Indonesia Has The Fastest-Growing Luxury Real Estate Prices In The World
Jakarta and Bali, both in Indonesia, ranked highly on real estate firm Knight Frank's new index of price growth in the world's luxury real estate markets.The capital city of Jakarta, where prices...
View ArticleProbe Widens Over Hotshot NYC Real Estate Broker Accused Of Being A 'Dual Agent'
Kathryn Korte, the president and CEO of Sotheby’s International Realty, and Ellie Johnson, the manager of the firm’s Upper East Side office, may also face disciplinary action as the result of a state...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Chloë Sevigny Sells East Village Apartment For $1.85 Million
It looks like actress Chloë Sevigny has finally sold her farmhouse-chic apartment in NYC's East Village.The apartment is in contract for $1.85 million, according to StreetEasy.We first heard that the...
View ArticleThe Luxury Real Estate Market In Downtown Manhattan Is Booming
It’s conventional wisdom that “blue chip” apartments surrounding Central Park command the highest prices in New York City, beating out trendier Downtown towers on a price per square foot basis.For the...
View ArticleHere's Why Celebrities Are Always Buying Each Other's Houses
Brad Pitt sold his Malibu beach house to Ellen Degeneres. Ryan Seacrest picked up Ellen's Beverly Hills compound for $49 million. Christina Aguilera bought Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's home back in...
View ArticleLate Investor Martin Zweig's Penthouse Hits The Market For A Record $125 Million
Weeks after it was rumored to be headed for market, we now know that late investor Martin Zweig's legendary penthouse apartment atop the Pierre in New York City will be listed for $125 million, the New...
View ArticleThe Most Expensive Homes You Can Buy In New York City
The New York City real estate world is abuzz over two properties reported to be hitting the market for well over $100 million in the past couple of days.One belongs to SAC Capital honcho Steve A....
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: An Unfinished Penthouse In Manhattan Is Selling For $60...
Another blockbuster property recently hit the market in Manhattan, and it's not even complete yet.The $60 million penthouse duplex is part of Midtown's new 50-story Baccarat Hotel and Residences. It...
View ArticleStep Inside The Magnificent NYC Penthouse That Just Hit The Market For $125...
We learned that the penthouse of New York City's Pierre Hotel was hitting the market for a record $125 million last week, and the official listing has finally surfaced with some photos of the space.The...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Arianna Huffington Bought A SoHo Loft For $8.15 Million
Arianna Huffington isn't letting rumors that she trashed a $32,000-a-month Chelsea loft stop her from playing the real estate game — the media mogul has set her sights on SoHo instead.According to The...
View ArticleA Brooklyn Neighborhood Is Feeling The 'Girls' Effect
Greenpoint has received a lot of attention lately for its role as the setting for the HBO mega-hit-series “Girls.”That exposure, brokers say, has boosted the neighborhood’s rental market.“We get more...
View ArticleNew York City Wants To Build Even More 'Micro Apartments'
The city will be putting out more requests for proposals for micro-apartment sites, the New York Observer reported.“We are considering RFPs for two or three micro-unit developments later this year,” a...
View ArticleHere's The Weird Sculpture Of A Bald Man In Steve Cohen's Living Room
Looking at the listing photos for Steve A. Cohen's $115 million Manhattan penthouse, one thing caught our eye: a sculpture of a short, bald man with raised arms standing in a prime spot in the living...
View ArticleSuddenly Everyone Is Buying Private Islands
Private islands are all over the news.It's rumored that Jay-Z is looking for a private island getaway for wife Beyonce and baby Blue Ivy, and Skorpios — the most famous private island in Greece — just...
View ArticleA Tech Entrepreneur Supposedly Spent $35 Million On San Francisco's Priciest...
Tech entrepreneur Trevor Traina and his wife Alexis reportedly spent $35 million on a mansion on San Francisco's "Billionaire's Row," according to local real estate blog Socket Site (via Curbed).At...
View ArticleGeorge Soros' Son Is Selling His NYC Townhouse With A Rooftop Basketball...
Two years ago, George Soros' son bought a townhouse in Little Italy with a domed basketball court on the roof for $11,999,900 million.Now he's selling it for $12 million, says Curbed NY.Wonder what...
View ArticleBubba Watson Bought Tiger Woods' Infamous 'Scandal House'
In an interview with Golf.com, Bubba Watson revealed that the home he bought in the summer of 2012 in Florida was Tiger Woods old house in Orlando, Fla. Yes, the house where the Woods scandal all began...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: 'As Seen On TV' Tycoon Buys Miami's Priciest Condo For $34...
The buyer of a $34 million condo at the Miami Beach Edition was infomercial tycoon Ajit Khubani, according to Jennifer Gould Keil at the New York Post.Khubani is the founder and CEO of TeleBrands, the...
View ArticleREPORT: Steve Cohen Bought An Apartment In This Super Swanky West Village...
Billionaire hedge funder Steve Cohen, whose SAC Capital has come under scrutiny lately, has been snapping up real estate left and right.He recently purchased a $60 million Hamptons home. He also...
View ArticleWhat $1 Million Buys In Housing Markets Around America
$1 million is a lot of money to spend on a house.But what it buys in Wayzata, Minn. is not the same as what it can buy in Miami, Fla.From small suburban houses to waterfront mansions, our friends at...
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