Miura Cigars Owners Selling Coral Gables Home

Miura Cigars Owners Selling Coral Gables Home

The Coral Gables home that was previously owned by former Miami Heat player Justise Winslow is under contract to a new owner.  The deal marks the second most expensive of 15 contracts signed in Miami-Dade County between Nov. 10 and Nov. 16, according to the latest Eklund-Gomes report. It tracks listings of homes and condos … Read more

Maximalism Is Having a Big Moment in Design, but Can It Help Sell Your House?

Maximalism Is Having a Big Moment in Design, but Can It Help Sell Your House?

Maximalism is having a moment. From design shows like Magnolia Network’s “Anything But Gray” (which features super colorful designs), to celebrity homes like Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott’s bold New York apartment—maximalist style is making a comeback. Maximalist interiors even made the Realtor.com® 30 fastest-rising home features of the last year. Sara Simon, a designer … Read more

Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens Feed Each Other Pizza as They Pose for Romantic Shoot in Newly Built Mansion

Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens in their new home

Gymnast Simone Biles and her NFL player husband, Jonathan Owens, wasted no time in christening their newly built Texas mansion with a romantic photoshoot—shared just hours after they revealed that the property had finally been completed. Biles, 28, and Owens, 30, spent more than five years bringing their vision for a perfect marital abode to … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: ’90 Day Fiance: The Other Way’ Stars Have Furious Spat While House Hunting in France—After Fleeing U.S. To ‘Save Their Marriage’

“90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way” stars Anthony and Manon Berryman—and their son, Ben—are leaving Los Angeles for a better quality of life in France.

Holding one’s cards close to the chest while house hunting is a common approach savvy buyers take to maintain bargaining power—so when one “90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way” cast member abandoned that strategy completely and went into ecstasies over a potential property purchase, it left her husband somewhat unamused. Manon and Anthony Berryman, who … Read more

‘Meticulously Restored’ Toll House That Pre-Dates Declaration of Independence Is Listed in the Hudson Valley for Just $799K

‘Meticulously Restored’ Toll House That Pre-Dates Declaration of Independence Is Listed in the Hudson Valley for Just $799K

If the walls of a 250-year-old home could talk, imagine the stories they would tell—particularly those found within one Hudson Valley property that once served as a toll house where travelers would pause to pay their dues before continuing on their journey. The aptly named Old Toll House, which is located in Ulster Park, NY, … Read more

Disney’s First ‘Storyliving’ Community Welcomes Residents to a Real-Life Happiest Place on Earth

photo of Cotino Bay beach in Rancho Mirage

If you ever wished you could live in the Happiest Place on Earth, your dreams can now become reality. Residents officially began moving into Disney’s first-ever residential Storyliving community in Rancho Mirage, CA, earlier this year. It’s called Cotino, and it’s located near Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley.  The first phase of development is set to … Read more

Filmmaker Neil Burger and Architect Diana Kellogg’s ‘Secret’ Tribeca Compound Lists for $30 Million

Filmmaker Neil Burger and Architect Diana Kellogg’s ‘Secret’ Tribeca Compound Lists for $30 Million

Filmmaker Neil Burger and architect Diana Kellogg are looking to part ways with the unique legacy compound they custom-designed in New York. Listed for an eye-popping $30 million, the multiproperty Tribeca listing “that doesn’t exist anywhere” includes a 4,100-square-foot townhouse with 1,000-square-foot roof deck, a separate 2,500-square-foot “creative space” with wine cellar, and private off-street … Read more

The ‘Ralph Lauren Christmas’ Trend May Be the Secret To Selling Your Home in the Offseason

A Ralph Lauren inspired Christmas tree in a living room.

With Halloween behind us and Thanksgiving nearly here, many homeowners are getting a jump on the Christmas season.  Decorating is a time honored tradition, and every year comes new trends and ideas to spruce up your home to feel warm and inviting for the season.  But if you’re thinking about selling your home before the … Read more

The Lemon Home Trap: The States Where Move-In-Ready Houses Hide Major Problems

A map and list of the states with the highest risk of buying a lemon home

Buying a home is the biggest purchase most Americans will ever make. And for many, closing day wipes out years of savings in a single transaction. That’s why move-in-ready homes feel so safe: No major renovations, no big surprises—just unpack and start living. But in reality, an untold number of unlucky buyers face the opposite. … Read more

Miami-Dade Committee Advances Miami Seaquarium Revamp

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A Miami-Dade County committee gave David Martin’s Terra the green light to take over the troubled Miami Seaquarium in Virginia Key. Now the Coconut Grove-based firm will seek approval from the full county commission next month.  On Thursday, the Miami-Dade appropriations committee advanced Terra’s proposal to acquire Miami Seaquarium’s lease from the bankrupt company that … Read more