Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Last Week in April 2019

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

New Canaan, Connecticut | Leslie Razook & Anne Krieger, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty 

Music icon Paul Simon is slip, slidin’ away from his 32-acre rural Connecticut estate. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and his singer-songwriter wife Edie Brickell, have just listed their home in New Canaan, an hour’s drive from Manhattan, for $13.9 million.

Paul Simon Lists His Rural 32-Acre Connecticut Estate for $13.9 Million – Robb Report

Former New York Yankees Star Jason Giambi Puts Cabo Estate Up for Auction – Mansion Global

Sotheby’s International Realty CEO: Biggest Mistakes When Buying Homes Overseas – Cheddar

A ‘Big’ Change: Why Buyers Are Prioritizing Quality Over Massive Homes – Mansion Global

Bloomberg launches luxury real estate portal with Sotheby’s sponsorship – Luxury Daily

How Tech Can Interrupt the Luxury Customer Experience – Realtor Magazine

Stately neo-Federal Upper East Side townhouse seeks $28.7M – Curbed

A Costa Rican Contemporary With a Two-Minute Walk to the Beach – Mansion Global

Celebrity Home Builder Lists a Hollywood Hills Spec Home for $28 Million – Architectural Digest

Sell the lifestyle by being part of your community – Inman

Hidden Cow Hollow home in a ‘magical garden’ asks $3.295 million – SF Gate

The Hamptons’ home runs – The Real Deal

Longtime Bay Area restaurant magnate puts Napa Valley estate on the market – San Francisco Business Times

Is a Breakfast Nook Practical? Pros and Cons of This Quaint Kitchen Feature – Realtor.com

Real Estate Roundup: All the Pretty Horse Farms, Part 2 – Cowboys & Indians

Homes That Sold for Around $1,000,000 – New York Times

Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss is ready to hip-hop out of Sherman Oaks – Los Angeles Times

A Whimsical Home Outside Stockholm – Mansion Global

Sotheby’s Iconic, Legendary and Historical Spring 2019 Auction Jewels – Forbes

A Porsche 911 Draped in Berluti Leather Is Up for Auction at Sotheby’s – Robb Report