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Luxury Home DigestLuxury Home DigestBlogging buzz, gossip and news about luxury real estate and homes with occasional off-the-menu commentary. Articles
A Carnival of Luxury
2007-04-23 04:03:00 by Roberta Murphy In case you have never visited or participated in a blogging carnival, please allow me to extend a hand and introduce you to a dizzying world of fun, opinions and amazing information. I have participated several times in the real estate blogging carnivals and look forward each week to reading the winning entries. I imagine ... More About: Carnival , Luxury
The Luxury Blingdex
2007-04-22 08:10:00 by Roberta Murphy Luxury is booming and Wall Street is keeping a keen eye on how the rich are spending their wealth. And what better way to measure that hedonism than by creating a variety of indexes that track the shopping of the ultra-rich? The demand for four-figure handbags, five-figure baubles, six-figure cars, luxury resorts and travel, insurable art ... More About: Bling
6 Ways to Shave Your Carbon Footprint
2007-04-22 00:39:00 by Roberta Murphy There is little I can do to stop global warming, the melting of icebergs, rising sea levels and the inevitability of dandelions. But here are some big and small things I have implemented into our home and lifestyle to lessen the impact of our carbon footprint on this planet. 1. The biggy? I ... More About: Carbon , Quality of Life , Print , Have , Carbon footprint
AVVO is to Lawyers as Zillow is to Realtors
2007-04-19 23:59:00 by Roberta Murphy It seems nobody is immune from the power of the internet—or the inevitability of progress. Zillow shook the real estate industry (and lots of homeowners) with last year’s unveiling of its near-instant online real estate valuations. The complaints came primarily from Real tor s who feared the public would come to rely on Zillow Zestimates for home valuations—and from homeowners whose property values ... More About: Lawyers
San Diego Home Losses Mark New High
2007-04-17 22:40:00 by Roberta Murphy According to the latest from Dataquick, a record number of foreclosure notices have been sent to California homeowners during this past quarter, setting a new ten-year record. Why? Dataquick reports that “flat appreciation, slow sales, and post teaser-rate mortgage resets” have contributed to these financial casualties. The San Diego Union Tribune reports that San Diego County endured ... More About: Home , Loss , High , Mark
In Praise of Front Porch Swings
2007-04-17 07:42:00 by Roberta Murphy Today’s tragic massacre at Virginia Tech leaves us all wondering how such a thing could happen and what we might have done to prevent such a horror. There is the predictable grandstanding for gun control, the demands for metal detectors on campuses, and more efficient lockdowns. I suppose these are all good and ... More About: Praise , Front , Wing , Swing , Wings
Luxurious Intuitive Homes
2007-04-16 00:32:00 by Roberta Murphy Peering into the future, it is nice to imagine a home that is smart in every sense–and inviting to all. Sunset Magazine and Popular Science recently team-conceived the Idea House, the House of Innovation , in Alamo, California. This intelligent $5 + million home provides a trajectory of design and technologies that will end up ... More About: Home , Homes , Intuit , Luxurious
Instant Homes Values via Your Cell
2007-04-13 19:24:00 by Roberta Murphy Disruptive technologies are a special favorite on this blog, and HouseFront is the newest to hit my desk. And it happened about twenty minutes ago, when I opened an email from James Eberhard, CEO of Housefront. The premise is simple. Want to know the value of a home? Follow these simple steps with your cell ... More About: Home , Cell , Your , Homes , Values
The Bigger the Home, the Harder They Fall?
2007-04-12 07:26:00 by Roberta Murphy A recent study of publicly traded CEO homes found a correlation between the size of the CEO’s home and the company’s stock price. It may come as a surprise to some, but the larger and more luxurious the CEO’s home is, the poorer the company’s stock tends to fare. The study is an interesting ... More About: Home , Hard , They , Fall
Real Estate Bloggers Make Headlines
2007-04-10 20:24:00 by Roberta Murphy Blog ging has become a key marketing tool for real estate agents. Michelle Mowad, a talented writer for the San Diego Business Journal, called last week inquiring about real estate blogging and the impact it is having on our San Diego real estate business and life. We talked about Web 2.0 social networking sites like MySpace and ... More About: Blogger , Estate , Real Estate , Bloggers
Avoid These Homebuyers Like?the Flu
2007-04-08 08:35:00 by Roberta Murphy Today’s real estate market is different for all, including luxury home sellers and their agents. Though multiple offers have returned on a selected basis in the San Diego and Manhatttan real estate markets (well-priced, well-located and well-appointed homes), it is still a buyer’s market. And with many buyers returning to these markets, sellers and their agents ... More About: Home , Buyer , Buyers , Like , Avoid
ipayOne Real Estate Going Down the Hole?
2007-04-07 22:23:00 The Carlsbad, CA discount real estate broker, ipayOne is no longer taking any new real estate listings and will be liquidating its assets. The once high-flying brokerage spent hugely on advertising, even purchasing for $2.5 million the five-year naming rights to the San Diego Sports Arena which was renamed the ipayOne Center. Their real estate business was primarily ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , State , Down , Real
Fun Recipe for a Luxurious Lawn
2007-04-06 04:52:00 by Roberta Murphy Paul Michael at Wise Bread swears that this lawn tonic recipe will do wonders for grassy yards, especially since it is the secret recipe of former Colorado golf groundskeeper Tim Heffron. It is also a recipe shared each year on his local Colorado station. Paul’s article offers much more detailed explanation of how each ingredient works, but ... More About: Fun , Recipe , Luxurious , Reci
The Mortgage Graveyard: RIP
2007-04-05 15:21:00 by Roberta Murphy The inevitable has happened. Fallen mortgage companies now have their own graveyard—and we can also see those headed in that direction. Want to know which mortgage lenders are dead, struggling or being acquired? The Mortgage Daily has created a new online destination: THE MORTGAGE GRAVEYARD Here we can see the fallen, the failing, and those that have been ... More About: Graveyard , Rave , Grave , Yard
The Home that Heals Itself
2007-04-03 23:03:00 by Roberta Murphy Nano technology to repair homes damaged by an earthquake? It boggles the mind, but Knauf, a German building manufacturer, is working with several universities on that very technology. They are building a luxury tech villa in the mountains of Greece with special walls containing nano polymer particles that liquefy when under pressure. This liquid then flows into the building cracks, ... More About: Home , Self , Hat , That , Heals
La Costa Dream Home
2007-04-03 06:45:00 by Roberta Murphy It’s no secret that I am a fan of the Chopra Center and of the La Cost a Resort and Spa —or that I am a Realtor living in this coastal Carlsbad paradise. I have a special affection for the old Rancho La Costa and for the legendary homes surrounding the La Costa golf course. And ... More About: Home , Dream
Easy Test for Spoiled Food?
2007-04-03 02:12:00 by Roberta Murphy Science Daily reports today that a consumer test kit may soon be available that will quickly reveal whether foods are spoiled or safe to eat. Researchers at the University of South Carolina report that their dipstick test has a 90 percent accuracy rate and could help prevent many of the illnesses and deaths caused by food ... More About: Food , Test , Easy
Sleeping under the Stars
2007-04-02 06:50:00 by: Roberta Murphy ?in the luxury of your own bed?and awakening to blue skies and scattered clouds. Sounds like heaven to me. And it might be a reality for a luxury camper, or someone clever enough to commission magical artwork from a talented artist such as Rip Read. Sleep ing under the stars is now a possibility because Star Murals Startist, Rip Read, has ... More About: Stars , Ping
Street and Neighborhood Gossip?.
2007-03-30 05:50:00 by Roberta Murphy Well, sort of. Web 2.0 and interconnectivity has drilled down to a new level of local, with the online premier of Street Advisor this week. This fun site allows residents to rate and write about the streets on which they live. The reviewer can rate the livability of the street, the neighbors, convenience to shopping, ... More About: Gossip , Hood , Tree , Neighborhood
Short Sales in the Luxury Home Market
2007-03-26 06:40:00 by Roberta Murphy Some of the more difficult listing appointments our group encounters these days are ones that involve short sale conditions. In this situation, the seller owes more on the property than what it is worth in the current market. A year or so ago, we were having to explain how short sales worked to ... More About: Luxury , Market , Sales , Home , Sale
Newspapers and Real Estate Bubble Rant
2007-03-25 16:07:00 by Roberta Murphy San Diego Vacancy Rates the Highest Since ‘95 …headlines the San Diego Union Tribune. Those are words that should should send shivers down the spine of San Diego real estate investors, homeowners, home sellers, and potential home buyers throughout the county. But smart home buyers and savvy real estate investors should know by now to read ... More About: News , Estate , Real Estate , Newspapers , Rant
Yoga at the Chopra Center
2007-03-25 07:28:00 by Roberta Murphy I have staked out early mornings as time for myself. No real estate clients, no family, no phones, no intrusions. That slice of time belongs to me. Six mornings a week, in the cool, quiet hours before dawn, I arise, shower and head down the hill to the La Costa Resort and Spa for an hour or so of yoga and meditation. It is more than the ritual; it is the place. Behind La Costa’s gated entry is the healing and energizing haven that has become dear to my heart: The Chopra Cent er. Seven days a week, the center holds early morning yoga and meditiation classes that are also repeated as evening classes certain days of the week. In addition to a menu of treatments, the center also dedicates about three weeks of each month to their Perfect Health program. Designed by Deepak Chopra MD and David Simon, MD, this weeklong program is keyed to individual needs and includes: Primordial Sound Meditation Daily yoga... More About: Yoga , Center , Enter
Chandelier in the Dishwasher?
2007-03-18 20:38:00 by Roberta Murphy For some reason, crystal chandeliers are dirt magnets. They sparkle like nothing else when clean—and look like clouded glass when soiled (which occurs all too soon after cleaning). Let’s face it, crystal chandelier-cleaning is a drippy, arm-tiring and time-consuming chore, no matter who performs the task. How about just tossing your Swarovski or Strass crystal chandelier into ... More About: Handel , Wash , Hand , Dish , The D
Porthault Sheets for Luxury Dreams
2007-03-18 00:30:00 by Roberta Murphy I have always justified my preference for fine bed linens by considering the percentage of one’s life spent between them. And though I have never slept on D. Port hault’s sheets, they remain on my list of wanna-trys. And who wouldn’t want to luxuriate on fine, hand-finished sheets that start at around $1100 for ... More About: Dreams , Luxury , Sheet , Dream
Updated Luxury Blogs
2007-03-16 19:13:00 by Roberta Murphy The Luxury Blog Directory (or L-List) started by the inimitable Paul Johnson continues to grow—and re-seed itself in separate locations. I have tried to pull the listings together once again. This time, to make sure all are included, it might be wise to make sure your luxury blog is included below—and if it’s not, add ... More About: Blogs , Update , Logs
Easy Feng Shui Tips
2007-03-16 11:20:00 by Roberta Murphy Three years ago I graduated from Feng Shui training as a certified practitioner. My own home?and those of understanding friends and real estate clients? became laboratories for element and furnishing rearrangements. Entire bookshelves in my home accumulated the Feng Shui works of Lillian Too, Kartar Diamond, Karen Kingston, Jon Robertson, Suzan Hilton and other wise ... More About: Tips , Easy
Home Sellers Competing with Model Homes
2007-03-15 23:51:00 by Roberta Murphy I just returned from a meeting of top real estate agents in North County San Diego. There was much discussion about what is selling—and what is not. Aside from market issues (luxury home market is strong here and multiple offers are not uncommon for buffed homes in the $1.5 million and up range), ... More About: Home , Comp , Seller , With , Model
BluWood: No More House of Blues?
2007-03-12 03:19:00 by Roberta Murphy What if there were a wood treatment that not only disgusted termites, but repelled mold and fungus as well? This dream is now a reality—at least for those fortunate custom home builders and remodelers who are able to demand their choice in wood. Though it makes for colorful framing (think Smurf blue), Bluwood has captured the interest of ... More About: House , Blues , Blue , Wood , More
Luxury Travel Deal
2007-03-11 00:42:00 by Roberta Murphy This is a short-notice deal, and reservations must be made by March 24, 2007, but what a great opportunity to steal away to Puerto Vallarta for a weeklong tropical vacation. According to Forbes Travel er, this all-inclusive package runs $999 and includes both airfare (from a number of West and Midwest airports) as well as ... More About: Luxury , Rave , Deal , North Las Vegas
Phone-y Luxury
More articles from this author:2007-03-10 01:48:00 by Roberta Murphy Talk about tiny phones! This petite model might even fit in a jeweled Judith Leiber evening bag?or in form-fitting European pockets. The amazing C3 camera flip phone from Pantech (see photo on left with phone on keyboard) measures just 1.69. by 2.72 inches and weighs in at just 2.5 ounces. It?s no fatty, either, measuring just 0.8 ... More About: Phone , Luxury 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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