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Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Last Week in January 2018

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

$7,500,000 USD | Park City, Utah | Summit Sotheby’s International Realty

“Valley mountain contemporary masterpiece! Completed in 2013 by Magleby Construction. This home sits at the apex of Snow Top in Deer Crest and has nearly 360 degree views from the Jordanelle Reservoir to Deer Valley and Park City Resort out to Kimball Junction and Jeremy Ranch! Located in the exclusive gated community of Deer Crest Estates, you have the privacy and seclusion you love – but are within a 5 – 10 minute drive to all of the conveniences you need. Magnificent ski home with 5-luxbedrooms, multiple family rooms, office, theater room, fitness room, quad-queen beds bunk room, game & billiards room with glass wine cellar, and more. Huge covered decks for al fresco dining in the summer. Fire pits to gather around on cool evenings. Glass elevator to enjoy the views while you move from level to level. Surrounded by hiking and biking trails. Relax in the steam shower after a day of skiing, And a chef’s dream kitchen! This home is a Deer Valley dream home for certain!”

A Contemporary Villa Close to Algarve’s Best Beaches and Golf Courses – Mansion Global

Sotheby’s International Realty’s Kevin Thompson: The New Luxury Consumer – Forbes

What’s on the Market in Bend, Ore. – Wall Street Journal

Ice, Ice, Maybe: Five Homes That Offer Winter Sports – Financial Times

Here’s Your Chance to Live in a Medieval French Village – Robb Report

Our Top 5 Properties of the Week – The Spaces

House Hunting in… Quebec – The New York Times

Millennial Buyers Have Real Purchasing Power and Expect to be Wowed – Mansion Global

Woodstock’s Stock Rises with Supply of New Homes – Financial Times

Homes That Sold for Around $1 Million – The New York Times

10 Dream Homes That Take City Dwelling to a Whole New Level – Elle Decor

Sotheby’s Acquires Thread Genius to Build its Image Recognition and Recommendation Tech – TechCrunch

Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Last Week in July 2016

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

$8,950,000 | Oakley, Utah | Summit Sotheby’s International RealtyAnchoring a secluded 114-acre ranch 20 miles outside of Park City, Utah, this rustic 2004 dwelling by architects Mark Rios and Kurt Dubbe takes its cues from the traditional farmhouses of the American West.

This $9 Million Ranch Marries Rustic Design and Luxury Amenities – Architectural Digest

The Sotheby’s International Realty® brand releases Significant Sales Volume I | Issue II – Sotheby’s International Realty

A Connecticut Estate With a Sunken Garden and Secret Hideaway – The Wall Street Journal

Inside the most expensive homes for sale in the D.C. area – The Washington Post

Hong Kong developers seek to tempt ‘wait-and-see’ buyers – The Financial Times

Home of the Day: History and hospitality on Grand Avenue in Pasadena – The Los Angeles Times

A Family in Italy Decides to Part With Its Castle – The New York Times

America’s Most Expensive Homes For Sale Right Now – Forbes

Pending Home Sales Marginally Rise in June – National Association of Realtors

Chinese firm buys big stake in auction house Sotheby’s – CNN Money

Sotheby’s To Auction The Steven And Ann Ames Collection – ArtNews

Chic Trends for the Luxury Home Owner

Luxury is about more than just lavishness. New trends have emerged in the luxury home market that put special attention on the comfort of the owner by turning a home into an oasis.

The Smart Home
Roll down the shades, adjust the lights or temperature, lock the doors and turn on the bubbles in the hot tub – home automation is the new hot thing. Now everything can be controlled with just a touch of a button on your smartphone.

Wine Room
For the wine aficionado, this is a great way to keep your bottles perfectly stored and to enjoy them more often. For those whose worlds don’t revolve around a nice cabernet, a wine room is still a great place to entertain and show others how to live in the lap of luxury!

Home Gyms
Convenience is something everyone will splurge on. What’s more motivating and efficient than your own private gym right down the hall?

Spa Bathrooms
Make your bathroom your primary retreat with the works. Each area is personalized to the sexes with vanities, bidets and urinals, heated floors and towel bars, saunas, steam showers, soaking tubs, and showers that simulate monsoon rains.

Outdoor Space
The popularity of an opulent yard is fading, but great views have always been an attribute of a luxury home. Rooftop decks and terraces take advantage of views and an outdoor space that is low upkeep and useable for entertainment needs of a luxury owner.

Luxury finishes everywhere.
Nothing is more lavish than the kind of expert craftsmanship that allows an entire wall to be claimed by the natural beauty of rare wood or rock that continues flawlessly from floor to wall to ceiling. Marble is the new luxury finish and onyx is the new accent stone.

Light
Luxury homebuyers are saying they see the light – through their windows. A home without lots of natural light is simply sub-par in today’s luxury home market, oversized, floor to ceiling windows are common now, as are ceiling windows.