real estate

  1. Jimi Swagger

    Lagos to London - Britain's new super rich

    A British documentary on Nigerian nationals in the UK. They are making serious money, hopefully legally and with little exploitation. Also after Middle Eastern and Chinese nationals are the biggest consumers of luxury items. A couple of unsavory comments under the video.
  2. Jimi Swagger

    Brooklyn’s Industry City powers surge in property prices

    Gentrification of waterfront now means artisanal coffee at $18 a cup Industry City courtyard When Hurricane Sandy hit the south Brooklyn waterfront, 25m gallons of water — enough to fill 39 Olympic swimming pools — cascaded into the basements of Bush Terminal. The former manufacturing hub...
  3. Jimi Swagger

    House prices in Chicago suburbs fall as crime rate rises

    Prices in city’s high-end suburbs have fallen, but agents insist it’s unrelated to rising crime rate Chicago’s lakeside Hugo Cox DECEMBER 14, 2017 Financial Times Crime in Chicago is a popular topic for Donald Trump. In January, the US president promised, via Twitter, to “send in the Feds”...
  4. Jimi Swagger

    After the NFL, Greg Jennings Goes Back to the Drawing Board

    Greg Jennings deferred his design dream to pursue a career in football. Now retired from the game, he took the lead building his Edina, Minn., home. When he was in college, Greg Jennings faced a life-changing decision. He was following his passion for architecture while studying at Western...
  5. Jimi Swagger

    $52 Million Lottery Winner’s Plans to Rebuild Historic Black Community

    After winning a $52 million lottery jackpot in 2010, Miguel Pilgram used his winnings to launch his own real estate company, The Pilgram Group, and invest in properties across South Florida. Now, the successful businessman is committed to reviving Sistrunk Boulevard, a notorious corridor in...
  6. Jimi Swagger

    Los Angeles is quickly becoming a place exclusively for the white and rich

    A 1939 red-lined map of L.A. from the HOLC, a government agency created after the Great Depression. Maps like these were used to deny home financing to non-whites. Jacob Woocher, Grad student in Urban Planning at UCLA, DSA-LA Housing and Homelessness Committee, @jacobwooch on twitter L.A.’s...
  7. Jimi Swagger

    Why Hispanics are thriving in a declining US home sales market

    CHRISTIAN BRAZIL BAUTISTA In a country souring on homeownership, Hispanics are thriving, claiming an expanding share of American residential properties. According to the Hispanic Wealth Project’s State of Hispanic Homeownership report, 7,301,000 Latino households owned their homes in 2016...
  8. Jimi Swagger

    Climate Change Is About To Make Gentrification Even Worse

    As Hurricane Harvey and other catastrophic weather events continue, environmental issues are colliding with social justice.
  9. DPresidential

    NYC brehs - Advice on Potential Location Scouting for Home Ownership

    I need some input - especially about black neighborhoods in Long Island & Queens - and although knowing how much fukkery fills the Coli, I still value this community for crowd sourcing. :obama: I need good NYC neighborhood, preferably predominantly Black or at least have the black population...
  10. MF budz

    Anyone a real estate agent or broker?

    What are the pros and cons of the job? Im looking to get into it. A friend from high school has been killing it the last couple years. Acouple places in my town are hiring entry level agents with paid training. Im thinking about making the leap into it.
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