Luxury Home Sales Soaring on Maui

November 16, 2011

Wailea – Island Sotheby’s International Realty announced that the top eight high-end property transactions it handled in the first nine months of 2011 have totaled more than $98 million. Paul MacLaughlin, Principal Broker / Owner of the firm attributes the success to the global reach and network of the Sotheby’s International Realty® brand and interest [...]

CB The Aspen Brokers Merges With Mason Morse

November 15, 2011

Steamboat Springs, CO – In some very exciting news from Coldwell Banker, yesterday, Budge Husky, President of Coldwell Banker, welcomed Mason Morse Real Estate with four offices in Aspen, CO and throughout the Roaring Fork Valley into the Coldwell Banker family. Our 25-year affiliate, Jane Moy of Coldwell Banker The Aspen Brokers, Ltd. will merge [...]

Canalfront Home In Bahamas

November 14, 2011

Located on the western side of Nassau within the gates of Sandyport, this exquisite property boasts many features that make it an ideal purchase for the discriminating buyer. The property—offered at $1,550,000 by Heather Lightbourn Peterson of Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty—is situated in a gated community in Nassau, Bahamas that offers exclusive access to tennis [...]

NAR Survey Reflects Tight Credit Conditions

November 11, 2011

ANAHEIM, Calif. (November 11, 2011) – Recent home buyers are staying well within their means with notably higher incomes and modestly higher downpayments than buyers in the previous year due to the restrictive mortgage credit environment, despite historically favorable housing affordability conditions, according to a study released today at the 2011 RealtorsÒ Conference & Expo. The 2011 National [...]

The Residences at W Hollywood Announces 15 New Residences

November 10, 2011

Hollywood, CA —On the heels of a price restructuring, The Residences at W Hollywood announces increased sales momentum at the 143-unit luxury condominium located at the world-famous intersection of Hollywood and Vine and an approximate $1 million enhancement to the property’s residential rooftop slated for an official unveiling later this fall. With 15 new residences [...]

RentJuice Rent Index Launched in New York City

November 9, 2011

New York, NY – Only 36 percent of rental units listed in New York City contain two bedrooms or more, according to data from the inaugural RentJuice Rent Index in New York City. The quarterly analysis was today launched by RentJuice, the online platform developed by real estate insiders that connects prospective renters, brokers and [...]

NYC Real Estate Market Jumps

November 8, 2011

NEW YORK – The Manhattan real estate market remains resilient despite the recent chill on Wall Street as Halstead Property’s 3rd quarter market report shows that the average apartment price increased to $1,437,302, up slightly from a year ago. “Typically, a stable market has a 6 to 9 month supply of inventory and currently, our inventory [...]

Top countries for business

November 7, 2011

This week’s Top of the Tweets By Camilla McLaughlin Who knew?! The homeownership rate is the second-highest on record based on data from the 2010 census, says @realtormagazine. While the national homeownership rate remained high, the decrease in the rate from 2000 to 2010 by 1.1 percent — to 65.1 percent overall — is the [...]

@properties Closes Out Sales at Elysian Private Residences

November 4, 2011

CHICAGO – Chicago-based real estate brokerage firm @properties has announced the sellout of the Elysian Private Residences, 11 E. Walton St., in Chicago’s Gold Coast. Elysian Private Residences is the ultra-luxury, 51-unit condominium component of a new 60-story high-rise that also includes the 188-room Elysian hotel. Elysian Development, LLC, retained @properties late last year to [...]

1STDIBS Launches Partnership

November 3, 2011

New York - 1stdibs, the definitive online resource for antiques, 20th-century design, estate jewelry, vintage fashion and fine art, today announced that it has launched a luxury property search exclusively with The Corcoran Group and Coldwell Banker Previews International.  On October 19, 2011, 1stdibs debuted its “Fine Homes” search on its site, featuring luxury properties listed [...]