Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Second Week in October 2016

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

CHF 10’400’000 CHF | St Moritz, Switzerland | St. Moritz Sotheby’s International Realty

“This 300 year-old house, designed in the traditional style of the Engadine region in the Swiss Alps, has just undergone a three-year-long renovation and is now equipped with a Balthaupt kitchen full of Gaggenau and Siemens appliances.”

What a $10 Million Ski Chalet Looks Like at Three Major Global Resorts – Bloomberg

Tuscany’s Vineyard Homes – Wall Street Journal

This Legendary Lakefront Tahoe Estate Once Belonged to Howard Hughes – Mansion Global

Sotheby’s International Realty Beats Zillow and Realtor.com to 3D – Inman News

East of Geneva, a Chateau with an Aristocratic Past – The New York Times

Five Properties for Sale with Extraordinary Pools – Financial Times

The Key from Ben Franklin’s Kite Experiment Opened this Front Door – New York Post

3 Extraordinary Eco-Friendly Homes for Sale Right Now – Architectural Digest

For Sale: 7 Beautiful Homes in Delaware – The Week

A Montana Ranch with the Rustic Appeal of an Elevated Cabin in the Woods – Mansion Global

Five Wine Estates or Properties with Vineyards – Financial Times

Modern Farmhouses: California Wine Country’s New Must-Have Homes – Wall Street Journal

Beautiful Victorian Mansions for Sale Around the World – Architectural Digest

Flocking to the San Juan Islands – Mansion Global

House Hunting in… Spain – The New York Times

Wealthy Chinese Buyers are a Growing Force in U.S. Real Estate Markets – The Washington Post

It’s in the Numbers: Luck and Superstition Sell Luxury Real Estate – Mansion Global

Cartier ‘Sky Blue Diamond’ Ring Could Fetch $25 Million – Forbes