With one too many homes and one of Hollywood’s busiest schedules, high-profile celebrity power couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have cut the price of their Beverly Hills mansion that was listed last summer for $23.95 million. The home is now on the market for $17.95 million. The couple spent considerable time and money creating a
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A newly built home straddling a cliff along the Santa Barbara coastline has hit the market for $8.855 million. The two-story home, which combines Traditional and Craftsman design elements, is the pinnacle of a five-plus-year undertaking that wrapped up this year, according to luxury real estate specialist David Magid of Village Properties. Sitting on about
Corcoran is growing its luxury real estate brand through franchising. The name Corcoran is long synonymous with luxury real estate. Founded in 1973 by Barbara Corcoran the brokerage firm originally served New York City, the Hamptons, and South Florida. Today it is part of the Realogy group of real estate companies. In 2002 Barbara Corcoran
It’s common knowledge in real estate circles that Jay Leno and his wife of 40 years, Mavis, bought a Newport, R.I., mansion for $13.5 million in 2017. But the story of how the former “Tonight Show” host found Seafair, a 15,861-square-foot Louis XIV inspired chateau, is less known. Seafair was designed and built by British
Mortgage rates have officially dipped below 3% again, hitting their lowest point since mid-February. According to mortgage purchaser Freddie Mac, the average rate on 30-year, fixed loans is now just 2.97% — down from 3.04% the week prior. On a $300,000 mortgage, that’s the difference of about $8 per month and over $4,000 in interest
To enjoy the genteel life in bucolic northern France, it’s hard to beat a chateau with a moat. This 18th-century example sits near the city of Valenciennes, close to the border with Belgium. While known for the making of lace and as a cultural center that produced noted artists and architects, the region has the
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaigns’ Solar Decathlon 2020 entry, focused on a growing market of young professional homeowners seeking an affordable home that can adapt to their growing needs. The house was called the ADAPTHAUS because the team designed the house with several features that can be altered to function for multiple purposes and be
In this week’s look at real estate worldwide, I dove deep into three popular destination cities in France, Mexico and Spain to find out what $3.4 million buys in each housing market. From a romantic villa in San Miguel de Allende to a cliffside home in Jávea to a furnished apartment in the French Alps,
Here’s one Netflix release you won’t find on the streaming service: Ted Sarandos, the co-chief executive and chief content officer for the media juggernaut, and his wife, former U.S. ambassador Nicole Avant, have sold their home in Malibu for $14.73 million. The market for homes on Malibu’s most coveted beaches such as Carbon and La
One team at the Solar Decathlon this year was particularly focused on a very important community – those military veterans returning home from wartime trauma with symptoms of PTSD. Nevada is reported to have 200,o00 veterans living in the State, making their project particularly relevant. The University of Las Vegas’ Mojave Bloom provides “a healing