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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Insuring Luxury Homes
by Roberta Murphy Insuring luxury homes can be a real challenge, especially when trying to calculate replacement value for things like architectural artifacts, beloved creaking stairs or even elephant hide wallpaper. Luxury home insurance wasn’t of that much interest to … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Info, Luxury Listings, Luxury News, San Diego Luxury Homes
Tagged Chubb Insurance, elegant, estates, homes, insurance, insuring, luxury, mansions, real estate, residence. San Diego
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Luxury Foreclosures Becoming More Common
by Roberta Murphy Once upon a time, we whispered about the “F” word creeping into luxury real estate. These days, it is common real estate talk. The Wall Street Journal quotes Realty Trac reporting that the number of $1-plus million … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Foreclosoures, Luxury Info, Luxury Listings, San Diego Luxury Homes
Tagged florida, foreclosures, homes, la jolla, luxury, rancho santa fe, san diego
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$53 Million Plaza Suite: An Attic-Like Space?
by Roberta Murphy A pair of $53.5 million New York Plaza penthouses were sold to Russian hedge-fund manager Andrei Vavilov–which would have made it the second-highest residential sale in New York City history. Andrei Vavilov, though, is one very upset … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Gossip, Luxury Info, Luxury News, Real Estate News
Tagged Andrei Vavilov, apartment, Central Park, hedge fund, luxury, manhattan, Maryana Tsaregradskaya, New York Plaza, oil, penthouse, Stribling, suite
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The Luxury of the Zolo Torrontes
by Eve Sieminski As summer hurls to a close, I had to review one of the best white wines I have ever sipped. I stumbled upon the Zolo Torrontes one day at our local Costco. What caught my eye was … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Info, Luxury News, Luxury Products, Quality of Life
Tagged chardonnay, luxury, sauvignon blanc, wines, zolo torrontes
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Trash Journalism: US Weekly
by Roberta Murphy Luxury Home Digest is neutral politically and generally focuses on luxury homes and real estate issues. But with a journalism background, there are several things I abhor–including mean-spirited personal attacks, hackers, shoddy reporting, and abuse of publishing power. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Quality of Life, Rants
Tagged daughter, jann wenner, lies, luxury homes, national enquirer, pregnant, real estate isues, sarah palin, scandal, star magazine, us weekly, yellow journalism
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Real Estate Market Bottom and a Radical Resolution
This is a continuation of last week’s discussion with real estate and luxury home legend Bob Dyson, who has a radical proposal that is being quickly embraced by Realtors, lenders and local Real Estate Boards. Why resort to radical resolutions? … Continue reading
A Most Unorthodox Market: Bob Dyson
by Roberta Murphy Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to sit across from Bob Dyson at his office in Del Mar and listen to this real estate legend discuss today’s real estate market. We were also fortunate to have Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Info, Rants, Real Estate News, Real Estate Trends
Tagged arizona, bob dyson, california, chris dyson, del mar, florida, nevada, real estate
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