luxury: Oceanside Terraces Sold on Auction Block - 12/16/09 10:26 AM


The Oceanside Terraces auction took place last summer, but we still receive calls weekly wondering about the disposition of these luxury urban condos.
The story unfolds:
It took some doing, but we were finally allowed into the auction room where high bidders would be able to purchase the remaining 29 residences at the Oceanside Terraces. We wanted to be able to report on the results (as we are doing now), but someone with Accelerated Marketing Partners tried to block our entry. An executive with the firm eventually intervened, and we were allowed into the room where approximately 100 registered bidders … (2 comments)

luxury: The F-Word in Luxury Real Estate - 06/10/08 04:22 PM
Forecl-----.
It’s a word softly whispered when luxury homeowners in luxe communities like Palm Beach (33480), Beverly Hills (90210), Greenwich (06831) and Rancho Santa Fe (92067) discuss their local real estate markets.
Real estate prices have been declining in many of these markets throughout the country, and some of the heavily mortgage homes are ending up as foreclosure sales. The most prominent foreclosure victim of late is Ed McMahon, whose $5 million Beverly Hills mansion was recently lost to foreclosure.
This morning, CNNMoney reports that three of the richest US zip codes saw nasty declines in home prices for the three-month … (21 comments)

luxury: The Luxury Closet - 10/19/07 04:46 AM
In our coastal San Diego luxury real estate market, buyers are practically manic about their closets–and especially the ones in the master suite.
And what are luxury home buyers seeking in closets?
They are most pleased when there are separate closets for each–or if single, separate closets for the seasons. The compleat closet in the luxury home will be spacious, well lighted and masterfully organized. It is a room where we prepare ourselves to meet the world–or simply the day.
Closets hold our clothing, our personal treasures, our shopping triumphs. Its status in homes has been elevated to be far more than functional … (29 comments)

luxury: iPhone Envy and Other Cool Toys - 08/12/07 06:46 AM
I am developing a severe case of phone envy as I watch friends caress and tickle their iphone screens. Most recently at Real Estate Connect in San Francisco, I watched Active Rain's own Tool Boy, Jeff Turner, do magic with his iPhone.
I watched in awe. 
The iPhone's voicemail is visual and at a glance, one can see who has left messages and can prioritize the return of those calls. The web surfing is real, and reading glasses aren’t required because text and pictures can be enlarged with the slide of a finger. The iPhone takes decent photos, stores music (of course) … (7 comments)

luxury: Luxury Rocks - 06/21/07 03:34 AM
For out-of-the-box eye candy, Italian designers have few peers. Leave it to these clever wizards to create the ultimate in luxury rocks for exterior lightscaping.
These remarkable lighted rocks, created by Oluce, look as if they might have been llifted from the lawn of a distant planet.
Not so.  They were created by Italian designers Marta Laudani and Marco Romanelli, along with the talent of Massimo Noceto. Crafted from weather-tested polyethelene, these mesmerizing Oluce stones glow with the aid of a screw-in fluorescent bulb.
Don’t expect to find these luxe rocks in your local Home Depot or Lowes-- or even in a dedicated … (5 comments)

luxury: Welcome to the Blingdex - 04/22/07 08:37 PM
Luxury is booming and Wall Street is keeping a keen eye on how the rich are spending their wealth. And what better way to measure that hedonism than by creating a variety of indexes that track the shopping of the ultra-rich?  The demand for four-figure handbags, five-figure baubles, six-figure cars, seven and eight-figure homes, luxury resorts and travel,  insurable art and heady wines has created a new and trackable economy for the very wealthy.
What intrigues many investors is how well the carriage trade merchants are faring. This is mostly due to the fact that the rich are getting richer and their numbers on a global basis are growing-along with their … (14 comments)

 
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