Christie’s International Real Estate Hosts Successful Global Annual Leadership Conference in London

Christie’s International Real Estate Hosts Successful Global Annual Leadership Conference in London

LONDON, U.K. — With rep­re­sen­ta­tives in atten­dance from across the globe, the Christie’s Inter­na­tional Real Estate Affil­i­ate net­work gath­ered in Lon­don last week for the Global Annual Lead­er­ship Con­fer­ence, titled “Global Con­nec­tiv­ity through Strate­gic Mar­ket­ing.” Lux­ury real estate spe­cial­ists from more than 15 coun­tries, includ­ing South Africa, Switzer­land, Aus­tralia, Canada, Mex­ico, the United States, and [...]

El Encanto – Punta Mita Resort Villas and Condos

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El Encanto is a highly appealing enclave of waterfront and golf view residences, featuring a variety of three- and four-bedroom floor plans with stunning hand-crafted designs that speak of Mexico. Notable details including central courtyards, large terraces and inviting plunge pools, designed to encourage an indoor-outdoor lifestyle. El Encanto’s owners enjoy views of both the Bay of Banderas and the peninsula’s Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.

The Synergy between Art and Real Estate

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Luxury Real Estate Specialists Worldwide Drawing upon the success as one of the world’s oldest art auction houses, Christie’s implemented an innovative real estate venture in 1995. Integrating centuries of experience with a hand-selected network of talented real estate brokers, the company was formed to satisfy the lifestyle requirements of discerning clientele. The marketing of [...]

Rancho Huracan is by far the coolest villa in Sayulita, Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Mexico

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Rancho Huracan is a beguiling oceanfront villa estate designed to enchant all the senses and provide owners with a wondrous retreat home. The interior pampers with five plush bedrooms, six impeccable baths, and a host of indulgent touches. Designed by the famous Mexican architectectural firm of Jose and Pepe de Yturbe, this residence boasts an [...]

CNN Business 360: Wanted: Homes for the uber-rich – Neil Palmer, CEO of “Christie’s International Real Estate

CNN Business 360 London (CNN) – Ok, you are unlikely to be in the market for a house that sells from $5 million to $150 million, but this ‘uber-rich’ housing market can be as good an economic barometer as any other. If the super rich are buying and selling in places like London or Rome [...]

Real del Mar Villas for sale – Casa Manzanilla and Casa Vela

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On pristine Playa Piedra Blanca, Real del Mar residential community is the essence of seductive oceanfront living. Just 59 cliff-hugging villas are set on 30 acres of manicured jungle. Impressive resident amenities include a private beach club, tennis, gym and captivating spa facility. Casa Manzanilla sits high above the nearby town of La Cruz and [...]

Christie’s Great Estates – News for the Network – June – 2010

MEET THE NEW AFFILIATES Maxwell-Storrie-Baynes Home to some 2,000 wine châteaux and some of the most famous labels in wine—including Château Latour and Château Lafite Rothschild—Bordeaux is also home to Maxwell-Storrie-Baynes, the network’s newest affiliate in France. Specializing in vineyards and châteaux, the firm will exclusively represent the Christie’s brand in Bordeaux, including the Charente and [...]

Four Seasons Private Villas overlooking the Punta Mita resort, golf course and the Pacific Ocean

With full access to all the best resort amenities, these exquisite villas are unique in privilege...quintessentially Four Seasons

Four Seasons Private Villas – Punta Mita – Four Season Resort are located inside the ultra-luxurious development of Punta Mita, a few steps from the Four Seasons Resort. These single story private villas boasts an expansive view of the Pacific Ocean and the offshore Islands and is a five minute walk to the beach. The lush [...]

News for the Network – Dec 2009 – Christie’s Great Estates

SIGNIFICANT SALES FROM THE NETWORK Hilton & Hyland’s $50 Million September “Who says the market is soft?” says Rick Hilton, co-owner of Hilton & Hyland Real Estate with Jeff Hyland. Four high-value California estates, totaling US$50 million, were sold by the company in September. The properties—located in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, and Malibu—were listed [...]

IMANTA Resorts Luxury Residences, Boutique Hotel/Spa

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IMANTA is a mejestic and wonderous natural landscape of beach, jungle and tropical mountain forest. A stunning synthesis of beautiful architecture, IMANTA is a unique and environmentally conscious residential resort of the highest quality standards of service and the lowest density of anyproject in the region. IMANTA style and design is inspired by the remarkable [...]

Christie’s Conference Discusses Movement in the Luxury Market

Christie’s Conference Discusses Movement in the Luxury Market

Last week Christie’s Great Estates hosted this year’s premiere luxury real estate conference for owners and senior management. International executives gathered in Boston to converse about housing market data, social media trends, industry best practices, and much more. Comprising 137 affiliates, Christie’s represents 900 luxury real estate offices in 42 different countries. Conference attendees shared statistics [...]

Glimmers Of Interest In Luxury Homebuying Start To Reappear

Investors.com Luxury homebuyers who’ve sat on the sidelines for much of the real estate meltdown are starting to open their wallets, real estate agents say. Everyone loves a sale, including the moneyed. They’re drawn to house-hunt, now that the moribund pace of high-end home sales has yielded dramatic price declines. It’s happening waterfront in the [...]

Seeking Real Estate Bargains? Try Looking at the High End

The Wall Street Journal Mainstream Home Prices May Be Rising, But Luxury Properties Still Offer Deep Discounts Falling real estate prices are becoming as much a feature of high-end neighborhoods as ocean views, infinity pools and four-car garages. While the latest data suggests prices for mainstream homes may be stabilizing after several years of pain, [...]

Christie’s Great Estates – News for the Network – October 2009

REAL TIME: FROM THE AFFILIATES Long & Foster Introduces New President Jeffrey S. Detwiler was named President and Chief Operating Officer of The Long & Foster Companies. Detwiler, 47, replaces David H. Stevens, who was recently tapped as Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration. “Jeff will be a great asset to our company,” says Company [...]

Luxury real estate vultures

A Fortress Investment veteran is now at an auction house that hopes to feed off of distressed estates. By Katie Benner, writer-reporter Fortune Magazine – CNN Money (Fortune Magazine) — When an ex-managing director of hedge fund Fortress teams up with Sotheby’s in a real estate venture, you know something funny is going on in the [...]

Casa Terral – Lagos del Mar – Punta Mita Resort – Riviera Nayarit

Casa Terral - Lagos del Mar - Punta Mita Resort - Riviera Nayarit

Two of Mexico’s celebrated architects. Alfonso Lopez Baz and Javier Calleja, have introduced to Punta Mita the architecturally inspired oceanfront residences of Vientos del Mar. This magnificent luxury Villa is located within the gated Punta Mita Residential Community in Lagos del Mar. This feeling is even more enhanced by the almost exclusive use of natural [...]

Oh, Mexico

By Jacqueline Palank Wall Street Journal Owning a resort in Mexico isn’t supposed to be stressful. But instead of spending his days sipping cerveza and relaxing on la playa, Timothy Blixseth faces a lawsuit over his Mexican beachfront getaway. Blixseth, the founder and former owner of the luxury ski and golf resort near Yellowstone National [...]

Rich Foreigners Buy U.S. Homes: Unreal Estate

A Russian billionaire bought a mansion in Miami from NBA star Shaquille O'Neal earlier this year.

MIAMI (TheStreet) — The nation’s real estate market is starting to show a pulse again, and international buyers have been partly responsible for its improving health. Price reductions in the U.S. have made its real estate offerings more attractive to foreign buyers who see an entry point into purchases they have long coveted. On a [...]

America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes

Francesca Levy Forbes.com Prices slide, even in the glitziest neighborhoods. Once, if a neighborhood made Forbes’ list of America’s 500 Most Expensive ZIP Codes, it meant buyers were prepared to spend big bucks to call it home. But in 2009, even in these exclusive enclaves, home prices took major hits. Though Alpine, N.J. (07620) tops our [...]

Rise of the Super-Rich Hits a Sobering Wall

John McAfee is auctioning off this property in New Mexico to pay bills. His worth has fallen to about $4 million from a peak of about $100 million.

By DAVID LEONHARDT and GERALDINE FABRIKANT New York Times The rich have been getting richer for so long that the trend has come to seem almost permanent. They began to pull away from everyone else in the 1970s. By 2006, income was more concentrated at the top than it had been since the late 1920s. The recent [...]

RESALES AVAILABLE @ Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita

Four Seasons Residence Club - Punta Mita Resort, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

Four Seasons Residence Club offers more ammenities than any other vacation rental / real estate product in Punta de Mita.Four Seasons Residence Club allows you to own 1/12 of beautiful and luxurious Four Seasons Punta Mita condominium without paying millions and millions of dollars. There are 2, 3, and 4 bedroom floor plans. They are [...]

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 [...]

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

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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, [...]

A special offer from La Punta Realty: Price reduction on two great homesite lots within the IMANTA Resort at Punta de Mita.

Imanta Resorts, Punta de Mita

Spectacularly situated in the heart of mexico’s most majestic landscape, IMANTA Punta de Mita is a hidden gem. IMANTA‘s first resort is located in Punta de Mita, 30 minutes from Puerto Vallarta’s International Airport, on the Riviera Nayarit Mexicana, Mexico’s Gold Coast.   IMANTA Resorts Luxury Residences, Boutique Hotel/Spa, and signature Lots represent a unique [...]

Visit The World – Christie’s Great Estates

Dear Affiliates: This is the ultimate “open house“ and an exceptional opportunity for your clients to visit The World and preview available units offered for sale. This 644-foot luxury ocean liner is gracefully appointed with 165 private homes and is the only residential community at sea. Residences now available for sale range in price from US$800,000 to [...]

Villa Leopolda’s Saga Continues

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  Villa Leopolda on the South Coast of France in Cap Ferrat was once hailed as the most expensive property in the world. Fast forward a little over one year and the price tag of this once former glorified real estate has not only plunged, but dive-bombed right down to near nothing – compared to the previous [...]

Christie’s Great Estates – News for the Network

MARKETING INITIATIVES FROM CHRISTIE’S GREAT ESTATES Transfer Data Feed to Wall Street Journal Goes Live If your company uses the data feed service to post property ads on the Christie’s Great Estates Web site, your ads now appear on www.wsj.com at no charge to you. The Transfer Data Feed automatically re-routes your company’s feed to [...]

Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita announced last week the unveiling of 15 new fractional villas available to owners.

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  Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita announced last week the unveiling of 15 new fractional villas available to owners. Adjacent to Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, the Residence Club has generated excitement and demand from the day it broke ground in June 2005. Four Seasons remains committed to raising the bar for luxury, service and [...]

Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita, Mexico Opens Phase II

Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita, Mexico Opens Phase II

PUNTA MITA, MEXICO — 01/15/09 – Four Seasons Residence Club Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita is pleased to announce the unveiling of Phase II – with 15 new fractional homes available to owners on January 15, 2009. Adjacent to Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, the Residence Club has generated excitement and demand from the [...]

El Encanto – Punta Mita Update

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El Encanto has sold out Phase One of its Condo La Vista condominiums and a second release is selling very well. As well, the three Villa El Mirador properties are ready for occupancy, featuring more than 4,000-square-feet of indoor and outdoor living space in a split-level configuration. Also “move in” ready is a Residencia La [...]

Famous Swimming Pools

Any piece of luxury real estate worth it’s salt will probably have a swimming pool on the property. Inside, outside, or both perhaps. This is a guide to the most luxurious, most insane, most expensive, most photographed, largest – and even the ugliest swimming pools in the World Although this started as a serious look [...]

Rancho Huracan designed by Jose de Yturbe

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Rancho Huracan is a beguiling oceanfront villa estate designed to enchant all the senses and provide owners with a wondrous retreat home. The interior pampers with five plush bedrooms, six impeccable baths, and a host of indulgent touches. Designed by the famous Mexican architectectural firm of Jose and Pepe de Yturbe, this residence boasts an [...]

Villa Mirador in El Banco Estates, Punta de Mita

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One of the first two villas to be built in El Banco, Villa Mirador is the epitome of El Banco Elegance. From it’s checkerboard-floor loggia, to its muted-tone interiors, to its grand cantera firplace, this house is a shining example of sophisticated beach living. Perched atop a hill, Villa mirador takes in greand views of [...]

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