Due to the expensive rents in Los Angeles are gaining popularity of space co-living

Due to the housing crisis in California cohabitation — the so-called co-living is gaining popularity around Los Angeles. In the City of Angels, the cost of housing has long gone out of control. One solution to this problem was thought to be living together, which is very similar to life in the hostel. Co-living may fill the gap between housing benefits and apartments. For many residents and visitors of Los…

February 7, 2019
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Service citizenship and immigration USA permanently closes an office in Moscow

Service citizenship and US immigration services(USCIS) closes its office in Moscow. It is stated on the USCIS website. «In connection with a significant reduction in the volume of work USCIS will permanently close its office in Moscow, Russia. Last day for receipt of applications — February 28, 2019», — stated in the message Service of citizenship and immigration of the United States. The Ministry added that the U.S. Embassy in…

February 7, 2019
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New York for the first time topped the rating of the hi-tech cities

In a new ranking of the world’s most advanced cities new York ahead of San Francisco and London. The British company Savills has analysed the situation in 30 cities around the world to figure out which technologies to develop the easiest. The big Apple took the lead thanks to a huge amount of venture capital, lots of talented people working in the city, and created for them opportunities. In November,…

February 6, 2019
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Building on Park Avenue will be the tallest in the world, to be condemned

The headquarters of J. P. Morgan Chase 270 Park Avenue will be demolished to make way for a new skyscraper. To demolish a huge building in Manhattan is not so simple. First you need to pass all bureaucratic procedures. The Bank announced its plans to demolish last year. But just this month, J. P. Morgan filed an application for the demolition of the 707-foot building (216 m) in the center…

February 2, 2019
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Affordable housing: in Brooklyn 146 Pierrepont Street play 23 apartments from $596

January 26, 2019

Currently accepting applications for participation in the drawing of the 23 apartments in the house at 146 Pierrepont Street. Amenities: lobby with local Manager, fitness center, lounge, rooftop terrace, children’s playroom and Laundry (surcharge). Near the complex routes of trains: 2, 3, 4, 5, R; bus: B25, B26, B38, B41, B52, B103. Rent of studios starting from $596 per month, one-bedroom apartments are from $685 per month, one bedroom from…

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Landlords in new York may not be allowed to increase the rent based on MCI

Ivan Contreras, the head of the housing Association in Queens, used to curry favor neighbors complaining about sudden rent increases. Requests for assistance are received each month. However, in January the Contreras began to come every day for a few people with «letters» in which landlords inform them of produced in-house «significant capital improvements» (Major Capital Improvements — MCI), and improvement on this basis of a payment for housing. «The…

January 25, 2019
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Los Angeles expects a decline in the real estate market in 2019

In most of the US is expected to decline in the real estate market in 2019. Downtown Los Angeles, where a building boom was replaced by a surplus of housing units, was also not spared the decline in the number of sales and rentals. According to a new report from brokerage firm Loftway, sales of condominiums and lofts in Downtown LA in 2018 fell by 20% to 294 units. In…

January 24, 2019
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Crave privacy? Near new York to sell the island with all the amenities

Near from new York city, 15 minutes by helicopter from Manhattan or Westchester, sold the Island of Petra. For $12.9 million you will get 11 hectares where: 2 home that was designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright; helipad and a boat dock. The first house is the original cottage of 1950-ies. The second — a spacious residence with 4 bedrooms overlooking the lake Mahopac. Frank Lloyd Wright designed…

January 22, 2019
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The city of Los Angeles voted for the improvement of the Law on affordable housing

On Tuesday, the Supervisory Council of Los Angeles voted unanimously to spend $5 million on the improvement of the Law on affordable housing. First and foremost, the members of the Council want to develop an Ordinance that forbids landlords to refuse to rent to people using vouchers under Section 8 of the act. Supervisor Sheila Kuel believes that more needs to be done to comply and extension of the statutes…

January 19, 2019
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