As Economy Recovers, Real Estate Market Follows

July 26, 2010

The Mid-Year Market Reports released by Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty reveal good news: As the country continues to recover from several years of economic unrest, the luxury housing marketing has taken an optimistic turn. Based in New York, the firm publishes 19 different reports every three months. The reports compare and contrast the housing [...]

Mason Morse Real Estate Closes Significant Sale in Aspen

July 23, 2010

Mason Morse Real Estate recently closed the sale of an Aspen Lakes Ranch for $24.5 million. Brian Hazen, vice president/broker associate of Mason Morse represented the buyer. The sale represents the highest priced single-family home sale in the Aspen/Snowmass market since July of 2009. “I judge Aspen by its quality of life and whether it’s [...]

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC’s New Leading Man

July 23, 2010

Budge Husky, the executive vice president of NRT’s Coldwell Banker Southeastern region since 2007, has left his position to take over as president and chief operating officer at Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Owned by Realogy Group, Coldwell’s last president Rick Davidson left the position in February to take over at 21st Century Real Estate. [...]

Top of the Tweets: The good, the bad and grilled cheese

July 22, 2010

By Camilla McLaughlin Own or rent, which is better? Lately, a number of tweets have led to blogs questioning the value of homeownership, but a sizable portion, 90 percent according to a recent study commissioned by Bankrate.com, of those who actually own homes say they do not regret their purchase. RISmedia tweeted about the study [...]

Pick Up The Phone

July 22, 2010

By Mark Moffa Managing Editor Kathleen Carlin-Russell penned a great Critique last week about the need to pay attention to at least some of the latest technological advances in order to stay relevant. But as a follow-up, I have some insight to share from my time in San Francisco last week at the Inman News [...]

Cassa Hotel and Residences in NYC Opening August 2010

July 22, 2010

Cassa Hotel and Residences will open its doors in August 2010 as the newest iconic building in the heart of midtown Manhattan created by world-renowned architect Enrique Norten of TEN Arquitectos in collaboration with CetraRuddy. Offering a luxurious hotel experience of sophisticated style and quiet indulgence, Cassa Hotel and Residences is contemporary in design yet [...]

Connecting Clients to Agents

July 21, 2010

Sandicor is taking GPS to a whole other level. Though GPS (global positioning system) isn’t new to smart phones, a new application aimed at helping Realtors and their clients find homes is making its way to the application market. Two separate applications — one for the client and one for the Realtor — will allow [...]

Manhattan House Introduces The Modern Collection

July 21, 2010

O’Connor Capital Partners, the owner and developer of Manhattan House, is pleased to unveil The Modern Collection, a portfolio of signature-designed residences available for the first time at the iconic condominium on the Upper East Side. Renowned interior designers James Huniford and Celerie Kemble are designing two of the residences in this collection. Located at [...]

Sin City’s ‘Diamond’ Listing

July 20, 2010

Las Vegas has just added a new listing to its luxury housing market — a custom-built, 9,617-square-foot stunner in The Ridges of Summerlin. Boasting three stories, five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, this contemporary estate is not only beautiful, it’s environmentally friendly, as well. In addition to its many amenities, the home maintains the “Diamond Certified” [...]

CENTURY 21 Introduces New iPhone App

July 19, 2010

CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world’s largest residential real estate sales organization, recently announced the release of its new iPhone application. The CENTURY 21 iPhone app automatically provides mobile users with property listings, open house information and CENTURY 21 office locations. In addition, it provides a quick overview of the communities [...]