Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Third Week in April 2014

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

$1,499,999 USD / San Antonio, Texas / Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty

Prices for the historic Victorians that make up the bulk of King William properties have roughly tripled in the past decade, said Debra Maltz, a broker associate for Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty, though much of that price change can reflect extensive renovation. Larger, restored homes can cost $800,000 to $3 million, Ms. Maltz said.

Downtown San Antonio Gets a Makeover – The Wall Street Journal

Sotheby’s International Realty Launches a Lifestyle Video Series – Sotheby’s International Realty

Private capital is returning to the mortgage market – HousingWire

Home Sellers’ Asking Prices Hit Five-Year High – WSJ Economics Blog

10 countries racing to buy American homes – USA TODAY

Modern Take on a Farmstead / House of the Day – The Wall Street Journal

Jeff Koons Popeye Set To Make $25m At Auction In New York – Artlyst

Picasso to Giacometti Lead Sotheby’s $322 Million Auction – Bloomberg