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The technology boom is pushing its way north up the Pacific Coast, boosting real-estate prices, sparking neighborhood squabbles and creating new demand for luxury homes asking $1.5 million or more.Real-estate agents say Seattle, the longtime home of software giant Microsoft and online-retailing behemoth Amazon, is attracting more technology firms because it offers a combination of …
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It is sandwiched between England and France, yet it is not part of the European Union. Its expat community is mostly made up of seniors looking for an old-fashioned way of life. And it expects foreigners to pay at least twice as much as locals for the privilege of living on its 30-or-so square miles. …
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Hosam Haggag and Fatima Rahman bought a fixer-upper in a historic neighborhood in Santa Clara, Calif., for $415,000 in 2011. Because of its shabby condition, the house was a rare bargain in Silicon Valley, where Mr. Haggag is a product manager for a large technology company. As part of a 2½-year renovation that cost almost …
Zombie houses. Abandoned by their owners and stuck in the foreclosure process, they are a blight on neighborhoods rich and poor. Some have been vacant for years, so long that people like Lee Randall can’t even remember the last time they saw the normal signs of life. Randall lives a few doors away from a …
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One couple has purchased both brand-new condos for sale at 147 South Park for a combined price of $8 million, according to a report from SocketSite. The 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath second-floor unit sold for $3.05 million, while the top-floor, 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath unit sold for $4.995 million. (The ground floor has storage, a lobby and two parking …
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