Luxury Real Estate

Top Agent, Larry Lawfer, Partners with Castles Unlimited

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We here at Castles Unlimited are both excited and proud to partner with Larry Lawfer, a top producing real estate agent and well-known figure within the real estate community. Here's what Larry has to [...]

Jenny Craig's Beachfront Home in Del Mar Lists has Price Cut to 27.9 Million

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Jenny Craig, known for her namesake nutrition, fitness, and weight loss programs, has re-listed her Del Mar beachfront home for a dramatic pricecut at 27.9 Million down from 39.5 Million. 

Join Us in Welcoming Esin Susol to the Castles Unlimited Team!

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We are happy to announce that Esin Susol, a Certified Buyer Representative (CBR) and specialist in marketing luxury homes and estate properties, has joined the Castles Unlimited team. 

American Buyers Save Big on London Luxury

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The cost of property in London’s most expensive neighborhoods tumbled in 2018, with buyers using the U.S. dollar making the largest savings. Analysis of three prime property areas in the city suggested that sold house prices at the top end of the London market averaged around 6 percent less in 2018 from the year [...]

Jeff Bezos has an Impressive Real Estate Portfolio– But For How Long?

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Jeff Bezos has been all over the news as of late due to his impending divorce. The wealthiest man in the world, Bezos has made his fortune with a little-known company by the name of Amazon. Although his real estate holdings comprise but a small fraction ($84 million out of $137 billion comes out to 0.613 percent) of his vast riches, there is [...]

The Top 3 Foreign Real Estate Bargains Probably Aren't What You Expect

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Have you always dreamed of buying an old house in Italy or France? Change that goal to Turkey or Greece and you may find the dream is more affordable than you imagined.

Analysts looked at real estate data from 36 developed (OECD) countries and calculated the places where you'll get the most home for the least money. By these rankings, Turkey [...]

Luxury Basements are the Latest Trend in Million Dollar Real Estate

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Developers are taking luxury homes in an unexpected direction: Underground.

Across the luxury market, we’re seeing more and more "extravagant basements" or lower levels being built into homes. While this square footage isn't considered as valuable as above grade, it still allows for a higher selling price and returns on investment. Keep in [...]

Harvard Researchers and a Zero-Emission Home – Here's What "HouseZero" Looks Like

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At Castles Unlimited, we’re always on the hunt for the latest eco-friendly home advancements– after all, what’s more important than respecting our planet while saving our customers money? New England and cutting-edge technology go together like Tom Brady and Super Bowl championships, so as you can imagine, we were thrilled, yet, hardly [...]

How Should We Define Luxury Real Estate?

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Defining the luxury real estate market isn't simple. From Boston to Miami to Los Angeles, the word luxury has a different definition. In some areas, luxury is defined as anything over $1 million. In pricey parts of Los Angeles, single-family homes often are listed at $5 million and [...]

Luxury Looks to Concrete

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Unfazed by associations with cell blocks and parking garages, more homeowners are discovering that concrete is the chameleon of construction. It can take on the texture of wood or glass, an artist’s palette of color beyond drab gray and, with the addition of structural fibers and plasticizers, is less prone to cracking. According to surveys, poured and precast concrete is most popular in the luxury sector—accounting for 4.1% of high-end homes built last year. That marks a steady increase in the demand for luxury concrete since the recession low in 2012, when such homes accounted for just 1.9% of new construction. Investing in concrete construction with high-end finishes may pay off in resale value–– Realtors now recognize that polished concrete floors are a very popular design element.

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