This week’s Top of the Tweets By Camilla McLaughlin Catfish recovery! One thing about this recession — it’s gone on so long that economists and others are forced to dream up ever more creative descriptions. Speaking at the Asian Real Estate Association of America conference in San Francisco, Rick Sharga, former VP of RealtyTrac, said [...]
Jamie McCourt, former wife of Los Angeles Dodgers’ owner Frank McCourt, sold her nearly 8,400-square-foot Holmby Hills home for $6,525,000 in August, according to the LA Times. The 8 bedroom, 10 bath gated property was purchased in 2004 for $6.5 million by the divorcing couple with the hopes to turn it into a guest house [...]
CHICAGO – Explore the spell Japan’s art cast on Frank Lloyd Wright during the formative years of his career with Wright Way Japan: A Collector’s Passion. The extraordinary 12-day trip, presented by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, from March 28 through April 8, 2012, focuses on the Japanese art that the world-renowned architect loved, collected [...]
NEW YORK, NY – The Financial District has officially become one of the city’s most desirable residential neighborhoods. According to the latest release of The FiDi Report, from Wall Street-based brokerage firm Platinum Properties, average rental prices in the Financial District (FiDi) have shot up across all apartment sizes from 2010 to mid-2011. In another sign of [...]
The fourth Only Watch Auction took place in Monaco on Friday, 23rd of September, at the Hotel Hermitage, in the royal presence of Prince Albert II of Monaco. This auction of exceptional watches was organized to support research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and was organized by Antiquorum, Geneva. Richard Mille has been a faithful Only [...]
According to the LA Times, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning actress Sharon Stone has listed her Beverly Hills Mediterranean-style estate on the market for $8.995 million — $2 million less than she originally paid. Stone purchased the mansion in 2006 for $10,995,000 and placed it back on the market that same year for $12.5 million. She then leased [...]
Austin, TX– With millions of Americans either unable to secure a mortgage or having to remain in their current home because they cannot sell the property, remodeling activity continues to soar. Today, BuildFax unveiled its BuildFax Remodeling Index (BFRI) for July 2011 and it shows that remodeling activity reached a record high during the month. [...]
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New York City’s premier contractor Stephen Fanuka–who is well-known for his work with the world’s top designers, architects and celebrity clientele, including Nate Berkus, Francois Catroux, Jacques Grange, Eric Cohler, Tyra Banks, Tony Bennett, Michael J. Fox and Lindsay Lohan–is hosting his first national television series with the launch of DIY Network’s Million Dollar Contractor, [...]
New York, NY – Nearly 150 people poured into 20 Pine The Collection for a one-of-a-kind home staging event last week. The Financial District’s (FiDi) premier condominium, now nearing 95 percent sold, collaborated with Season 6 finalist of HGTV’s reality show ‘Design Star’ Cathy Hobbs and Miami-based designer and retailer Tui Lifestyle for this unique event. Guests enjoyed [...]
This week’s Top of the Tweets By Camilla McLaughlin Litmus test for Aussie luxury? Luxury sales in Australia have softened recently so many see the listing of $49 million waterfront mansion as a test of the luxury market. A recent Bloomberg article on the luxury market down under grabbed my attention as it did many [...]
