Many Asian buyers for luxury U.S. homes pay all cash, but more are seeking mortgage financing as the market swings from the superrich to the affluent, says Ryan Gonsalves, HSBC's head of global mortgage proposition. An estimated one-third of HSBC's U.S …

Mead Brown Costa Rica Vacation Rentals adds the luxurious Villa Paraiso estate compound in Montezuma, and the large (sleeps 18) new Jade on Guiones — perfect for Yoga and surfing. … The private oceanfront compound is comprised of a Spanish-style …

The approach of Memorial Day weekend has Arizonans and people across the country dusting off their suitcases in anticipation of summer-vacation season, that other most wonderful time of the year. Travelers will get … More than 718,000 Arizonans are …

Look no further than the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and North Carolina, home to the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway. This Southern trip splits the difference between the rustic and cultural, simultaneously taking you into the beautiful forests of …

For $6,200, broker Kent Browne of Royal LePage Team Realty and Gale Real Estate bought from auctioneer “Stuntman” Stu Schwartz a luxury golf vacation for two at Matthews' The Celtic Manor in Wales. He'll get picked up … Had they not been told the …

33% of Americans name New York City as home to the least courteous/most rage-inducing drivers. 71% of Americans put New York among the top five rudest … Even so, 56% of Americans define a road trip as an "ideal" way to spend a vacation. 30% of …

Essentially, river cruising is like staying at a luxury resort — complete with pool, spa and sauna (with a fabulous view to the world outside) — that deposits you in the centre of a different European city each day. The days begin with a full …

Dubai's reputation as a nouveau-riche luxury locale was about the extent of what I knew of the emirate. Then, a week before … Besides, what girl in her right mind wouldn't want to fly business class to a five-star resort and be in a Chanel show? I …

Perched on a gently sloping hillside the luxury vacation rental villa Lomas Mironas sits on a half acre lot with a spectacular three hundred and sixty degree (360º) view that extends from the mountains to the Caribbean sea. Lomas Mironas' hillside …