Thu, 17 May 2012

 

An $85 million L.A. mansion with a 500-worker renovation team. A $70 million London home with a bowling alley. The Ecclestone sisters are swiftly amassing a global property portfolio. The new generation of wealthy buyers.

 

Fri, 18 May 2012

 

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.

 

Thu, 17 May 2012

 

A Queen Anne Victorian, one of San Francisco's 'Painted Ladies' overlooking Alamo Square Park, is on the market for $2.295 million.

 

Wed, 16 May 2012

 

The percentage of homeowners delinquent on their mortgages in the first quarter fell to the lowest level since the end of 2008, but the share of loans in foreclosure remains high.

 

Tue, 15 May 2012

 

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

 

Tue, 15 May 2012

 

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.

 

Tue, 15 May 2012

 

A parcel of timberland in Florida that is nearly the size of Rhode Island and owned by a who's who of elites from the worlds of business and diplomacy is now slated to be the next frontier in the state's real-estate development.

 

Tue, 15 May 2012

 

After five months of positive readings, the Architecture Billings Index slipped back into negative territory during April, an indication that demand for design services declined.

 

Fri, 11 May 2012

 

Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee has inspired designers to come up with products that capture the moment. With so much merchandising to choose from, this is the perfect opportunity to flex your collector's muscle.

 

Tue, 15 May 2012

 

The national luxury-home builder Toll Brothers is moving to alter two small, pre-Civil War houses that survive amid the tall co-ops of Park Avenue, despite lobbying efforts by neighbors to save them.

 

Mon, 14 May 2012

 

Yes, says RBC Global's Eric Lascelles, who believes homes are more affordable than they've been in quite a while. No, says economic consultant A. Gary Shilling, who contends that home prices have 20% or more to drop before they hit bottom.

 

Tue, 15 May 2012

 

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.

 

Tue, 15 May 2012

 

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.

 

Wed, 16 May 2012

 

The Bloomberg administration is nearing a deal with the Related Cos. and a real-estate firm controlled by owners of the New York Mets to build a retail and residential development on a gritty swath of Queens near Citi Field.

 

Fri, 18 May 2012

 

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.

 

Thu, 17 May 2012

 

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.

 

Wed, 16 May 2012

 

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.

 

Wed, 16 May 2012

 

A dynamic art collection and a soothing verdant backdrop led to the marriage of Asian influences in this 5,375-square-foot Southern California home.

 

Wed, 16 May 2012

 

This recently completed five-bedroom house is located in quiet countryside about an hour from central London.

 

Mon, 14 May 2012

 

This 135-acre equestrian compound has been in the same family for more than a century. It includes four homes, pastures, horse stables and plenty of land for generations to come.

 

Wed, 16 May 2012

 

Set within the Balinese hinterland is this four-bedroom house built from old telegraph poles. The two-acre property includes a two-story guesthouse and an infinity pool.

 

Mon, 14 May 2012

 

This 11-bedroom property in southwest France includes a restored 18th-century monastery and two cottages set in 40 acres of parkland and hazelnut plantations.

 

Fri, 11 May 2012

 

Perched near the top of Hong Kong's priciest neighborhoods is this European-style townhouse with panoramic views of the city skyline and subtropical forests covering the mountainside.

 

Thu, 10 May 2012

 

This 1,900-square-foot duplex apartment on New York's Upper East Side is home to a number of centuries-old European antiques and paintings that give the space an aristocratic touch.

 

Wed, 09 May 2012

 

This 'traditional-style' home in Sag Harbor, N.Y., conceals a decidedly modern streak—it was built recently.

 

Tue, 08 May 2012

 

This 4,400-square-foot condo on the Upper East Side was tricked out by its owner, a candy store founder, with lavish amenities and a master bathroom with two of everything.

 

Tue, 08 May 2012

 

Built at the mouth of the River Avon in southwest England, this five-bedroom 1920s home overlooks popular surfing spot Bantham Beach.

 

Tue, 08 May 2012

 

This home in Bel Air mixes 'Mad Men' chic with 'eclectic modern.'

 

Thu, 17 May 2012

 

This 14,000-square-foot house on the St. Johns River is coming up for auction on May 24 with no minimum bid. The owners used to own the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, thus the painting of three jaguars that hangs over the fireplace in the living room and which comes with the house.

 

Fri, 18 May 2012

 

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.

 

Fri, 18 May 2012

 

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

 

Tue, 08 May 2012

 

Beazer Homes has formed a REIT with KKR that will buy and then rent single-family homes, one of the largest and most talked-about asset classes in the real-estate business.

 

Thu, 10 May 2012

 

One World Trade Center's owners are sparring with their architects over what goes on top—a dispute that could stop the structure being recognized as America's tallest.

 

Wed, 09 May 2012

 

The Malkin family that controls the Empire State Building has agreed to change the terms of the skyscraper's public offering, making the tax treatment less punitive to small investors.