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Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone drives neighbours mad
Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone drives neighbours mad
Petra Ecclestone was forced to drop plans to demolish a 200-year-old lodge after outraged neighbours accused her of being responsible for “Botox” architecture. Now, the daughter of the Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has upset the Chelsea crowd with her renovations.

“The noise is a nightmare at eight every morning, on the dot, and Saturday mornings as well,” says Isla Baring, the daughter of the Australian impresario Sir Frank Tait. “They are drilling down three or four blocks. They will probably hit the Thames.”
February 06, 2012 | | 5 Comments
The biggest A-list celebrity homes for sale now
The biggest A-list celebrity homes for sale now

From Harrison Ford to Sean “Diddy” Combs to the late Elizabeth Taylor, there are true mega-star homes on the market right now, and these incredible properties reflect the success of their owners.

Interestingly, when it comes to the most famous celebrities, real estate may be one of the few non-inflated things you can buy. You can buy a mid-1970s Rolex Submariner 55XX series for under $5000, but the same watch, except that it was worn by actor Steve McQueen, went for over a quarter of a million dollars. Likewise, JFK’s cigar humidor fetched more than half a million dollars at auction, and it takes up about a square foot of real estate. So in a world obsessed with celebrity, where provenance can increase values hundreds or thousands of times, celebrity homes, which get only slightly inflated by their history, might seem like a bargain in comparison. Of course, when you go to sell, you’ll find the same lack of celebrity appreciation disappointing, but in the meantime, at least you can throw great parties in a mansion where one of the most famous people on the planet once threw parties.

January 04, 2012 | Celebrity Homes | 7 Comments
Holland Park square tops list of most expensive places to live in Britain
Holland Park square tops list of most expensive places to live in Britain
Average house prices hit £4.8m in dearest street, with all of 10 most pricey in London as overseas investors look to escape eurozone crisis. 
January 02, 2012 | Beyond the pond | 6 Comments
State of Florida Real Estate by Top Economists
State of Florida Real Estate by Top Economists
I recently attended a conference with a clear and direct optimism for the real estate market next year.
Florida Recession is no more with inventory decreasing and new job hires in Florida, the outlook for 2012 should see significant growth for Real Estate in Naples and South Florida as a whole. This is an excellent time to invest in South Florida.
December 28, 2011 | Best of 2012, Celebrity Homes, Property News & Tips | 5 Comments
Nationwide reports 1% growth in property prices
Nationwide reports 1% growth in property prices
Contributed by Lisa Bachelor
guardian.co.uk

Household finances might be in the doldrums but property prices still managed to creep up by 1% in 2011, according to the latest figures from the Nationwide.

The building society said that, while prices had dropped by 0.2% in December, over the year the value of the average house has risen to £165,798.

Meanwhile separate data from the Land Registry showed house prices in England and Wales increased by 0.3% in November, but were down by 1.9% year-on-year. Its index, which is based on completed transactions, put the average price of a property at £160,780.
December 22, 2011 | Beyond the pond | 4 Comments

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