SPOKANE, Washington — Marshall Chesrown, who built a series of upscale housing developments in the Inland Northwest, has filed for personal bankruptcy. The $72 million bankruptcy filing in Florida follows the stunning collapse of his fortunes that …

“There are fewer homes on the market at the moment, so when a house does come on the market, it gets a lot of interest,” said Ira Serkes, a luxury real estate broker in Berkeley who also conducts research on market trends. “People who have resources …

Photos. Luxury Lake Tahoe homes. Mike TeSelle/KCRA. As Bruce Ells walked outside Howard Hughes' former estate, he said what's for sale around Lake Tahoe may be a sign the high–end real estate market is getting ready to heat up.

A downtown residential venture by Hines, one of the largest real estate companies in the world, could be viewed as an endorsement of downtown residential projects that would influence other developers and lenders. Hines controls assets valued at $24 …

Million Dollar Makeovers chief executive Sasha deBretton said luxury style was very personal, but elements such as pools where you swam to a bar were more sought after than tennis courts and there was growing interest in custom-designed wine cellars …

Brazilians accounted for 12 percent of the city's real–estate sales in 2012, according to the Miami Association of Realtors. Yet they represent a far greater share at many of the high–end condo towers, which have helped lead the Miami real–estate …

Flipping high–end homes can be particularly challenging. Selling a luxury property can take longer than a midprice home, and renovation costs can be steep, because high–end buyers expect to be wowed. Plenty of flippers have lost money. RealtyTrac data …

Global markets fears China cash squeeze could damage economy. By Reuters | 25 Jun, 2013, 12.07PM IST. Post a Comment. 0. Share More. READ MORE ON » Wall Street | stocks | Hang Seng Index | Gold | ftse | European stocks | equities …

A 2012 World Bank report on South Africa, "Economic Update: Focus on Inequality of Opportunity" (PDF), says: "The top decile of the population accounts for 58 percent of the country's income, while the bottom decile accounts for 0.5 percent and the …