The “Best-Kept Secret” in the Bahamas’ Exuma Cays

February 26, 2010

Located half way down the Bahamas Island chain are the Exuma Cays, the most beautiful islands in all the Bahamas and arguably the Caribbean. Great Exuma is the capital island and boasts an international airport with regular direct flights to the U.S. Recently, direct flights to Canada were also announced. In addition to the convenient [...]

Global Real Estate Company Expands U.S. Development

February 25, 2010

NEW YORK (February 25, 2010) –Espais Promocions Immobiliàries (Espais), one of Spain’s most respected and celebrated property developers, is continuing to expand internationally by developing new projects in Florida and pursuing the acquisition of several properties in the New York market. In addition to working with Spanish banks in South Florida to successfully develop REOs [...]

An Urban Nest Awaits in San Diego

February 23, 2010

Located in downtown San Diego, Renaissance Residence 105 is a spacious 2-Bedroom, 2.5-bath Townhome with hardwood floors and 1,600 square feet. This sophisticated urban nest is cleverly designed with 28-foot ceilings and an open floor plan that allows for a luxury of space rarely seen downtown. The home’s direct sidewalk set-up access offers convenience for [...]

Top of the Tweets – Home prices, Olympics, My Sharona

February 22, 2010

The glass-half-full or half-empty syndrome ruled for real estate this week. Consider the following  tweets: “Housing prices swing up to close 2009, Still down from 2008” from @HousingWire and “National home prices declined by 3.7 percent in December 2009” from @KDMcrew. Both cited the same report and contained the same information. Home prices rose for [...]

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains Offer Affordable Luxury

February 19, 2010

Enjoy the sound of only a breeze gracing over 850 acres of groves of trees and an eye-capturing lake, all of which embrace the natural-surrounding, unspoiled beauty of Olde Mill’s newest residence design, Laurel Mountain Manors, located near Ronaoke, Virginia and Winston-Salem North Carolina. Now for sale in the ever-growing Blue Ridge Mountain Resort Community, [...]

Rancho Mirage, Calif., Estate Listed for $75 million

February 17, 2010

Exclusive Affiliates Hilton & Hyland and Pacific Union Palm Springs Represent the Compound with Private 19-Hole Golf Course Rancho Mirage, California — Porcupine Creek is a private residence with its own 19-hole golf course, acclaimed by Golf Digest as the 13th ranked course in all of California. Offered at US$75 million, the 249-acre expanse encompasses [...]

Unique Homes February 2010 Newsletter

February 16, 2010

Our latest newsletter was emailed to our subscribers today, with an invitation to vote in our Ultimate Kitchens contest and to enter our Ultimate Baths contest as well.  The kitchens are featured in our soon-to-be-released March issue — they are the six finalists our editors selected from a plethora of fantastic entries.  We are asking [...]

Top of the Tweets

February 15, 2010

From the Super Bowl to the Olympics, there was more than love and snow in the air last week. With the opening of the Olympics, Vancouver was a trending topic even for real estate. Once again, the city topped the annual survey of the world’s most livable cities conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit. One [...]

Tired of all the snow?

February 12, 2010

Dennis Graver, an experienced scuba diving instructor who has three books on the sport, shares his favorite dive sites in a new fourth book. In his books, which have sold more than 100,000 copies, he covers everything from equipment to dive science in full detail, and also includes the latest information on new scuba technology. [...]

Curb Appeal

February 11, 2010

There was a great article on ColdwellBanker.com recently about increasing your home’s curb appeal, which can apply to all price points. One home, located in St. Petersburg, Fla., was charming on the inside, with three bedrooms, three baths and a two-car garage. However, there was nothing charming about the outside. The aluminum and frosted glass [...]