Real Estate Advisor

There are plenty of research on the influence of city trees and open spaces on property values especially in residential settings. With proper landscape improvements, the economic value of a home can be increased immensely. This article focuses on the hedonic valuation of city trees which would not only benefit...

Extra garage space emerged among the top home feature preferences of home buyers in the latest home buyer preference survey conducted by National Association of Realtors (NAR). The survey titled "2007 Profile of Buyers' Home Feature Preferences" brings to the forefront the changes that have taken place in home buyers' preferences...

Moscow, the Russian capital, is the most expensive city in the world for cost of living followed by London, UK and Seoul, South Korea in the second and third position. The findings are based on the annual Cost of Living Survey conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Moscow tops the...

Top 10 and Bottom 10 U.S. States Where People Live the Longest If you are looking to live to a ripe old age, then check out these top U.S. states where people are not only living longer but also better. Eons Inc. in its 2007 State of Longevity Report lists the...

Every year, the United States Census Bureau publishes data for population shifts between incorporated cities with more than 100,000 people. For cities within California, the top 15 are ranked below based on the percentage increase in population from July 2005 to July 2006. 1. Lancaster . ...

The kitchen plays an important role in a household as the main point of gathering for family members. It's not surprising that home owners spend $54,200 on an average for remodeling their kitchen, according to the Remodeling magazine. The following are the top ten kitchen design trends that have been...

A $135 million home tops the list of the most expensive homes for sale in America. Forbes.com compiled a list of the world's most valuable homes on the market for the year 2007. The following are the top ten of America's priciest mansions pulled out from the Forbes list. Interestingly...

Investors and home buyers are always on the look out for cities that have housing markets with appreciating home prices, especially when there is a slump in the housing market nationwide. Here are the insights into the top 8 U.S. cities for home price appreciation according to the Office of...

A recent survey by the District of Columbia government identified top 10 cities in the U.S. that have the lowest overall tax burden. The survey was conducted on the state and local tax burden of families in the largest city in each of America's 50 states and Washington, D.C. The...

America has more number of millionaire households than there were a few years ago, according to TNS Global, one of the world's largest market information companies. As of mid 2006, the total number of millionaire households has increased to a record high of 9.3 million. This is an increase of...