Apps, apps and more apps. Are you overwhelmed yet? At the Inman conference two weeks ago, Adam Hirsch (pictured), the COO of Mashable, outlined 10 types of apps that he says are changing “the conversation prism.” We think there are some good applications for Realtors here. If you are having trouble figuring out what types [...]
Legend Pat Boone recently acquired a luxury estate on board the new residential ocean liner, the Utopia. This ocean liner will circumnavigate the globe and visit cities hosting events such as the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival, Carnaval, The Olympics, Melbourne Cup, Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival and more. Its international sales of [...]
Steve Rubel (pictured), SVP of Edelman Digital, shared 5 media trends he is looking for in 2011 at the Inman Connect conference in New York last week. I thought this was an interesting list, especially for marketing reps. I see a lot of validity in these trends: 1. Attentionomics — In 2011, marketers will begin [...]
A gondola dedicated exclusively for residents and guests opened last month in Kadenwood on Whistler Mountain. Kadenwood is the first resort-neighborhood in Whistler BC, Canada with such gondola service. Constructed by Doppelmayr, the gondola transports homeowners and their guests between the Creekside Village base and Kadenwood in 6 minutes. The gondolas also can accommodate eight [...]
The Continental, a 53-story, 338-unit luxury rental tower at 6th Ave and 32nd Street in Manhattan, began leasing earlier this month. This much-anticipated property features richly appointed studio, 1-bedroom, 1-bedroom-with-home-office, and 2-bedroom apartments starting on the ninth floor. The Costas Kondylis-designed property offers residents exclusive access to The Continental Club & Spa. On-site wellness facilities [...]
WASHINGTON (January 20, 2011) – Existing-home sales rose sharply in December, when sales increased for the fifth time in the past six months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 12.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.28 million [...]
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty recently revealed its 2010 Luxury Market Report for Long Island’s North Shore, which displays an increasing number of sales and other promising factors that suggest the market may be turning around. “Although more cautious than during the “boom” period we experienced just a few years ago, when we compare all [...]
Defying the seasonal trend, December home sales rose by 13.2 percent from November in a survey of 54 metropolitan areas. Home sales dropped 5.0 percent from December 2009, but this is the lowest year-over-year drop the survey has seen in five months. While some industry analysts predict a serious decline in home prices in the [...]
Unique Homes is on location in the luxurious Del Mar Developments of Los Cabos, Mexico. I’ve spent the past two days touring the community’s various homes and I’ve seen everything from enormous custom builds to the very first oceanfront villas built to the newest neighborhood of homes, Espiritu Del Mar. Along the way, I’ve also [...]
Mark Moffa Managing Editor Inman’s Real Estate Connect has come and gone. This marked my third consecutive New York Inman conference, and my fourth overall, after making the trek to San Francisco last summer. It’s a great conference for getting a sense of Realtors’ confidence, for general industry updates, and especially for keeping up with [...]
