SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Bitcoin hit a two-year high on Tuesday on signs of large players buying the cryptocurrency, while smaller rival ether topped $3,200 for the first time since 2022. Bitcoin has rallied more than 10% in two sessions, helped by a Monday disclosure from crypto investor and software firm MicroStrategy that it had recently purchased […]
In a party line vote Wednesday, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the sale of 21 forfeited firearms by the sheriff’s office to gun distributors in Texas and Arizona. The five-commissioner court approved the bid in a 3-2 vote after hearing from four citizens who asked that they reject the measure, citing various concerns. Republicans […]
A historic Rye, New Hampshire house may soon be history. The new owner wants to redevelop the property but preservationists like Alex Herlihy, the town historian hope to save this old house through unconventional means “Obviously, if nobody takes this house the only option is to demolish it,” says Herlihy. “It isn’t like living in […]
This rendering depicts Waters Lakeside, a condominium project with three towers that is nearing completion in Horseshoe Bay west of Austin. Good afternoon, and thank you for subscribing to Building Austin, our weekly newsletter focused on real estate, growth and development in the Austin region. I’m Shonda Novak, the American-Statesman’s real estate reporter. Horseshoe Bay Resort, just over an hour’s drive […]
In December, Tesla announced that its plans to produce homes with built-in solar roofs and Tesla Powerwalls have moved forward at an incredible pace. According to the company, it has launched more than 600 “solar neighborhoods,” Electrek reported. A Tesla neighborhood is one wherein each home includes some or all of Tesla’s electrical system features. […]
Geely Automobile Group, one of China’s largest private carmakers, has launched a pure electric sedan under its mass-market brand Galaxy to take on BYD’s bestselling models amid intensified competition. The basic edition of the E8, with a driving range of 550 kilometres, sells for 175,800 yuan (US$24,752), 34,000 yuan lower than the Han electric vehicle […]
(Bloomberg) — US auto sales softened at the end of last year as higher financing costs and near-record prices took their toll on would-be buyers. Most Read from Bloomberg Pent-up demand that propped up sales in the wake of the pandemic has been sated, and shoppers are now balking at 10% interest rates on car […]
You may know her as the Barbie-like figure landing multi-million-dollar deals for a Los Angeles-based luxury real estate firm on Netflix’s hit TV series Selling Sunset. But Emma Hernan was a real estate investor long before she was an agent selling properties to superstars. This self-made multimillionaire, former model, entrepreneur, and real estate investor earned […]
Price cuts are more common than normal this time of year, Zillow said.Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters Home prices are getting slashed at an unusual pace, Zillow economists said. Nearly 23% of listings on the market saw a price cut in November. That’s partly because sellers are competing for buyers as mortgage rates remain high. Home prices are […]
A real estate broker close to Donald Trump recently testified in court that the former president’s luxurious Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago, had a dozen qualified buyers, including Elon Musk and Bill Gates. Lawrence Moens, a Palm Beach real estate valuation expert, was called by Trump’s legal team on Tuesday to testify in the New York fraud […]