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New York Penthouse That Lace Built

May 21st, 2012 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

A couple formerly in the lace-manufacturing business created this penthouse on the Upper East Side by combining two apartments.



English Country House

May 21st, 2012 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

This six-bedroom home near Basingstoke was a fairly modest 18th-century cottage until its current owners added two new extensions to the ground floor.



Istanbul Villa

May 21st, 2012 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

This six-bedroom home on the European shore of the Bosphorus was built in 1999 in a fashionable district close to the center of Istanbul.



Plunging (Carefully) Into Real Estate

May 20th, 2012 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Many small businesses are finding ways to minimize the downside risk of getting into real estate.



The New First Family of Real Estate

May 20th, 2012 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

An $85 million L.A. mansion with a 500-worker renovation team. A $70 million London home with a bowling alley. The Ecclestone sisters are swiftly amassing a global property portfolio. The new generation of wealthy buyers.



Private Properties

May 18th, 2012 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Celine Dion lists a private Canadian island for $29.3 million; Ryan Seacrest is in escrow to buy Ellen DeGeneres’s home for $37 million; a midtown Manhattan duplex lists for $12 million.



Should You Keep Secrets From Your Real Estate Agent?

May 18th, 2012 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Even if pushed, you don’t have to share the details of your bank account or personal life.



Chelsea’s Perennial Inspiration

May 18th, 2012 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

If last year was about big, manly architectural statements at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, this year is about exploring the softer, more sensual side of gardening, with smells and sounds featuring heavily in show spaces.



Alpine Retreat in New Zealand

May 18th, 2012 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

This seven-bedroom house in Queenstown, New Zealand, with lake and mountain views has been used as a bed and breakfast for the past decade.



‘Painted Lady’ for $2.295 Million

May 18th, 2012 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

A Queen Anne Victorian, one of San Francisco’s ‘Painted Ladies’ overlooking Alamo Square Park, is on the market for $2.295 million.