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Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Third Week in January, 2025

Melissa Couch | January 17, 2025

Carmel Valley, California | Sotheby’s International Realty – Carmel Valley Brokerage Listed for the first time, the 1971 gem has a monolithic fireplace, stained glass windows, and a steeply pitched roofline. Dramatic Angles Define This $5M Marcel Sedletzky Home Near Carmel – Dwell The Lead With Jake Tapper – Robin Walpert – Navigating Housing Crisis Amid Wildfire Disaster – CNN San Francisco’s Millennium Tower Tallies Biggest Downtown Condo Resale in Years – San Francisco Business Times Bob Dylan, in vendita la casa a New York dove ha vissuto il grande artista – Vanity Fair Hot Property: Duxbury Beauty on the Water – Boston Herald Modern Home on Historic Texas Ranch Hits Market for $3.3 Million – Houston Culture Map Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn – The New York Times Continue reading Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Third Week in January, 2025 at Sotheby´s International Realty | Blog.

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What Is a Perfect Home for an Aquarius?

Melissa Couch | January 16, 2025

Our monthly series asks: What decor best suits each zodiac sign? Visionary Aquarians need a room with a view—and a dose of eclecticism, writes Jill Krasny Elounda, Crete | Greece Sotheby’s International Realty Every sign of the zodiac is said to have its own character. So what kind of homes match up with people based on astrology? Wise Capricorn’s eye for detail serves them well when house hunting, and Sagittarians prize spaces that feel expansive and unique. Continue reading What Is a Perfect Home for an Aquarius? at Sotheby´s International Realty | Blog.

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Inside an Inviting Light-Filled Houston Estate

Melissa Couch | January 14, 2025

Spanning more than 16,000 square feet of refined space, this magnificent Memorial-area manor accommodates relaxed day-to-day moments and festive fêtes with equal ease. For Houstonians and those familiar with this cosmopolitan city—America’s fourth-largest metropolis—the mere mention of the Memorial neighborhood brings to mind quiet lanes lined with leafy trees, spacious estates with manicured lawns, and some of the city’s most coveted homes. On one of the area’s most esteemed streets, this unique home—designed by award-winning Murphy Mears Architects and constructed in 2004—lives up to its community’s prestigious reputation, offering some 16,000 square feet of refined space designed for living and entertaining that befits the thriving, flourishing, fast-growing international milieu of Houston. Continue reading Inside an Inviting Light-Filled Houston Estate at Sotheby´s International Realty | Blog.

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Los Angeles Fire Resources

Melissa Couch | January 13, 2025

We are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the recent fires in Los Angeles. As professionals dedicated to housing, we understand that a home is far more than four walls; it is a sanctuary, a place of comfort, and a foundation for building memories. Our hearts go out to all those affected, and we are committed to supporting you during this challenging time. Below is a list of resources to help you navigate through this difficult period and begin the journey of rebuilding your lives.  Continue reading Los Angeles Fire Resources at Sotheby´s International Realty | Blog.

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Inside the Rise of Toronto’s Harbourfront

Melissa Couch | January 13, 2025

From industrial port to livable cultural center, the Canadian city’s lakeside neighborhood has seen a stunning transformation—and the changes keep coming The Harbourfront in Toronto. Photo: Scott Webb via Unsplash A hundred years ago, Toronto’s Harbourfront was a bustling and dirty port full of noise and industrial activity. Ships hauling cargo frequented a landscape of huge wooden wharves and smokestack chimneys overlooking Lake Ontario. Although Toronto surpassed Montreal as Canada’s leading city in the 1970s, its industrial decline meant this waterfront district needed new purpose, starting an ambitious process of transformation into an area for recreation and culture. Continue reading Inside the Rise of Toronto’s Harbourfront at Sotheby´s International Realty | Blog.

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Chalet Chic: Dream Homes for Ski Getaways

Melissa Couch | January 9, 2025

The perfect winter escape blends spectacular nature with luxurious comfort, writes Jessica Klingelfuss Mountain Village, Colorado | LIV Sotheby’s International Realty There’s an otherworldly magic in the grandeur of the mountains as they greet you each morning, with the first rays of sunlight casting a golden glow over snow-dusted peaks. After a day spent carving through fresh powder, cheeks still flushed from the cold, there’s nothing quite like sinking into a plush sofa under a blanket, a hot drink in hand and the warm, woody scent of a crackling log fire in the air. Continue reading Chalet Chic: Dream Homes for Ski Getaways at Sotheby´s International Realty | Blog.

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Inside a Serene Wine Country Retreat

Melissa Couch | January 7, 2025

This tranquil residence set amid the rocky contours in the hills above the Napa Valley is a chic, serene retreat focused on its enviable setting and a life lived indoors and out. High in the eastern hills above the Napa Valley, a dramatic band of igneous rock—known locally as the Palisades—forms a wall along the crests above the town of Calistoga. This subtly sophisticated hideaway—designed by Bay Area architect Michael Baushke and built by the renowned David Easton—harmonizes with its setting in remarkable ways, and this peaceful rapport is very much deliberate. Continue reading Inside a Serene Wine Country Retreat at Sotheby´s International Realty | Blog.

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Significant Sales: 2024 Highlights

Melissa Couch | January 6, 2025

From a US$74.25M sale in Palm Beach Florida, to a £15.5M sale in London, England, here are ten of the top sales represented by the Sotheby’s International Realty global network in 2023. Palm Beach, Florida Todd Peter, Frances Peter | Sotheby’s International Realty – Palm Beach Brokerage, US$74.25M View Properties in Palm Beach, Florida Dubai, United Arab Emirates Erick Knaider| Dubai Sotheby’s International Realty, AED240.5M View properties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tokyo, Japan Kantaro Aoki, Jinyu Cui | List Sotheby’s International Realty, Japan, JPY6.685B View properties in Tokyo, Japan Vaucluse, Australia Michael Pallier | Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, AUD$30.388M View properties in Vaucluse, Australia Bedford, New York Krissy Blake | Sotheby’s International Realty – Greenwich Brokerage, US$30.675M View properties in Bedford, New York Palisades, New York Richard Ellis | Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty, US$26.125M View properties in Palisades, New York Kailua, Hawaii Scott Carvill | Carville Sotheby’s International Realty, US$26M View properties in Kailua, Hawaii Sagaponack, New York Raquel Lopez | Sotheby’s International Realty – Bridgehampton Brokerage Deborah Pirro, Diane Anderson | Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty US$24.925M View properties in Sagaponack, New York Old Fort Bay, The Bahamas Mark Hussey | Bahamas Sotheby’s International Realty, US$24M View properties in Old Fort Bay, The Bahamas London, England Guy Bradshaw | United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty, £15.5M View properties in London, England Discover previous editions of Significant Sales on the blog Continue reading Significant Sales: 2024 Highlights at Sotheby´s International Realty | Blog.

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