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A Radical Proposition for Real Estate
by Roberta Murphy I really want to talk about the effect petroleum costs will have on real estate, but first wish to tell a little story: My grandgather, Adolph Michelson emigrated at the age of 7 with his family from … Continue reading
Rise in Luxury Home Foreclosures, Short Sales and REO’s?
by Roberta Murphy It appears that even the luxury real estate market will not fully escape the financial ravages that are taking down less-expensive neighborhoods. Housing Wire asks: Has REO gone jumbo? To find out, they consulted with Integrated Asset … Continue reading
Nouveau Luxury Home Buyers: Instapreneurs
by Roberta Murphy Who are these young and ultra-affluent buyers of homes in Rancho Santa Fe, Palm Beach, La Jolla, Aspen and Manhattan? Robert Frank, in his best-seller Richistan, calls them instapreneurs (didn’t he coin the term?). These are the … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Info, Luxury Realtors, Real Estate Trends, San Diego Luxury Homes
Tagged aspen, buyers, closets, country club, del mar, guest, high rise, home, instapreneurs, la jolla, luxury, manhattan, mansion, ocean front, quarters, rancho santa fe, residence, san diego, sellers, servants, uber-wealthy
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Is Hacking a Restraint of Trade–or a Vicious Crime?
by Roberta Murphy Deepest apologies to those of you who were unable to access Luxury Home Digest this past week. It seems we were the victim of a malevolent hacking attack last Sunday night, whereby all of our content was … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Gossip, Real Estate Technologies, San Diego Luxury Homes
Tagged blog, blogging, blogs, crime, destruction, hacking, homes, luxury, news, real estate, san diego, site, website
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Most Expensive Mansion in the World: Redux
by Roberta Murphy Last year, I wrote a short article about the worlds most expensive mansion in Mumbai, India being built by uber-wealthy Mukesh Ambani. In addition to arguably being the most expensive private home in the world (how about … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Defined, Luxury Gossip, Luxury Info, San Diego Luxury Homes
Tagged ambani, Antilla, expensive, high rise, home, india, mansion, mogul, Mukesh Ambani, mumbai, real estate, residence, rich, servants, world''s most xpensive
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La Costa Villas Offer Big Investor Bonus
Roberta Murphy Investors are moving back into the San Diego real estate market with impatient wallets. And luxury real estate investors are no exception. They are seeking well-priced foreclosures, pre-negotiated short sales and most favored of all: Real estate investments … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Indulgences, Luxury Resorts, San Diego Luxury Homes
Tagged CA, california, carlsbad, condos, dues, fees, golf, homes, income, investment, la costa, luxury, membership, resort, tennis, town homes, villas
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A Luxury Home Bargain: Rancho Santa Fe Farms
by Scott Murphy Discriminating luxury home buyers in the San Diego area are starting to raise sophisticated eyebrows at some of the better real estate buys in luxury neighborhoods such as Rancho Santa Fe. One of the best buys on … Continue reading
