Record Home Sale in Naples, Florida

August 20, 2009

Gulf Coast International Properties recently announced its closing on a record sale in Port Royal, Naples, Florida. Broker Pete Savage and owner/Realtor Tim Savage are credited for the $14.135 million sale of The Captain’s Quarters — which marks the largest new construction single-lot home sale in the waterways of Port Royal. Amidst absolutely stunning views [...]

Luxury Prices Still Dropping

August 3, 2009

Despite reports of price increases in the overall housing market, prices in the luxury sector haven’t necessarily followed suit. At least not yet. In an article published by the Chicago Tribune and posted on RISMedia.com, home owners Mike and Marti Palmer are prime examples of sellers who have lowered their home’s price tag in hopes [...]

Four Seasons Properties in Hawaii to be Auctioned

July 16, 2009

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII – July 15, 2009 – Concierge Auctions will conduct a luxury real estate auction on August 10 of two expansive homes overlooking the Pacific Ocean, located in the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on Hawaii’s Big Island, the company announced.  The sale is being conducted in cooperation with Hualalai Realty.  No minimum bid is [...]

Trump’s Former Mansion Ground-Zero for Divorce Dispute

July 10, 2009

When a couple’s marital assets are valued between $6 and $12 billion, one might assume that a mere $100 million estate would not become the subject of a major dispute. However, Elena Rybolovlev, who (with her husband and Russian billionaire fertilizer mogul Dmitri Rybolovlev) purchased Donald Trump’s Palm Beach oceanfront estate for $95 million in [...]

Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Home Listed For $15 Million

June 25, 2009

“You see,” writes Frank Lloyd Wright in his 1924 letter to the Ennises, “the final result is going to stand on that hill a hundred years or more. Long after we are all gone, it will be pointed out as the Ennis House and pilgrimages will be made to it by lovers of the beautiful [...]

Unique Homes Visits Barbados: Real Estate Is More Than Square Footage

May 31, 2009

Unique Homes is visiting Barbados to tour new luxury real estate opportunities. This is the final blog from our press trip: Throughout the week, Unique Homes has taken its readers down the west coast of Barbados to fine restaurants, across inland parishes to gullies, and to the east coast where the rough Atlantic waters make [...]

Unique Homes Visits Barbados: Rum is a Bajan Tradition

May 30, 2009

Unique Homes is visiting Barbados to tour new luxury real estate opportunities. This is the third blog from our press trip: It is said that rum has been produced on the island of Barbados since 1663. A legal deed provides evidence that Tyrell field—today known as Mount Gay—had in its possession the necessary equipment to [...]

Unique Homes Visits Barbados: The Arrival

May 28, 2009
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Unique Homes is visiting Barbados to tour new luxury real estate opportunities. This is the first blog from our press trip: We touched down on Barbados‘ west coast—known as the Platinum Coast for its powder-soft beaches, crystal clear waters and manicured properties—in the parish of Christ Church at 1:10 p.m. (EST). The Barbadians wasted no [...]

Unique Homes Attends Twenty9th Park Madison Art Gallery Opening

May 6, 2009

Unique Homes magazine’s evening at Twenty9th Park Madison’s art gallery opening, featuring works by Miguel Trelles, began at the main lobby entrance where we were greeted by inviting hosts decked out in sophisticated attire. Developer Espais Promocions Immobiliaries teamed with the Gabarron Foundation—a non-profit organization that helps support and expose emerging Spanish-speaking artists and is [...]

Ritz-Carlton Condominium Sale Sets New Benchmark for 2009

April 10, 2009

Sarasota, Fla. In the most significant sale of its type since August 2008, an 18th-floor penthouse above the Ritz-Carlton Hotel—located at 1111 Ritz-Carlton Drive—sold on Monday, March 9th for $3.3 million. Listed on January 26th for $3.995 million, the condominium sold for 90 percent of its original list price and was bound to contract in [...]