Hedge funder Steven Schonfeld is about to close on a deal that will hand him the keys to the most expensive mansion in U.S. history, according to a report. The oceanfront property in Palm Beach, Fla., a half-mile south of President Donald Trump’s private club, Mar-a-Lago, will reportedly set the billionaire back just under a little less than
From sandy beaches to snowy ski slopes, the Lake Tahoe area offers year-round outdoor recreation. The scenic views and attractions make Lake Tahoe a popular stop for tourists and a great place to own a luxury home. Here’s a look at some of the top homes that have hit the
2020 Dodge Barracuda is highly expected to be the next big muscle car on the block, as many muscle car enthusiasts have already started comparing it to the SRT Challenger. It is quite difficult to say whether or not the new Barracuda car will perform better than the Challenger will.
Rich people buy luxury real estate in ‘power markets,” where they flock to multi-million-dollar properties. Location is paramount when money is no object, whether a home is steps from the beach, tucked in the mountains, or in the heart of a city. The world’s richest people own $2.7 trillion worth
Ever since the Bugatti Chiron was launched, with a 261-mph speed limiter, we’ve been desperate to know what it could manage if let off the leash. Now Bugatti has done that at the vast Ehra-Lessien test track in Germany; the car smashed both the production-car record and the 300-mph barrier. Factory test
The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee has made a surprise decision today to cut the policy interest rate amid pressure to avert an economic slowdown and hedge the heightened trade war between the US and China. The MPC cut the interest rate by only 25 basis points to 1.5
There’s so much to see and do in Dubai that you wouldn’t get through it all in one week, let alone one day. But, if you’ve got less than 24 hours to make your way through the city’s biggest and best attractions, this is how to make it count. 8
Hillside homes in this Santa Barbara, California, area have to-die-for views and lots of space for running around. The secluded hillside estates in Montecito, which lies 80 miles west of Los Angeles, between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Ynez mountains in California’s Santa Barbara County, are a paradise for
London venue where the Rolling Stones and U2 played their early gigs is for sale A hub for music acts since the Sixties, major names such as The Jam also staged early gigs at the W9 venue. Now set for a new life, it’s on the market at £6.5 million
The longer I work as a real estate broker, the more I am convinced that my profession should do a better job of educating the public about real estate agents and brokers. Few home buyers and sellers seem to really understand how real estate agents work, or how to follow protocol, who
With so much information readily available online, clients sometimes ask, “Why should we hire a real estate agent?” They wonder (and rightfully so) if they couldn’t buy or sell a home through the Internet or regular marketing and advertising channels without representation, without a real estate agent. Some do fine
Many real estate buyers and sellers don’t understand exactly who pays the real estate agent involved in the transaction. To understand who pays real estate commissions—whether it’s sellers or buyers or both—first take a look at how real estate agents are paid and how they share cooperating commissions. Don’t worry if you
Some people, for their own reasons, don’t trust real estate agents and don’t really understand what an agent brings to the table that they can’t do for themselves. It’s an understandable reaction, as it’s a polarizing subject. Agents are either despised or loved. They earn an A or an F on their
The news broke when the movie’s production manager, Piya Pestonji, met with the Governor of Krabi, Lt Col M.L. Kitibadee Prawit, at Krabi Provincial Hall yesterday (June 12) to discuss details of the production along with the Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Krabi Office, Apichai Aranyik. The
PHUKET: The tunnel that will become the Chalong Underpass has now been fully excavated and the construction engineer for the project still hopes that the underpass will be open to traffic in April. Somkiet Yimpong, Project Manager at the Phuket office of the Highways Department, told The Phuket News yesterday
Britain’s biggest banks are preparing to relocate out of the UK in the first few months of 2017 amid growing fears over the impending Brexit negotiations, while smaller banks are making plans to get out before Christmas. The dramatic claim is made in the Observer by the chief executive of
INDUSTRIES AND MANUFACTURING IN THAILAND Manufacturing and industry have played a significant role in Thailand’s economic growth. Since most manufactured products are export items they bring tremendous amount of income to the country each year. Major Industries include: tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such
Late last year, famed physicist Stephen Hawking issued a warning that the continued advancement of artificial intelligence will either be “the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”. We’ve all seen the Terminator movies, and the apocalyptic nightmare that the self-aware AI system, Skynet, wrought upon humanity,
The EEC, mass transit projects and a brighter economy bring good tidings for the real estate market. Thailand’s property market prospects are expected to be bright next year based on the country’s economic expansion, government spending on big-ticket infrastructure projects and the rise of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Surachet
Shareholder meetings are an important element in the management of Thai limited companies, since the authorized directors of the company must manage the company under the control of the meetings of the shareholders. In order to hold a meeting of the shareholders, a meeting has to be called according to
Will buyers ever tire of the Land of Smiles? For Australians, the phrase ‘the lucky country’ has strong resonance. The nickname, coined by author Donald Horne in his novel of the same name, has been used to describe the Antipodean nation’s weather, lifestyle and is often invoked to describe its good
London’s financial services industry is already planning to move business overseas due to the uncertainty of the Brexitprocess, the head of the British Bankers’ Association has warned. Anthony Browne blamed fears that European Union (EU) politicians will want to erect trade barriers in an attempt to weaken the City of
GDP From Construction in Thailand increased to 77237 THB Million in the fourth quarter of 2016 from 66489 THB Million in the third quarter of 2016. GDP From Construction in Thailand averaged 58891.02 THB Million from 1993 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 103692 THB Million in the
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