Lakewood Ranch Posts Strong Numbers

May 18, 2011

Lakewood Ranch, an 8,500-acre award winning community on the West Coast of Florida, has reported strong first quarter numbers. New home sales are up dramatically, with 107 sales so far in 2011 compared to only 31 in the first quarter of 2010.  Additionally, walk-in traffic to the LWR information centers and model homes has also [...]

Opportunity Abounds in St. Croix

May 17, 2011

While the economy may be struggling elsewhere, exciting new development projects such as Diageo and Home Depot are thriving on the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix. Local utility providers to improve the quality and diversity of services offered, cruise ships bring smiling new faces to our island almost daily, and everywhere you look on [...]

The Whitehall Named “It” Building by The New York Times

May 16, 2011

The New York Times recently featured a story naming the “It” buildings of the “other boroughs” of New York—after all, New York is made up of more than just Manhattan. Unique Homes Luxury Media Member Eugenia Foxworth of Foxworth Realty is currently marketing properties within The Whitehall—one of the “It” buildings named.

Housing’s triple dip and the 100 most powerful in New York

May 13, 2011

This Week’s Top of the Tweets By Camilla McLaughlin Triple dip? “Get ready for a housing triple dip,” warns @HousingWire, even though the spring buying season is showing early promise. Most experts at the Rethinking Symposium held by Housing Wire this week don’t expect any significant price appreciation even if the rise in demand continues. [...]

A Chance to Spoil Yourself at Florida’s Premier Trump Towers

May 12, 2011

Sugar sand beaches and crystal clear water are footsteps away from this elegant seventh-floor, 3,323-square-foot condominium at the extraordinary Trump Towers of Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. Just minutes north of Miami, Sunny Isles Beach’s new eye-catching towers offer residents the utmost luxury living experience along one of Florida’s most pristine beaches. Listed by Niki Higgins [...]

Hall and Hall auctions Yellowstone Club ‘Family Compound’

May 11, 2011

Hall and Hall, the recognized leader in ranch real estate marketing and sales, will be handling the auction of the Family Compound at the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana. Upon founding the Yellowstone Club in 2001, Tim and Edra Blixseth set aside and retained ownership of this premium 160-acre site, which includes two [...]

Existing-Home Sales Rise in Most States in First Quarter

May 10, 2011

Existing-home sales continued to recover in the first quarter with gains recorded in 49 states and the District of Columbia, while 22 percent of the available metropolitan areas saw prices rise from a year ago, according to the latest survey by the National Association of Realtors. Total state existing-home sales, including single-family and condo, rose [...]

45th Annual NAREE Conference Boasts Top-Notch Agenda

May 9, 2011

The National Association of Real Estate Editors 45th Annual Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas this year from June 15 to 18 and will feature a schedule filled with appearances by residential, commercial and financial real estate experts. Lawrence Yun of the National Association of Realtors and Stan Humphries of Zillow are among [...]

SeaFair Kicks of Summer Tour with “Art Newport”

May 6, 2011

SeaFair, a 228-foot luxury mega-yacht that hosts traveling art exhibits, has decided its first “Art in the Harbor” summer stop will be Newport, R.I. The fair, dubbed Art Newport, will be hosted on the yacht and will remain in dock June 23-27 and June 30-July 4. During this time, the ship will host international dealers [...]

Special Olympics to Auction Off Exclusive Bahamas Property

May 5, 2011

In honor of the upcoming 2011 Special Olympics’ fundraising auction, Paradise is Mine LLC, a Miami-based global Real Estate Marketmaker, has decided to donate oceanview land within The Bahamas for bidding. The Paradise is Mine Company soon plans to announce the size and location of the lot it will provide, though it already has been [...]