Record Home Sale in Naples, Florida

August 20, 2009

Gulf Coast International Properties recently announced its closing on a record sale in Port Royal, Naples, Florida. Broker Pete Savage and owner/Realtor Tim Savage are credited for the $14.135 million sale of The Captain’s Quarters — which marks the largest new construction single-lot home sale in the waterways of Port Royal. Amidst absolutely stunning views [...]

West Coast Design Firm Launches LEED Design Division

August 14, 2009

DEL MAR, Calif. — Leading Del Mar interior design firm, the Jennifer Adams Design Group, has announced its launch of a new division that will focus on sustainable projects. The company’s new LEED design division will be headed by Julie Pierce, the firm’s Northwest division manager and one of only a handful of LEED accredited [...]

Ultra-high-end Sales Heat Up for Prudential California Realty

August 13, 2009

BUSINESS WIRE: Agents Close an Array of $10 million-plus Transactions in Recent Weeks Irvine, Calif.—From Pacific Palisades to La Jolla, agents at Prudential California Realty are representing a growing number of home buyers and sellers in the $10 million-plus range. In Brentwood, Hugh Evans just represented the seller of a beautiful traditional estate on 50,000-square-foot [...]

HOUSE PRICES KEEP CLIMBING; RISE 1.2% IN JUNE

August 12, 2009

IAS360 House Price Index Reports Gains In All Four U.S. Census Regions For Second Quarter 2009 DENVER, CO—August 11, 2009—Integrated Asset Services®, LLC (IAS®) (www.iasreo.com), a leader in default management and residential collateral valuations, today released its IAS360™ House Price Index (HPI). Based upon the timeliest and most granular data available in the industry, the [...]

Art is the Ultimate Luxury

August 5, 2009

Since 1878, luxury French crystal company Daum has been providing the world’s most discriminating collectors with stunning, exceptionally crafted crystal sculptures. Late last month, the storied company unveiled its most recent masterpiece, a 92-centimeter-tall, $19,625 limited edition sculpture titled “Yoko.” Created by artist Marie-Paule Deville-Chabrolle, Yoko is the “very essence of feminine softness and grace, [...]

Telluride’s Buyer’s Market Best in a Decade

August 4, 2009

Telluride, Colo.—Broker Associate George R. Harvey, Jr., of Telluride Properties, has composed a Telluride region market update for the first six months of 2009. Created using information from Telluride Consulting and Telluride Multiple Listing Service, Harvey’s report details Telluride’s “best buyer’s market in a decade.” One-hundred and eleven properties have sold in the first six [...]

Luxury Prices Still Dropping

August 3, 2009

Despite reports of price increases in the overall housing market, prices in the luxury sector haven’t necessarily followed suit. At least not yet. In an article published by the Chicago Tribune and posted on RISMedia.com, home owners Mike and Marti Palmer are prime examples of sellers who have lowered their home’s price tag in hopes [...]