Christie’s International Real Estate

Stunning Mediterranean Compound on Boat Club Road

By Eric Prokesh / July 19, 2019 /

In the three years I have been writing for CandysDirt.com, I haven’t really done lakefront. Perhaps the torpor induced by the heat of another July in Texas drove me to water, in search of refreshment of the spirit. Eagle Mountain Lake, with its surrounding hills, is one of the more attractive and authentic looking man-made…

Stephanie Quevedo Joins Christie’s, Paul Blair Comes to Compass

By Joshua Baethge / June 17, 2019 /

In this week’s Agent Migration column, we catch up with a former Virginia Cook agent from Fort Worth and meet a California newcomer. Did you make a big move? Contact Joshua Baethge. Stephanie Quevedo Happy to be at Christie’s Ulterre Stephanie Quevedo is settling in with the Giordano, Wegman, Walsh, & Associates (GWW) team at…

Christie’s Posts Sixth Annual Report on Luxury Real Estate

By Jon Anderson / May 22, 2018 /

In these times of low unemployment, it’s hard to find good (any) help. For the wealthy, it’s also hard to find the right manse with an equally tight luxury real estate market. Recently, Christies published their sixth annual look at the global luxury real estate market.  For those buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals, it’s…

On SecondShelters.com: Picasso’s Last Home Goes to Auction Tomorrow

By Jon Anderson / October 11, 2017 /

In 2015, a Picasso painting sold for a record $179 million. It was painted in 1955 and titled “Les femmes d’Alger” and was a tribute to friend and rival painter Henri Matisse.  Compared to that, the auction of Picasso’s last home should be a breeze where bidding will start at € 20.2 million tomorrow at…

On SecondShelters.com: Quebec Chalet is Hot When It’s Cold Outside

By Jon Anderson / August 10, 2017 /

Perched 1,600 feet above the St. Lawrence River, any James Bond villain would be at home plotting the fate of the world in this modern luxe pad.  Just looking at the exterior, it’s no wonder it was the winner of a 2014 Nobilis prize awarded by Provincial Association of Quebec Homebuilders. It’s doubly no wonder…