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‘Hiya, Barbie!’: Iconic doll makes her real estate cameo

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Barbie’s total world domination extends to fashion runways, home design and real estate marketing initiatives. Continue reading →

‘An awakening’ to New Hampshire as luxury 2nd-home destination

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The pandemic first started opening luxury buyers’ eyes to New Hampshire’s second-home-market opportunities, and now more and more ultra-luxury buyers are catching on. Continue reading →

Kmart down to 2 locations, including 1 in haughty Hamptons

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The town of Bridgehampton, where the median home price is $3.8 million, is home to one of just three remaining Kmarts. Soon it will be one of two, according to reports. Continue reading →

Controversial Florida foreign buyer ban survives 1st major court battle

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U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor denied a request by plaintiffs to stop the state from enforcing the law because it is based on citizenship, not race, so does not violate the Constitution and fair housing. Continue reading →

Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel are engaged

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The couple have been together since 2019 and recently completed a two-year renovation on a Georgian-style home they purchased together in 2020, according to reports. Continue reading →

Tom Ford nabs Jackie O’s former Hamptons summer home at $52M

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The deal is just the latest of Tom Ford’s big-ticket transactions, following a $51 million home purchase in Palm Beach at the end of last year and a more recent trading of that home for another mansion in the luxury South Florida market, according to r… Continue reading →

Nearly 1 in 9 US homes command $1M as luxury prices soar in June

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The share of U.S. homes valued at $1 million or more stopped shy of a record notched last summer as high mortgage rates and low inventory drove home prices upward in June, a Redfin analysis shows. Continue reading →

Tighter federal regulations coming to luxury real estate market soon

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The U.S. Treasury Department is poised to enact expanded reporting measures on luxury home sales, putting an end to anonymous purchases that have enabled oligarchs, terrorists and others. Continue reading →

Ailing vet claims Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry unfairly bought home

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Carl Westcott, 83, claims his judgment was impaired when the contract with Perry and Bloom was signed, due to opiates he was prescribed following an extensive surgery to treat Huntington’s disease, according to reports. Continue reading →