The only part of the U.K. real estate market that's rising faster than London's luxury homes is the land underneath them. Housing plots in the U.K. capital rose 87 percent through the first quarter from a trough in 2009, broker Savills Plc (SVS) estimates.

He had done well enough as a real estate agent to remain planted in the affluent community of his youth – his father had been a teacher at Meadow Park and Calle Mayor Elementary School in the 1960s, so Ruby grew up in Redondo Beach – and he was eyeing …

Addressing the increased tax on luxury items, the finance minister said: "If someone wants a yacht or a plane that is his prerogative, but fairness dictates that the State demand more from him." Follow Ynetnews on Facebook and Twitter. Receive Ynetnews …

A pearl emerges from an oyster's mouth, rising through the ocean before exploding into text that spells "the spirit of the ocean." Through the power of technology, fancy people, luxury stores, and a lot of fake palm trees and escalators emerge, getting …

“The Martini Media team has executed against its strategy of owning the affluent marketing channel by aggregating the most relevant audience, capturing the most comprehensive audience data and engaging them with the richest multimedia formats,” added …

With Samsung being a major player in the world of smartphones, having rolled out devices that will cater not only from the entry level to the mid-range and all the way to the high end, it would also make plenty of financial sense if they were to also …

But after he plunged from his luxury yacht (probably suicide, as his swindles were about to be exposed), there was a brief, glorious interlude when we had no owner. The editor challenged us: "Let's show that the lunatics can run the asylum!" For a …

LONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Gold edged up on Friday, supported by some physical buying, but remained on track for its biggest annual loss in three decades as rallies in equities and prospects of global economic recovery dented its appeal. Expectations …

Founded by famed hotelier Ian Schrager in 1984, the company is widely credited for ushering in the boutique, or lifestyle, hotel concept that catered to young, affluent travelers by emphasizing style. In recent years, competition has come from big …