Real Estate and Housing (Residential) – Page 94

For Fresh Flowers This Winter, Try Forcing Bulbs

Previous generations of gardeners knew that coaxing bulbs to bloom early was the easiest way to have fresh flowers in winter. Here’s how they did it.

By Margaret Roach

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An Evolving Salt Lake City Hopes to Be ‘Just Like Austin’

Shedding its stodgy image, the city has become a destination for start-ups looking for cheaper space and younger workers on the hunt for roomier housing.

By Miranda S. Spivack

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He Wanted His Texas Home to Resemble a ‘Groovy’ Opium Den

His designer was taken aback. But then she set about creating “Lenny Kravitz meets Italian ’60s meets ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.’”

By Tim McKeough

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Country Garden, China’s Indebted Developer, Meets Payment Deadline

The embattled Chinese property giant is said to have avoided default by meeting a deadline to pay interest on small loans. But it must repay billions within the next year.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu