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A Malibu, CA, home with its very own petting zoo—created by parents to honor their 13-month-old daughter who died from a rare genetic disorder—has hit the market for $20 million. Ben and Stacey Herman‘s daughter, Aspen, spent much of her short life in the hospital and found comfort in her interactions with therapy dogs and miniature horses. Aspen died in 2018, and the couple went on to have two more children. In 2023, the family set their sights on finding a larger property. The Hermans landed on the Malibu ranch, which had been damaged in the 2018 Woolsely Fire, and paid $6.65 million for it. They then set about honoring Aspen by creating the non-profit petting zoo,...

Lukša Malohodžić is 27 and runs a successful business — life ought to be going his way. But he still lives with his mom and dad. He runs boat tours for wealthy tourists showing off the stunning Adriatic coast — keenly aware that he can't afford life there.Like vast numbers of Croatian millennials, he's yet to fly the nest, and doesn't see it happening soon. Seated at a café in Dubrovnik's Old Town in mid-April, he reflected on the situation. "You begin to think, 'I really ought to change this,' but what can you do?" According to Eurostat, the EU statistical office, the average Croatian leaves their parents' home at over 33 years of age, its highest...

This more than 400-year-old stately English country manor has had a laundry list of notable names grace its floors and it’s just hit the market for £12.5 million (US$15.8 million). Located on the outskirts of the city of Bath, the manor, known as St. Catherine’s Court, was once owned by actress Jane Seymour, and has played host to many musical guests, including the Cure and Radiohead. Dating to at least 1591, when the owner at the time remodeled an existing property on the site, St. Catherine’s Court was snapped up by Seymour and her then-husband, David Flynn, in the 1980s. The actress had spotted the stone manor house while filming television miniseries...

Nestled on one of New York City’s most picturesque blocks, Bob Dylan’s former residence at 242 E. 49th St. is up for grabs at $7.25 million. This five-story Turtle Bay Gardens townhouse boasts a rich history of celebrity tenants, including Hollywood royalty, Broadway legends and Dylan — one of America’s most iconic musicians — according to Curbed, which first reported the listing. The house, built in the 1920s as part of an ambitious development by Charlotte Sorchan, features private access to Turtle Bay Gardens — a shared oasis tucked between 48th and 49th streets, and Second and Third avenues. (The library.Hayley Day / DDReps for Sotheby’s...

Ivanka Trump made a dazzling return to the political arena on election night when she stood by father Donald Trump‘s side in Florida as he surged to victory in the 2024 presidential election. The moment marked a turning point for the two-time first daughter, who has all but turned her back on politics since her father officially left the White House in January 2021. In the years since, Ivanka, 43, has pursued a lifestyle more befitting an A-list celebrity, traveling the world, attending star-studded red carpet events, palling around with Kim Kardashian—and completing a gut renovation of a staggering $24 million megamansion on Miami’s Indian Creek Island. The mother of...

  Shahrukh Khan has taken on rent two duplexes in the Pali Hill area in Khar, Mumbai for ₹8.67 crore for three years, according to property registration documents accessed by Zapkey.com (Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan has taken two duplexes on rent in the Pali Hill area in Khar, Mumbai for ₹8.67 crore rent over a period of 36 months(Photo by Sujit JAISWAL / AFP)   Documents show that the two duplexes are in a building named Puja Casa and are located on the first, second, seventh, and eighth floors.The first duplex is taken on rent from actor Jacky Bhagnani, and sister Deepshikha Deshmukh for a monthly rent of ₹11.54 lakh along with a security deposit of ₹32.97 lakh...

A GROUP of teenagers who devoted hundreds of hours to building a treehouse have blasted their jobsworth council for labelling it as "criminal damage" and tearing it down. The excited pals started constructing the den in a woodland area in Maidstone, Kent, at the end of May.   (Around 15 teenagers helped build the den in woods.Credit: SWNS)     (But they were left devastated after it was ordered to be ripped apart.Credit: SWNS)   (They were branded criminals with the community slamming the council.Credit: SWNS)   The idea was to create a new place to hang out together - with parents saying the project helped keep their kids away from the Xbox and...

Online shops in China are selling so-called bank soil, claiming it was dug up from outside major Chinese banks and can bring wealth and good fortune to buyers. The price of the “bank soil” can reach as high as 888 yuan (US$120) per portion. The trending product is claimed to have been sourced from green belts outside banks, potted plants in bank lobbies, or even dust from money counting machines. One online vendor offers four types of soil, and claims was collected from five major banks, Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of Communications, with the cheapest portion costing just 24 yuan...

It’s time to think big! If you have ever dreamed of owning your own town, here’s a unique opportunity! Almost the entire town of Campo, CA, has just hit the market for $6.6 million. The listing in San Diego County includes 28 buildings that offer a mixture of residential and commercial opportunities. The 16-acre property offers a total of 95,000 square feet of interior space, which comes to $69 per square foot. Many of the residential units are said to have been updated, and modern amenities include new roofs and vinyl plank flooring. Campo is an hour east of San Diego, and the property offers “the potential for high cash flow and significant upside through strategic...

A new type of cement is bridging the gap between nature and one of the most used construction materials on the planet. This new, more crack-resistant concrete was inspired by the material that makes up abalone and oyster shells, the researchers explain. According to the scientists’s research, which is published in Advanced Functional Materials, the researchers hope that the stronger concrete could help lead to “tougher, safer and more durable” options for other brittle materials, too—including porcelain. It’s an ambitious project similar to other research we’ve seen where scientists have mixed coffee with concrete to make it stronger. This new, more...