Word: critchlow
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...Leslie Critchlow, 34, a manager at Accenture in San Francisco, got an even better deal: an 18th century chateau in Brittany with 14 rooms and a 20-acre park for only $285,000. Along with her mother and brother, she is hoping to turn it into a bed-and-breakfast. "We saw this chateau and fell in love," says Critchlow. "We were shocked to find out we could afford...
Bauchner and Critchlow are part of a fast growing group of Americans who are buying and renting everything from castles to cottages in France, Italy, Spain and other European countries--and often for less than the price of a cramped apartment in Manhattan. "In the past five years," says Emile Garcin, owner of a French real estate agency that caters to foreigners, "the number of Americans buying chateaus has doubled." One big reason is the strong dollar, which has gained 40% against the franc since 1995 and 20% against the euro since that currency was launched two years...