Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Final Week in May 2015

May 29, 2015

Highlights from this week’s top news stories on luxury and global real estate, art, collectibles and home.

$4,300,000 USD | Southampton, New York | Sotheby’s International Realty – Southampton Brokerage

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this brick home designed to look like a castle was built around 1911. The master bedroom, with a free-standing bathtub, sits in a two-story turret. There is a second turret above the kitchen. The property includes a gunite pool and an octagonal pool house. Ultimate Medieval Amenity: A Turret — Wall Street Journal

Sotheby’s International Realty Brand Enters French Polynesia—Sotheby’s International Realty

In Real Estate, Golf Ups Its Game — Wall Street Journal

Coastal Contemporary: 10 Modern Seaside Homes — Dwell

Billionaire sweet spots: Where the world’s elite is buying $100m homes — The Telegraph

Sonoma Ranch with Party Barns Seeks $32 Million — Wall Street Journal

How to get the real estate market to properly value green homes — The Washington Post

Condo Owners in West Get High Grades — Wall Street Journal

On the Market: Rancho Palos Verdes, California — Architectural Digest

3 tips for attracting real estate leads — Inman

Real estate markets in emerging countries, picking up, global report suggests — Property Wire

Michael Jackson’s Onetime Neverland Lists for $100 Million — Wall Street Journal

Pending Home Sales Climb in April to Highest Level since May 2006 — National Association of Realtors