Home Alone house sells for 1.585 million USD

The suburban Chicago house defended from attackers by Macaulay Culkin in the 1990 film Home Alone has been sold to an unnamed buyer for $1.585 million.

9 March 2012

Elton John moves into Beverly Hills mansion

Looking for space for their growing family, Elton John and husband David Furnish have moved from a two-unit condo-crib at the star-studded Sierra Towers apartment complex in West Hollywood, to a Beverly Hills mansion.

8 March 2012

Washington D.C named happiest city in America

Washington D.C has been named the happiest city in America by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

7 March 2012

Justin Bieber treats himself to 10.8 million USD mansion as an 18th birthday present

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber has splashed out on a $10.8 million mansion in Beverly Hills as an eighteenth birthday present to himself.

6 March 2012

Take the hassle out of a Florida investment

Overseas property hunters looking to make the most of the Floridian property market may well be confused about how to make money from their purchase, which is why they can benefit from the expertise of one company, who are offering what they deem 'hassle free investment opportunities'.

2 March 2012

IKEA steps into the housing market

For the next stage in their plan for world domination, Swedish furniture giant IKEA, has collaborated with Oregon architectural firm Ideabox to launch its first line of prefabricated houses in the USA.

1 March 2012

Foreclosed homes account for 26% of Florida property sales

Sales of homes that are or have been in some stage of foreclosure accounted for over 26 per cent of all 2011 home sales in South Florida, with over 43,000 properties having been sold by banks according to a report released by California based real estate monitoring firm RealtyTrac.

1 March 2012

Sarasota: a city for the discerning

A hotspot for British buyers in the Sunshine State, Cheryl Markosky looks at arty Sarasota on Florida's Gulf Coast

29 February 2012

Property prices in Miami on the rise

Research by the Miami Association of Realtors has revealed that property prices in Miami are on the rise. The median sales price of condos in the region has risen by 36 per cent between January 2011 and January 2012, and has now reached $122,500.

28 February 2012

American town of Pray, Montana on sale for 1.4 million USD

Last week we reported on the French village of Courbefy which was being sold for £277,000. Today, we have a slightly more expensive proposition - an American town which you can own outright for $1.4 million.

28 February 2012

Las Vegas prices continue to drop

Property prices in Las Vegas have continued to fall, with prices down an average of 11% from 2010 according to the monitoring service SalesTraq.

27 February 2012

US home affordability at record high

Buying property in the USA is now more affordable than it has been in 20 years, according to numbers released by the country's National Association of Home Builders.

21 February 2012