February 28, 2011
The Resort and Spa at Pristine Bay—a highly-anticipated, five-star luxury destination off the Caribbean coast of Honduras—announces that its golf course, The Black Pearl, is now open for public play. Nestled on the unique island of Roatan, Golfers of all skill levels will enjoy the 72-par, 7,179-yard layout overlooking the crystal clear waters of the [...]
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February 25, 2011
We all know how easy it is to browse real estate listings anywhere around the world from the comfort and convenience of our own homes thanks to the Internet. Now, N-Play, the industry’s first online offer management service, is bringing the convenience of online real estate bidding to Atlanta homebuyers. The Offer Center, as it [...]
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February 25, 2011
An elegant, spacious residence awaits you at Palm Beach’s newest luxury oceanfront condominium—Bellaria. This private, waterfront condominium complex showcases a historic Mediterranean-inspired layout that is only matched by the on-site amenities afforded to each resident. The Lucia model boasts 5,306 square feet of luxury living, providing immaculate 180-degree views of the picturesque shoreline with its [...]
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February 24, 2011
This week’s Top of the Tweets By Camilla McLaughlin Luxury on the rebound! This week lots of positives for real estate and luxury swirled in the Twittosphere. Existing home sales rose in January, marking the first time in seven months activity was higher than a year earlier. January’s 5.35 million transactions are 5.3 percent above [...]
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February 24, 2011
Metropolis, a global leader among strategic marketing agencies, has been awarded the Interactive Media Awards’ Outstanding Achievement for excellence in the design, development and implementation of the Vesta Builders, Inc. website. The honor recognizes that the project met and surpassed the standards of excellence that comprise the web’s most professional work. The judging took into [...]
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February 23, 2011
Looks like the luxury home market in California’s Bay Area is thriving despite the lagging real estate market. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that 2010 saw a nearly 20-percent increase in the sale of homes of more than $2 million throughout the nine-county region. The number of such sales reached 1,216 last year as [...]
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February 22, 2011
Contestants on the second season of Bravo TV’s “The Fashion Show” will be taking up residence in Manhattan’s new 505W37. The luxury rental building, in the up-and-coming Hudson Yards neighborhood, will house the 12 designers in 10 studio-through-two-bedroom apartments during the filming of the hit reality show. Placing the contestants in the sleek towers was [...]
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February 21, 2011
By Gina Kramer The global travel market has already begun to redefine itself during the economic crisis, offering more options than ever for travelers that are quickly becoming hot new trends. Vacation rentals such as condos, whose owners used to give renters not much more than a key to the main door, are now determined [...]
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February 18, 2011
A rare gem has come onto the international property market. The Khusela Reserve is a spectacular 2,000-acre private game conservation reserve. The property boasts one of South Africa’s finest architect-designed villas along with two other houses, which formed the original farmstead. With a price tag of just £1.5 million (approximately $2.4 million), Khusela is equally [...]
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February 17, 2011
Data disconnect? A controversy erupted this week over the National Association of Realtors methodology used to compile home sales data. CoreLogic, which also publishes sales stats, challenged NAR, claiming NAR data overstates sales of existing homes by 15 to 20 percent. Slower sales mean it will take longer than anticipated to work through the inventory [...]
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