By Kathleen Carlin-Russell Editor in chief Everyone enjoys perusing the occasional list—it’s practically a built-in instinct to respond to them and to various rankings. We seem to simply have to have such ordered groups of info in our worlds. It begins with who weighed the most at birth or who’s the tallest in the class [...]
This week’s Top of the Tweets By Camilla McLaughlin Luxury on the upswing! Luxury sales gained 9 percent in the second quarter, according to a new report from American Express Business Insights. This isn’t a big surprise to us at Unique Homes, seeing as we’ve been chronicling the worldwide recovery in wealth this year. Last [...]
Breathtaking at nearly 14,000 square feet, an impressive treasure, Boulevard Place Estate stands alone as a showcase of Seattle. Carved by matchless craftsmen on the Northwest Diamond Coast this awe-inspiring 7-bedroom, 12-bath estate commands attention with its elevated three-level limestone terrace, which is center state for outdoor entertaining, complete with private dining for ten, a [...]
This week’s Top of the Tweets By Camilla McLaughlin In case you haven’t noticed, homeownership has been under siege in recent weeks. A couple of weeks ago the New York Times had a story questioning homeownership. Then Time published “The Case against Homeownership.” Forbes blogger, Joel Kotkin, takes exception with “Why Housing will Come Back” [...]
Sales of homes priced at $1 million and more were up 11.5 percent nationally over one year ago, and continue to show gains in each region of the country. WASHINGTON (September 23, 2010) – Existing-home sales rose in August following a big correction in July, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales, which [...]
By Mark Moffa Managing Editor If it seems that just last month we were reporting on the most expensive residential property ever sold … well, we were. But now, August’s $220 million London penthouse sale has been supplanted by an even larger transaction. Reports surfaced last week that a Monte Carlo apartment sold for 199 [...]
Voting is over, and our readers selected Jay Robinson’s Lookout Mountain listing as having the Ultimate Landscape, Gardens & Grounds. These gorgeous photos leave little doubt as to why. Listed at $3.5 million, 1403 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain in Georgia, is the Readers’ Choice winner. On 2.8 acres along Patten Road, you’ll find one of [...]
Price cuts for trophy homes are almost becoming a trend. The most recent to have a price reduction is Porcupine Creek, a 249-acre estate located outside Palm Springs, Calif., in Rancho Mirage. The price was reduced to $55 million, down from the $75 million that placed the estate among the top 10 on Ultimate Home [...]
This exceptional, 1926, four-story loft is located in a brownstone building in Chelsea — one of the most desirable neighborhoods of New York City. A great investment property, the loft was once a studio/residence to the Dutch born, American abstract expressionist artist Willem de Kooning from 1936 until 1946. Today, this exceptional resident, listed by [...]
This Week’s Top of the Tweets By Camilla McLaughlin Less than a couple of weeks ago, One Hyde Park grabbed the bragging rights for highest priced sale in the world. Now, a Monte Carlo apartment owned by British property entrepreneur Christian Candy that recently sold for $312 million can make that claim, according to a [...]
