Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Third Week in August 2016

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

$4,350,000 USD | Hinsdale, Illinois | Village Sotheby’s International Realty

“Completed in 2006, the two-story house has five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and three partial baths.  The property, situated roughly 18 miles west of downtown Chicago, offers a finished basement that includes a home theater, a trophy room, a wine cellar, a bowling alley and a rec room where the family keeps a pinball machine and arcade games.”

Pro Golfer Jeff Sluman Asks $4.35 Million for Chicago-Area Home – Mansion Global

NFL Kicker Matt Bryant Lists ‘Kicking Back’ Alabama Beach Retreat for $3.35 Million – Wall Street Journal

A Secluded Villa in Ibiza Close to All the Island’s Action – Mansion Global

Disney Junior Exec. Joe D’Ambrosia Sells His L.A. Home for $1.225 Million – Los Angeles Times

Inside a Former Home of Millicent Rogers in Taos, N.M. – Wall Street Journal

In Rural Montana, a High-End Home for Outdoor Enthusiasts – Mansion Global

A Manhattan ‘Jewel Box’ Asks $3.275 Million – Wall Street Journal

In California, an Eco-Luxe Home Where Organic Vegetables Grow – Mansion Global

New Towers, Higher Prices Lift Chicago’s Real Estate Market – Forbes

The Ripe Time to Buy a Vineyard in Bordeaux – Financial Times

Hard-Core House Collectors – Wall Street Journal

10 Ultimate Waterfront Homes We’re Coveting Now – Elle Decor

Sotheby’s NY to Auction Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Traditional Chinese Paintings – Blouin ArtInfo

The Amazing Cars for Auction at RM Sotheby’s Monterey – The Week