Cherie Major - Summit Sotheby's International Realty

Private Properties

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:46:00 +0000

Celine Dion lists a private Canadian island for $29.3 million; Ryan Seacrest is in escrow to buy Ellen DeGeneres’s home for $37 million; a midtown Manhattan duplex lists for $12 million.

Should You Keep Secrets From Your Real Estate Agent?

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:59:00 +0000

Even if pushed, you don’t have to share the details of your bank account or personal life.

Chelsea’s Perennial Inspiration

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:49:00 +0000

If last year was about big, manly architectural statements at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, this year is about exploring the softer, more sensual side of gardening, with smells and sounds featuring heavily in show spaces.

An Alpine Retreat in New Zealand

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:56:00 +0000

This seven-bedroom house in Queenstown, New Zealand, with lake and mountain views has been used as a bed and breakfast for the past decade.

Istanbul Villa

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:59:00 +0000

This six-bedroom home on the European shore of the Bosphorus was built in 1999 in a fashionable district close to the center of Istanbul.

On the (Old) Road to New York

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49:00 +0000

This 18th-century estate in New York’s Westchester County includes a centuries-old milestone used to direct stagecoach drivers and once had its own baseball team.

If Kids Can Play, Will Mom Shop?

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:40:00 +0000

In their bid to keep shoppers from deserting to the Internet, more malls are adding sprawling play spaces.

More Real-Estate Loans Default in Europe

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:43:00 +0000

European commercial real-estate markets are struggling with a sharp increase in mortgages falling into trouble, just as more European countries slip back into recession.

Brookfield to Spin Off Holdings

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:22:00 +0000

Brookfield Asset Management plans to bundle together its wide array of commercial-property holdings into a new publicly traded subsidiary, with an eye toward further growth.

CBRE Taps New Vein From Old Deal

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:42:00 +0000

The real-estate company’s top-of-the-market acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. has turned out to be the deal that keeps on giving, in the form of incoming CEO Robert Sulentic.