Villa Nafissa, a once-in-a-generation compound located 26 miles north of Downtown San Diego in Rancho Santa Fe, comes with close to 40 acres of park-like grounds, a private lake, waterfalls, more than 3,000 species of flora and idyllic gardens designed to evoke impressionist painter Claude Monet’s famous water garden in Giverny, France. The estate, listed
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With the real estate market constantly fluctuating, real estate professionals need to keep a finger on the pulse of market trends. Home values, buyer demand and mortgage rates are just a few of the critical areas realtors should constantly focus on. How they stay abreast of all the relevant information determines how successful they are
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio recently shelled out $7.1 million for the Los Angeles home of Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The elegant Spanish Colonial-style mansion, which previously belonged to singer Gwen Stefani, is for DiCaprio’s mother, Irmelin Indenbirken. A few years ago, he purchased a home for his dad, George DiCaprio, for $4.9 million. Leonardo DiCaprio has bought and sold about
Real estate agents have to become experts in marketing to connect with potential buyers and land sales. But all too often, they’re missing the mark and losing out on leads. From failing to specialize in specific areas to not using all of a social media platform’s features to neglecting to optimize their website, the following
After a year-plus of staying at home, it’s natural for people to want more space. This collection of properties, from Gothic European chateaus to a Portuguese palace, have precisely that. Fairytale French chateau Location: Vitre, Brittany, France Price: $1.9 million The gothic-style chateau was originally built 1860 and superbly restored in 2004 and 2016. Groupe
Founder and CEO of SmartRent, an enterprise home automation and internet of things platform for the multifamily industry. The conversation around the trendy, must-have amenities in multifamily shifts every few years with changing demographics and regular ebbs and flows of the market. An array of resort-style amenities popped up in the last decade as we saw
Memorial Day weekend has ushered the summer in. Has it also ushered the superheated New York real estate market out? Is buyer interest still seasonal? Will June 15 see all our prosperous families decamping to their country or seaside homes, not to be seen again till Labor Day? For a variety of reasons, probably not.
Michael H. Zaransky is Founder and Managing Principal of MZ Capital Partners, an award winning multifamily investment and development firm. The coronavirus pandemic has forced those of us in the multifamily sector to reassess real estate’s time-honored location-location-location mantra. With remote work now commonplace in several businesses — a trend that promises to continue post-pandemic —
Proper document maintenance is a must in real estate, especially if you hope to protect yourself and your property management business. Meticulous and comprehensive documentation allows property managers to access vital information at a glance, prevent mistakes and even uncover potential opportunities. However, they may not be sure which paperwork is most beneficial or necessary
This grand mansion built in 1885 has deep roots in Montecito. For three decades, it was the family home of the famed Moody Sisters, four women who left their mark on Santa Barbara housing by designing and developing what are known as Moody Sisters Cottages. Trailblazers at a time when few women had jobs outside