Luxury Resorts Park City

‘Painted Lady’ for $2.295 Million

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:23:00 +0000

A Queen Anne Victorian, one of San Francisco’s ‘Painted Ladies’ overlooking Alamo Square Park, is on the market for $2.295 million.

Alpine Retreat in New Zealand

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:17:00 +0000

This seven-bedroom house in Queenstown, New Zealand, with lake and mountain views has been used as a bed and breakfast for the past decade.

The New First Family of Real Estate

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:29:00 +0000

An $85 million L.A. mansion with a 500-worker renovation team. A $70 million London home with a bowling alley. The Ecclestone sisters are swiftly amassing a global property portfolio. The new generation of wealthy buyers.

A Riverfront Jaguar Lair

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:17:00 +0000

This 14,000-square-foot house on the St. Johns River is coming up for auction on May 24 with no minimum bid. The owners used to own the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, thus the painting of three jaguars that hangs over the fireplace in the living room and which comes with the house.

Private Properties

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:06:00 +0000

Celine Dion lists a private Canadian island for $29.3 million; Ryan Seacrest is in escrow to buy Ellen DeGeneres’s home for $37 million; a midtown Manhattan duplex lists for $12 million.

Istanbul Villa

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:59:00 +0000

This six-bedroom home on the European shore of the Bosphorus was built in 1999 in a fashionable district close to the center of Istanbul.

If Kids Can Play, Will Mom Shop?

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:26:00 +0000

In their bid to keep shoppers from deserting to the Internet, more malls are adding sprawling play spaces.

Billings Slip Back

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:12:00 +0000

After five months of positive readings, the Architecture Billings Index slipped back into negative territory during April, an indication that demand for design services declined.

More Real-Estate Loans Default in Europe

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:43:00 +0000

European commercial real-estate markets are struggling with a sharp increase in mortgages falling into trouble, just as more European countries slip back into recession.

Brookfield to Spin Off Holdings

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:22:00 +0000

Brookfield Asset Management plans to bundle together its wide array of commercial-property holdings into a new publicly traded subsidiary, with an eye toward further growth.