dan Kois, slate.com
“I feel like New York is a grey city, so when you’re in your apartment you want to have some color in there.”— Asya Ambaretsa, refinery29.com
“It’s a tale that’s now coming to a sad end: That $100 million mansion, once the most expensive home in America, has become its most expensive tear-down.”— Glenn Garvin, miamiherald.com
“American Green Inc., a maker of cannabis products, is taking an unusual step to attract new customers as it capitalizes on California legalizing marijuana: It’s buying an entire town. The company has acquired the tiny burg of Nipton, California, for about $5 million and plans to invest as much as $2…”— Jenny Kaplan, bloomberg.com
“When I think back on the places I've lived, I now wonder this: I wonder if the real measure of 'home' is the degree to which you can leave it alone.”— Meghan Daum, amazon.com