Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Third Week in March 2016

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

$1,200,000 USD | Luquillo, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Sotheby’s International Realty

“The villa, named Rancho Soberano, or Sovereign Ranch, sits at the end of a long, tree-lined driveway. The front of the house faces El Yunque rain forest, and the back faces the Atlantic Ocean. “

House Hunting in… Puerto Rico – The New York Times

Home in Hamptons Where Gardens are the Star – Wall Street Journal

Sotheby’s International Realty® Brand Welcomes Idaho Firm – Sotheby’s International Realty

For Sale: 6 Houses with Tropical Landscaping – The Week

Listing of the Day: Cayman Island Contemporary – Mansion Global

An Indigo Girl’s Georgia Home on Sale – Wall Street Journal

Sotheby’s International Realty® Brand to Expand Luxury Brand Presence across Argentina – Sotheby’s International Realty

Why Every Home Should Have a Library – and Six Examples for Sale – Financial Times

Texas Home with a Harry Potter-style Chessboard Asks $22.9 Million – Wall Street Journal

5 Incredible Properties for Sale Around the World – Architectural Digest

Sotheby’s International Realty® Brand Expands Luxury Presence into the Netherlands – Sotheby’s International Realty

A West Village Townhouse with a Horse Passageway Asks $24.5 Million – Wall Street Journal

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Sells his Echo Park House for Above the Asking Price – Los Angeles Times

Hot Homes for Warm Weather – Wall Street Journal

France Back in Fashion for International Property Investors – Mansion Global

Malibu’s Summer Rental Market Booms – Wall Street Journal

Shirley Temple’s Rare Fancy Deep Blue Diamond Ring to be Auctioned by Sotheby’s – CNBC

Sotheby’s Slips into Consumers’ Pockets with New Mobile App – Luxury Daily