Real Estate

Just outside Austin, in Lakeway, Texas, a renowned local home is seeking a new proprietor for $1.99 million.  The abode is a local icon known as the Sand Dollar House (or “the mushroom house,” depending who you ask) for its aerial resemblance to the sea urchin species thanks to the teardrop-shaped skylights dotting its roof.

Florida, with its miles of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, draws more than 140 million tourists annually and entices many to settle in the sunny state. However, despite its appealing climate, numerous activities and no state income tax, Yawar Charlie, a senior real estate agent and director of the Aaron

A property previously owned by both the actor Sylvester Stallone, and separately the cookbook author and Vogue food columnist Barbara Kafka, has hit the market in Garrison, New York.  Perched high on a hill in the hamlet and offering 180-degree views of the Hudson River, the residence offers more than 4,600 square feet of living

A notorious New Orleans manse is seeking a new owner — one who’s undaunted by its dark history.  The Big Easy’s legendary Lalaurie mansion has hit the market, with seller and energy trader Michael Whalen seeking $10.25 million for the historic, ghost story-steeped Empire Style estate, the Wall Street Journal first reported. The over 10,000-square-foot

It’s major news that Sweden’s Ingka Investments, which owns most Ikea stores, formed a “strategic alliance” in Extell’s planned, one million square-foot mixed-use tower at 570 Fifth Ave. Developer Gary Barnett has long planned to build a large new skyscraper at the precious Midtown site. Ingka will hold a one-third stake in the project and have full

The notorious Colorado home where Chris Watts strangled his pregnant wife to death has finally attracted a buyer, after several months on the market and two price cuts. The Frederick, CO, house, which was the subject of the 2020 Netflix true crime documentary “American Murder: The Family Next Door,” was initially listed in April for

What a flex! It’s not even built, but fitness guru Anne Mahlum, founder of the cult-favorite workout Solidcore, just signed a contract to buy a massive condo asking $14.6 million at the St. Regis Residences in Sunny Isles, Florida. The 53rd-floor unit will be in the St. Regis North Tower and is slated for completion in

Chef Nancy Fuller is known for her great taste — and it extends to real estate. The Food Network star of “Farmhouse Rules,” Fuller has filmed the popular show from the kitchen of her fully restored, pre-revolutionary Dutch farmhouse that dates to 1766. Fuller tells Gimme she loves the Dutch colonial home — and loved

One castle, going relatively cheap. A stately home just nine miles north of Brussels has hit the market for an undisclosed sum somewhere between $8.03 million and $10.71 million, its current owner, venture capitalist Benjamin Van Oudenhove, told Mansion Global.  Currently the property is defined by an 120-year-old edifice named Castle Overschie, but the estate

For anyone in search of a summer vacation without the crowds, there’s a private island paradise — 3,700 miles from the nearest continent — in search of renters with money to burn. Adrift in the Pacific Ocean more than 600 miles from already remote Tahiti, the French Polynesian island of Nukutepipi is on offer for slightly

A Malibu manse with a star-studded resident history is looking for a new owner.  Located atop a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this palatial compound hit the market late last month for a cool $34.995 million.  Known as the Carbon Canyon Estate, the Mediterranean-inspired, 11,622-square-foot abode is set on 3.25 private acres and offers a

This far out address is looking for a new owner. In Millbrook, New York, a sprawling retreat once home to Harvard professor-turned-psychedelic superfan Timothy Leary has hit the market for $65 million — a potential record-breaker for the rapidly gentrifying Hudson Valley. The approximately 2,000-acre spread, known as the Hitchcock Estate, dates back to the 1800s

Marilyn Monroe’s former Los Angeles home will not be listed for sale — despite a historic ruling that declared the property a historic cultural monument this week. The current owners of the late Hollywood icon’s sprawling pad — a wealthy real estate heiress and reality TV producer husband — have no plans to sell the

An opulent relic from a bygone era has listed for sale.  Less than a block from Central Park on the Upper East Side, a 123-year-old limestone Beaux Arts manor is seeking a new owner — one with $65 million to spare, Robb Report first reported. Constructed in 1901 for the financier and philanthropist Elias Aisel