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The Obamas’ former Hyde Park condo lists for $550K

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The Obamas lived in the apartment from 1993 to 2005. The home is now being sold by Grammy-award-winning jazz singer Kurt Elling and his wife, Jennifer Elling. Continue reading →

A ‘Skinny House’ built out of spite? Maybe not, archives show

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The super-narrow house in Boston’s North End has long been associated with lore of two brothers fighting over property rights around the Civil War, but newly scrutinized archival documents shows that the tall tale may be erroneous. Continue reading →

Meet Emmy-nominated reality TV star and agent Mercedes Javid

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The Emmys were Sunday night, and “The Traitors” was nominated. Get to know cast member, former star of Bravo’s “Shahs of Sunset” and 20-year real estate veteran Mercedes “MJ” Javid. Continue reading →

Bethenny Frankel asks $5.995M for Bridgehampton home

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After upgrading to a larger home in Southampton last year, the “RHONY” alum is selling the Bridgehampton property that she has owned since 2013. Continue reading →

New Hampshire metro prevails as hottest US market for 29th time

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August marked the eighth consecutive month in which Manchester, New Hampshire, was ranked the hottest U.S. market by Realtor.com. The top 20 hottest markets were all in the Northeast and Midwest. Continue reading →

Christie’s International Real Estate welcomes Madrid affiliate

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Led by luxury experts Hans Veenhuijsen and Olga García Hernández, the new office opens as more luxury buyers have shown interest in the city’s market and as home prices have steadily grown in response to a strong economy and foreign investment. Continue reading →

Bezos got a bargain. Now the homeseller’s suing Douglas Elliman

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After learning that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was behind the entity that had purchased his Indian Creek Island home at a $6 million discount, homeseller Leo Kryss was not pleased with the brokerage, which double-ended the deal. Continue reading →

The late James Earl Jones planted deep roots in the Hudson Valley

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Around the time that Jones landed his first hit film role in “The Great White Hope,” he visited the Hudson Valley with a friend and fell in love with the small town of Pawling. Continue reading →

Erin Sykes launches SYKES brokerage backed by Side

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Having grown up in a family-owned construction business, the former Nest Seekers International chief economist always knew she wanted to run her own brokerage. Now in partnership with Side, she has the resources to do so. Continue reading →

Sotheby’s International Realty launches ‘1 of 1’ brand ad campaign

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The campaign positions each luxury home sold under the Sotheby’s International Realty banner as one-of-a-kind and the agents who represent those properties as “curators of the unique,” the firm told Inman. Continue reading →