Romania’s Bran Castle, the 14th-century Transylvania fortress famous for its connection with the ruler who inspired Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula, is now represented by private investment firm Baytree Capital. Ultimate Homes reported earlier this year that ownership of the landmark was restored to the Habsburg family, and that the family reportedly was trying to sell [...]
The Miami Herald today reported that no one bid on the 15-acre island offered at auction yesterday for a starting price of $12 million:
http://www.miamiherald.com/460/story/154919.html
A private Bahamian island is being auctioned today, starting at $12 million. This isn’t your usual island, however. The Miami Herald detailed the eccentric owner and the stockpiles of supplies kept on the island, enough to survive for years. It’s an intriguing story with CIA ties and a great slide show that gives me the [...]
Unique Homes publisher Rick Goodwin is quoted extensively in this BusinessWeek article released today. The piece focuses on the increasing amounts of money spent on estates worth $10 million or more, despite a slowdown in the real estate market at the lower price levels.
“These are trophy properties,” says Goodwin. “They’ve won the game now, and [...]
Unique Homes attended the sixth annual Coldwell Banker Island Affiliate Management Conference in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, earlier this month. Jim Gillespie, the president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation, led the group. He touted the success of the Coldwell Banker Previews International program, designed to market luxury homes of $1 million [...]
John McMonigle of The McMonigle Group in Newport Beach, Calif., recently announced two huge residential sales closed by his group.
Last week, McMonigle announced the sale of Sugarloaf Point, a Laguna Beach estate listed for $31.5 million. The 2-acre site juts into the Pacific with its own private beach.
Today, McMonigle reported the sale of Villa Murano, [...]
Also in the LA Times: DataQuick Infomation Systems released its latest ZIP-code based data on real estate prices per square foot. The list is not comprehensive, and includes only areas covered by DataQuick. At the top of their list: Malibu and Encino.
http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-re-hotcold17jun17,0,7430066.story?coll=la-class-realestate-news
The Los Angeles Time is reporting that Spider-Man star Tobey McGuire has sold his Hollywood Hills home for $11.5 million, five years after buying it for $3.7 million.
http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/hotprop/la-re-hotprop17jun17,0,1707813.story?coll=la-class-realestate-hotprop
Forbes.com has unveiled its list of the ten most expensive homes for sale in the U.S., which essentially mirrors the list published in our very own Ultimate Homes just a couple months ago. You can link to Forbes list below:
http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/realestate/2007/05/18/expensive-homes-housing-forbeslife-cx_mw_0521estate.html
The June 1 edition of the Financial Times features an article on luxury homes in the Caribbean. The reporter interviewed Unique Homes’ publisher, Rick Goodwin, for the story. Below, please find a link to the Financial Times story:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/21cfafd6-104f-11dc-96d3-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=d8e9ac2a-30dc-11da-ac1b-00000e2511c8.html
(Image: The June/July issue of Unique Homes, which will be on sale soon, features an exceptional Bahamian estate [...]
