How the top ten largest yachts compare to the top 10 LuxuryRealEstate.com listings (Part 1: 10-6)

Jun 30, 2010

By William Tsang of LuxuryRealEstate.com With declines in total home equity as well as consumer spending, many are struggling to pay the bills let alone continue spending and making extravagant purchases. However, according to Capgemini and Merrill Lynch, approximately 2.5%, or one in every 40 households, is a millionaire household. Buyers of these super-yachts seem to be somewhat "recession proof" or are at least still living the life of luxury. The August 2010 edition of Yachts International Magazine has presented their top 100 list of the world's largest yachts. To be succinct, we will only cover the Top 10 yachts but will be comparing them to the top 10 Listings with Luxury Real Estate.

William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance Wins #1 Place to Work In Massachusetts

Jun 29, 2010

Courtesy of Supriya Anand of Wiliam Raveis Real Estate Bill Raveis, Chairman and CEO of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance, LLC, recently announced the firm has been chosen as the #1 company to work for in Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal’s annual “Best Places to Work” survey.  The honor recognizes company achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of employee satisfaction, working conditions and company culture.

Chase International’s Annual Lake Tahoe Lakefront and Luxury Estates Tour

Jun 29, 2010

Courtesy of Chase International Chase International’s annual Lake Tahoe Lakefront and Luxury Estates tour is happening tomorrow, on June 30.  This invitation-only event takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and includes almost three dozen spectacular homes and estates situated around the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe.  The tour provides real estate and building professionals, architects, select clients and the media a look into some of Northern California's and Nevada's most amazing luxury lakefront estates and homes. Guests can go-as-they-please, visiting whichever homes they choose to tour at their own pace.  A complimentary lunch provided by Steve Peterson of Sierra Pacific Mortgage and Teresa O’Dette of O’Dette Mortgage Group will be served at a South Shore and a West Shore location. For more information, or to receive an invitation, call Chase International corporate vice president Susan Lowe at 866-233-7111.

Pacific Northwest Coast "allure"....take advantage of the "summer scene".

Jun 28, 2010 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

We are so surrounded by beauty in the great Pacific Northwest Coastal area, that we can sometimes just "take it for granted".     In the summer season, though, if we're lucky enough to be out at sea, on a sailboat say, where the wind's quiet presence allows us to drift and dream our way along this watery highway, we can be recalled to the beauty that totally surrounds us.

Why Disney's Latest Real Estate Gamble Isn't Such a Goofy Move

Jun 27, 2010 — Steve Eckhardt, Steve Eckhardt of Cornerstone Properties International

Walt Disney Co. (DIS) unveiled its latest real estate venture: the Golden Oak Residential Resort Community. Located between Disney World and Epcot, in the heart of the Disney vacation complex, the 980-acre premium development will feature a golf course, a clubhouse, a private lake, and numerous other amenities. Of course, these premium attractions come with a premium price: homes in Golden Oak will cost between $1.5 and $8 million.

Florida’s Existing Home And Condo Sales Rise In May

Jun 27, 2010 — Steve Eckhardt, Steve Eckhardt of Cornerstone Properties International

Sales of existing homes in Florida rose 18 percent in May, marking 21 months that sales activity has increased in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®.  In Florida's year-to-year comparison for condos, 6,779 units sold statewide last month compared to 4,845 units in May 2009 for an increase of 40 percent.

Unwrap summer's gift...it's called 'slow time'....

Jun 27, 2010 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Here we are, at the mid-point in the year, just past the Solstice weekend, true Summer is underway and the natural world continues to work to that expansive fruition moment of our harvest season. These next few weeks of largesse, of expansive light, of wandering hours of time deferred/time slowed, the real ethic of summer, continues to unfurl around us. It is the gift of slow time...the time to mull, to ponder, to enjoy the peace of hanging out with family and friends, of dabbling toes in rivers and lakes, of dropping off ropes into deep tidal pools, of lulling our saline selves doing a backfloat in the smooth sea of summer...yes, it's time deferred.... Isn't that the best message of summer? To take "five"...to recharge...to enjoy and to revive...that is the real gift of the season: a recalling to ourselves, to "be" ourselves. Take time...it's all we have, after all.

Canada-BC-Russian billionaire eyeing Whistler-Buyers eyeing ski in ski out!

Jun 25, 2010 — Ursula Morel, RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate

Russian billionaire reported to be eyeing Whistler Both Intrawest ULC and its owner private-equity firm Fortress Investment Group LLC are refusing to comment on media reports in New York on Tuesday that company representatives are exploring the possible sale of Whistler Blackcomb to a Russian billionaire.Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/real-estate/First+nations+development+planned/3046214/Russian+billionaire+reported+eyeing+Whistler/3187832/story.html#ixzz0rt66W04M

Vail, Colorado Non-Profit to Give Away Million Dollar Vacation Home

Jun 25, 2010

Courtesy of Prudential Colorado Properties Vail home raffle raises money for school while benefiting US Military Family in 2009 VAIL, Colo., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vail Academy has launched the 2010 Vail Home Raffle, offering the chance to win a million-dollar vacation home near the renowned slopes of Vail ski resort in Colorado.

$75 million mansion near Orlando selling 'as is'

Jun 24, 2010

By The Associated Press WINDERMERE - The brochure promises a "monument to unparalleled success," clearly not the usual property squeezed into the real estate pipeline. For Sale: 90,000-square-foot home. Twenty-three bathrooms. Thirteen bedrooms. Ten kitchens. Twenty-car garage. Three pools. A bowling alley. Indoor-roller rink. Two-story movie theater. Video arcade. Fitness center. Baseball field and two tennis courts. All that and more for $75 million "as is."
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