10 h. ago Looted painting recovered after daughter of fugitive Nazi officer posted it online

Authorities in Argentina conducted raids on several homes

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14 h. ago Beach homes made famous by Netflix hit teetering on the edge of collapse

The days are numbered for two beachfront homes that are about to fall into the ocean.

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17 h. ago Old master painting looted by Nazis recovered a week after being spotted in Argentinian property listing

Portrait of a Lady by the Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi handed over by daughter of the late Nazi financier Friedrich KadgienAuthorities in Argentina have recovered an 18th-century painting stolen more than 80 years ago by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, a week after it was spotted by chance in a real estate listing.The painting, the long-lost Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by the Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi, was looted in the second world war. It was handed over on Wednesday to the Argentinian judiciary by the daughter of the late Nazi financier Friedrich Kadgien, Patricia Kadgien, who has been under house arrest with her husband since Tuesday. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Mystery over painting 'looted' by Nazis deepens as cops discover more art after raid on heiress's home

The new paintings were discovered as officials searched for an 18th century masterpiece stolen by SS officer Friedrich Kadgien , who fled to Argentina.

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22 h. ago Hunt for Nazi painting 'looted' by Hitler's financial adviser may have led to more stolen art in Argentina

The new paintings were discovered as officials searched for an 18th century masterpiece stolen by SS officer Friedrich Kadgien , who fled to Argentina.

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48 h. ago Argentina couple under house arrest amid search for painting stolen by Nazis

Daughter of former Nazi official and her husband to be questioned after raid on home failed to find masterpieceA federal court in Argentina has ordered house arrest for the daughter of a former Nazi official and her husband after a raid failed to locate a painting stolen from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.Authorities raided a home in the coastal city of Mar del Plata last week after a Dutch newspaper identified a painting seen in a real estate photo as an Italian masterpiece registered on a database of lost wartime art. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Daughter of Nazi who 'stole' missing painting is put under house arrest in Argentina as police hunt for work continues

Patricia Kadgien, the daughter of Nazi Friedrich Kadgien, has been put under house arrest after police searched her home last week in the hunt for a painting allegedly stolen from a Jewish collector.

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3 d. ago From Potomac golf course to government paint jobs: Inside Trump’s renovation plans for White House and DC

The former Manhattan real estate mogul has reportedly been producing daily remodeling plans, including a proposed ‘Washington National Golf Course’

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3 d. ago Before and after: Trump’s extreme goldening of the Oval Office

An extravagant – and ongoing – makeover of the White House’s decor has taken place during the president’s second term. One colour theme stands outIn just seven extraordinary months, Donald Trump’s administration has left an unprecedented mark on the United States. From rewriting the rules of free trade to upending the norms of due process and challenging scientific orthodoxy, no corner of the country has remained untouched, including the president’s own centre of power: the Oval Office.Leaning into his former career as a real estate developer and hotelier, the president has, in his own words, applied some “Trump touches” to the room’s decor. The results have split opinions, with some calling the revamped office a symbol of America’s new golden age, while other have compared it to a professional wrestler’s dressing room. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Kate Middleton and Prince William's 'real reason' for £16m move after 'odd' issue

Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to move to their 'forever home' at Forest Lodge on the Windsor estate, and a royal expert has shared the 'real reason' behind the move

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5 d. ago ‘March of commercialisation’: writing is on the wall for Berlin’s nightclubs

Rising rents and gentrification in the once-cheap and abundant real estate market have put the pinch on the clubbing sceneA forlorn disco ball counting down the time remaining hangs at the entrance of the beloved Berlin club Wilde Renate, known only as Renate, which is rapidly heading into its final nights of wild abandon.Unlike its more hyped cousin Berghain and posher late sister Watergate, Renate has long stood for a certain more relaxed type of Berlin-brand partying – more poor than sexy to borrow the capital’s lamented motto. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Painting allegedly looted by Nazis during WWII spotted in real estate listing

The original ‘Portrait of a Lady’ appeared to be hanging above a velvet sofa in the living room of a chalet for sale

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9 d. ago Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing

Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos AiresMore than 80 years after it was looted by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, a portrait by an Italian master has been spotted on the website of an estate agent advertising a house for sale in Argentina.A photo shows the painting, Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by the late-baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, also known as Fra’ Galgario, hanging above a sofa in the living room of the property, in a seaside town near Buenos Aires. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Nazi descendant's blunder reveals she owns priceless looted painting

'Portrait of a Lady,' a portrait of Contessa Colleoni created by Vittore Ghislandi in 1743, was pictured hanging over a sofa in a real estate listing in Argentina.

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9 d. ago Painting stolen by Nazis during WWII discovered in living room of real estate ad

'Portrait of a Lady,' a portrait of Contessa Colleoni created by Vittore Ghislandi in 1743, was pictured hanging over a sofa in a real estate listing in Argentina.

Events

1 week ago How the fall of Evergrande spells doom for China’s property market

The real estate giant became the poster-child for the problems facing Chinese developers after it collapsed under the weight of massive debts in 2021

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1 week ago What to know about the delisting of property developer China Evergrande's shares in Hong Kong

Shares in China Evergrande, the real estate developer whose downfall led a collapse in the country’s property market, have been delisted from Hong Kong's stock exchange as creditors work to wind up debts that totaled over $300 billion

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2 w. ago Luxury real estate agent, 75, accused of biting child’s arm during free t

Gail Bomze, a 75-year-old grandmother, denies further accusations of ‘kicking and punching kids’ at the Tuesdays at Main Beach concert

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2 w. ago Court throws out $500m civil fraud penalty against Donald Trump

Trump was sued by New York over inflated financial statements used for favorable terms from lenders and insurersAn appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against Donald Trump, ruling on Thursday in New York state’s lawsuit accusing him of exaggerating his wealth.The decision came seven months after the Republican returned to the White House. A panel of five judges in New York’s mid-level appellate division said the verdict, which stood to cost Trump more than $515m and rock his real estate empire, was “excessive”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump needs to understand what the war in Ukraine is really about | Kenneth Roth

It’s not about Nato or the Soviet Union. It’s about democracyIt may be difficult for a real-estate mogul like Donald Trump to recognize, but Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is not about slices of war-torn land in eastern Ukraine. It is about Ukraine’s democracy. Putin fears that the Russian people will see that democracy as an enticing alternative to his stultifying autocratic rule. Trump is unlikely to secure a peace deal unless he acts on that reality and changes the cost-benefit analysis behind Putin’s continuing war.Much of the public analysis of the Alaska summit between Trump and Putin, and the Washington collection of European leaders protecting the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from the temperamental Trump, has been replete with red-herring issues. For example, Putin did not invade Ukraine because of feared Nato expansion. The unanimous consent of all Nato members required to admit Ukraine is nowhere on the horizon, especially since article 5 of the Nato tre...

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