Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Last Week in April 2016

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

8.000.000 € EUR | Forte Dei Marmi, Lucca, Italy | Italy Sotheby’s International Realty

Giuseppe Bellora Jr. and his sister Lorenza were brought up in this villa close to the sea in Forte dei Marmi, Italy, a resort town famous for being the birthplace of Paola Ruffo di Calabria, the former queen of Belgium.

A Seaside Villa in Tuscany – The Wall Street Journal

Sotheby’s International Realty® Brand Expands into Nicaragua – Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC

This $26.6 Million Home is One of Only Ten on a Beach in La Jolla, California – Architectural Digest

Home of the Day: Getting away from it all — in style – The Los Angeles Times

This $4 Million California Mansion Feels Like a Desert Oasis – Architectural Digest

Why Ibiza Is a Good Place to Invest in a Second Home – Mansion Global

House Hunting in … Portugal – The New York Times

Get More for Your Vacation-Home Dollar – The Wall Street Journal

Modern Colorado Home With Amazing Japanese Gardens Asks $3.9M – Curbed

Own a Midcentury Gem in New Canaan by Architect Eliot Noyes – Mansion Global

Can Vanna Venturi House and other landmark homes survive the test of new owners? – The Los Angeles Times

Renowned Private Collections Come to Sotheby’s Classical Chinese Paintings Sale May 30 – BlouinArt Info

RM Sotheby’s Car Auction Catalogue – Monaco 2016 – TopSpeed