2009 July 07 | Land, Luxury, Leisure...

Amazing Homes Of World Leaders (VOTE!)

The Huffington Post | Susan Ryan How would you like to live in the White House? Take the HuffPost Poll of World Leaders’ Residences – compare the photos and vote for your favorite. Does this historic Parisian townhouse take your fancy? The Elysee Palace in Paris is currently home to President Sarkozy. Click here for more…

Christie’sGreat Estates – News for the Network – July 2009

CONFERENCE FOR SALES ASSOCIATES More than 240 affiliated brokers from the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean attended the 2009 Conference for Sales Associates at Christie’s in New York’s Rockefeller Center. A survey was e-mailed to all attendees, inviting comments on the conference. Responses pointed to favorite parts of the program—such as the presentations on [...]

Global Downturn Hits Mexico Harder Than Most

Unemployed construction workers in Mexico City gather every morning on the capital's central plaza, the Zocalo, in hopes of finding work as day laborers. Some have signs advertising their skills as plumbers, electricians and brick masons.

by Jason Beaubien Listen Now All Things Considered, July 6, 2009 · In English, you might call what’s happening to Mexico’s economy a “perfect storm.” In Spanish, they say llueve sobre mojado, or “it’s raining on wet ground.” In either language, the effects of the global economic recession are devastating in Mexico, the world’s 13th [...]

Luxury Homes Go Begging – Financing problems, falling incomes and a less-is-more attitude are making it hard to sell homes in the $1 million-$3 million range

Casas del Oso / Courtesy of Rancho San Miguel Rancho San Migue

By: Sara Clemence, Special to CNBC.com | 07 Jul 2009 Rancho San Miguel is situated in a high-end, gated golf community in Scottsdale, Ariz., that boasts several pro golfers as residents. Modeled after a classic Mexican hacienda, it totals nearly 9,000 square feet and features beamed ceilings, a full wine cellar, exercise room, hand-wrought ironwork, [...]

Real Estate Investment Tied to Passing Medicare in Mexico

By: Khaki Scott Mexico Real Estate Investor July 7, 2009 The pressure to pass laws allowing the use of Medicare benefits in Mexico is growing stronger as the aging American population seeks a better quality of life south of the border. At this point in time, there are many hundreds of thousands of legal American residents [...]

Viva Mexico – Tamra Davis of Huffington Post: Cooking at Villa Cascadas, Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

Tamara Davis Huffington Post July 6, 2009 Last year we went to Punta de Mita for a surf trip. Punta de Mita is a small town outside of Puerto Vallarta. It is about a 4 hour plane ride from LA and New York so it’s not so hard to get there with the kids. We [...]