Golf Writers Association Awards Lake Nona Residents

January 31, 2011

Lake Nona residents Graeme McDowell and Yani Tseng were recently voted Player of the Year by the Golf Writer’s Association of America. McDowell became the first European to win the U.S. Open in 40 years. He won the deciding match for Europe at the Ryder Cup in Wales and beat Tiger Woods at the Chevron [...]

Unique Homes On Location: Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, FL

January 28, 2011

Last week, Unique Homes traveled to Los Cabos, Mexico, to tour the Del Mar Developments. For the next few days, Unique Homes is experiencing Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla., and getting a better feel for the community’s “unique way of living.” Join me as I indulge in the good life. Excitement has been [...]

The Sheffield Partners with New York City’s Saks Fifth Avenue

January 28, 2011

The Sheffield, New York City’s quintessential luxury apartment building, is the first of its kind to have an exclusive partnership with The Fifth Avenue Club at Saks Fifth Avenue New York. The partnership will include shopping privileges, personal styling consultants, and private seasonal designer collection previews, all which have been carefully customized and created entirely [...]

Google Opts Out of Real Estate Business

January 27, 2011

Did everyone see the big news yesterday? There has been much speculation that Google would become a huge player in real estate, and some experts predicted Google would usurp all other digital real estate platforms and actually develop a national MLS of sorts. Well, it’s not going to happen. In fact, according to Inman News: [...]

Texas resort community reports strong lot sales

January 27, 2011

Lake-Front, Master-Planned Community Developed by Matthews Southwest Charts Aggressive Course for 2011 Matthews Southwest, one of the region’s most progressive developers, today announces a projected more-than-100-percent year-over-year increase in residential lot sales at The Tribute Resort Community on the shores of Lewisville Lake. According to company president Jack Matthews, Matthews Southwest is charting an aggressive [...]

Unique Homes On Location: Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, FL

January 26, 2011

Last week, Unique Homes traveled to Los Cabos, Mexico, to tour the Del Mar Developments. This week, Unique Homes is experiencing Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla., and getting a better feel for the community’s “unique way of living.” Join me as I indulge in the good life. After checking into the Ocean Reef [...]

Luxury Hotel in Palace of Versailles

January 26, 2011

That’s right, the Palace of Versailles is renovating one of its satellite buildings to serve as a luxury hotel aimed to exploit the economic potential of listed buildings. Specifically, the 18,000 square feet Hotel du Grand Controle, one of Europe’s most popular tourist attractions, will be transformed into a 23-bedroom establishment. The history of the [...]

10 Steps to Getting Rid of Your Office and Cutting Costs

January 25, 2011

Virtual offices continue to replace the brick-and-mortar version, throughout a variety of professions. Chris Smith (pictured), the co-founder of Tech Savvy Agent, would argue that there is no reason that real estate agents can’t take advantage of this cost-cutting trend. I think consumers at the high end may still expect agents to have a nice [...]

“Gold to Go” ATM hits Boca Raton, Florida

January 25, 2011

The “Gold to Go ATM” Gold Bullion Vending Machine is the first of its kind to come to America, in the upscale Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Fla. Florida may now be the “Golden State” thanks to a machine that gives gold for cash. The machine was launched in May in the Emirates Palace [...]

Congratulations to the Homes of the Year

January 24, 2011

When we realized Unique Homes would be turning 40 years old in 2011, we knew we had to do something special to commemorate the milestone (let’s face it, lasting 40 years in this industry is quite an accomplishment). Consequently, we have a great year of 40th anniversary content planned for our readers, including our list [...]