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Your next home could be at the birthplace of democracy, property rights

Posted: 30 Jun 2019 01:00 PM PDT

Your next home could be at the birthplace of property rights. A gated community of 59 luxury homes in Surrey, England has hit the market, located on the site where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215, according to Mansion Global. The development spans 57 acres across the village of Englefield Green and Runnymede, the riverside site where King John agreed to the Magna Carta terms with a group of rebel barons. The Magna […]

Miami house with acclaimed minimalist design listed for $2M

Posted: 30 Jun 2019 11:00 AM PDT

The Brillhart House, an award-winning minimalist home and a rare example of architectural restraint in look-at-me Miami, is up for sale for the first time. The Balinese-style house, which resembles a remote resort spa, is listed for $2 million by Gary Feinberg of Compass Florida, according to Forbes. Five-year-old home was featured on the Netflix/BBC series “The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes.” Two architects, Jacob and Melissa Brillhart of Brillhart Architecture, built the acclaimed house, winner […]

Huge number of listed homes in NYC are near a residential construction sites

Posted: 30 Jun 2019 10:00 AM PDT

This summer season likely means navigating a construction site or two. Four out of every 10 New York City homes listed for sale or rent are within two blocks of a residential construction site, according to June data gathered by listing platform Localize.city. Localize.city found that nearly 40 percent of all listed residences in New York City are fewer than 525 feet – one or two blocks, about a tenth of mile – from a […]

WATCH: Here’s the shit real estate agents really say

Posted: 30 Jun 2019 09:00 AM PDT

From negotiating with buyers to tidying up their client’s listings, there are a few sentiments real estate agents share across the board. The Corcoran Group’s Sarah Fearon brought together her two specialities, real estate and comedy, to encapsulate a day in the life of a real estate agent in parody form. Aside from selling properties for her clients in Manhattan, Fearon is an actress, comedian and playwright. Her one-woman show, “2B” — which is debuting […]

Even with $155M in price cuts, this is still the most expensive home listing in LA

Posted: 30 Jun 2019 08:00 AM PDT

The massive Bel Air estate of late media mogul Jerrold Perenchio just got another deep discount. Once a $350 million pocket listing, the 10-acre Chartwell Estate got a price cut of $245 million when it hit the Multiple Listing Service last fall. Now, it’s asking $195 million, according to Variety. Even with the haircut, it remains the most expensive home listed in Los Angeles County on the MLS. Multimillion-dollar discounts aren’t unusual in the world […]

Asking $65M, Jackie O’s Martha Vineyard compound looks to break a record

Posted: 30 Jun 2019 07:00 AM PDT

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s 340-acre Martha Vineyard’s compound is now on the market for $65 million. Should the secluded beachfront property sell for its ask, the deal would shatter the island’s current residential record of $32.5 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. Onassis’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, told the Journal that her three children are now adults, leading her to sell the compound. LandVest’s Thomas E. LeClair and Gerret C. Conover have the listing. The estate, which […]

As values rise, these are the top 10 US cities to own a home: ranking

Posted: 30 Jun 2019 06:00 AM PDT

If you are looking for a home, you might not have much luck in the Northeast. Nine of the 10 best cities to buy or own a home are either west of the Mississippi River or in Florida, according to a study by GoBankingRates. With a median home value of $483,900 and a state income tax rate of 5.53 percent, Jersey City was the only metro area in the Northeast to make the cut, clocking […]