When my husband and I first became empty nesters more than 20 years ago, we moved from our suburban Maryland home to a two-bedroom condo in Arlington, Virginia. We hoped to make some new friends as we started this chapter of our lives. The city itself was fun, and the living environment was pleasant, but
When I lived in Los Angeles, I considered Palm Springs a sunny respite about a few hours away from the hustle and bustle of the city. I made a point of visiting the desert city a few weekends a year to enjoy perfect winter weather and laid-back, poolside hangs. I never imagined living there, though,
Ryan McPherson fought hard for his piece of Austin. Back in the spring of 2022, when it seemed like everyone was angling for homes in the Texas capital, he and his wife set their sights on a tidy four-bedroom in a sprawling new development on the east side of town. They bid $20,000 above the
Warren Buffett’s successor, Greg Abel, just completed his first acquisition as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. It’s the latest sign that he’s ready and willing to build on what Buffett built. In a press release on Friday, Berkshire said it had officially acquired Taylor Morrison for $8.5 billion in cash, a deal it first announced in
Now that they are older, the Cataks spend part of the year in Bosnia; Jasmin Catak stays there about five months a year, while Azra Catak stays there for three months. However, when they were in the United States, Brown wanted her parents to live as close to her as possible. Brown said her husband
Sitting shoulder to shoulder on plastic chairs, hundreds of defiant San Franciscans, a notable number of them gray-haired, crowded into a gallery at the Fort Mason Center last Thursday. The reason? To protect its famous and picturesque coastal neighborhood from the development of a large new residential tower. San Francisco Chronicle reporter Laura Waxmann captured
