Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial view of gated community with golf course and palm trees and lake. According to Parametric Architecture, around nine million ...

Luca Martins moved from Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro and found a lower cost of living and stronger community.

American gated communities have evolved to fit a variety of budgets, lifestyles and needs. They aren't just a haven for retirees or the ultra-wealthy, although those communities are still prevalent.

]]> A lot of people complain that gated communities are exclusive, elitist and anti-democratic. To which the people who live there would answer: That's exactly the point. Many Americans are willing to ...

Michael Malone lives in a gated community staffed by former police officers, but the thought that they are protecting him from criminal activity has never crossed his mind. Disturbances of any kind ...

WEST FARGO – West Fargo’s first two gated communities, Stonewood and Charleswood River Estates, are taking shape. Nine of 10 lots have been sold in Stonewood, a 10-acre, private community located ...

For centuries, human beings have been reinventing the gate. Exclusive gated communities that shield mansions with walls, hedges and uniformed security guards may seem like a modern phenomenon. But the ...