February 27, 2008
The most recent newsletter published by Boston College’s Center on Wealth and Philanthropy reports on the Center’s groundbreaking study, The Joys and Dilemmas of Wealth, which is the first large scale survey to focus exclusively on households with at least $25 million in net worth. The goal is to learn more about the attitudes, practices [...]
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February 26, 2008
Kaira Sturdivant Rouda, president of one of the fastest-growing real-estate franchises in the United States, Real Living Inc., will share her inspirational successes in a presentation at the 6th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat, which will be hosted in San Diego from Tuesday, April 15 to Friday, April 18, 2008.
This conference is expected to [...]
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Luxury Agents, news, real estate events, resources by Mark
February 21, 2008
A British mansion sold for $94 million last month, setting a record for a new-built home. With a kitchen for each bedroom, a 35-seat cinema and a Turkish bath for 20, this Bishop’s Avenue estate broke a British sales record of $68 million set just two weeks earlier. And what’s even more amazing than the [...]
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February 21, 2008
Celebrity spokesperson for the American Society of Interior Designers, Matt Lorenz, will lead several events during INTERIORS 08: The ASID Conference on Design, March 13 – 16 in New Orleans. The Chicago native and winner of the Bravo television show “Top Design” will participate in a resume and portfolio review for design students, serve as [...]
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February 19, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. – In bringing together crosstown rivals in the ultimate showdown to determine the World Golf and Country Club Champion, the 2008 Tavistock Cup presented by Citi Private Bank welcomes Annika Sorenstam and Paula Creamer to this unique team competition. Creamer joins Team Isleworth and returning captain Mark O’Meara as they stand ready to [...]
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February 15, 2008
St. Patrick’s Day might be a month away but home builders gathered in Orlando for the International Builders Show are definitely thinking green. On Thursday, the National Association of Home Buyers held green day to celebrate the launch of their new Green Building Program, which initiates voluntary standards for the construction of residential properties. Rather [...]
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luxury homes, news, real estate events by CamillaM
February 14, 2008
Longtime Unique Homes advertiser June Rosenthal was named Citizen of the Year for her committment to her hometown community of Stamford, Conn. To check out the article in The Stamford Times, click here. June can be seen here with the mayor of Stamford, Dan Malloy.
The Stamford Citizen of the Year and Scholarship Presentation Award Dinner [...]
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Luxury Agents, news by Mark
February 7, 2008
They learned. They laughed. They networked.
The reviews are in. The 2008 Luxury Conclave was a success. The interactive event for some of the nation’s most successful high-end professionals was held Jan. 16-18 at The Phoenician, a top-rated resort destination in Scottsdale, Ariz.
In its fourth year, The Luxury Conclave is designed to provide attendees with a [...]
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February 6, 2008
Who’s Who In Luxury Real Estate, or LuxuryRealEstate.com, recently completed its third annual Luxury Real Estate European Conference in Salzburg, Austria. With awards given to members from Spain, Switzerland and Italy, topics focused on the global real estate market. One of the more interesting points involves the suggestion that the Eastern European market is catching [...]
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February 4, 2008
Ruth Ryon reported in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times that Eddie Murphy and his ex-wife, model Nicole Mitchell Murphy, have sold their vacation home near Sacramento for $6.1 million. Ryon’s column includes a mention of a new $85 million listing on the Westside.
http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/hotprop/la-re-hotprop3feb03,0,210832.story
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