Luxury Real Estate Headlines | First Week in January 2019

Highlights from this week’s top news stories on luxury and global real estate, art, collectibles and home.

Colombo, Sri Lanka | Charles Phillpot, Sri Lanka Sotheby’s International Realty 

‘The spectacular living room and terrace overlook the Indian Ocean with views that are stupendous,’ said Charles Phillpot of Sri Lanka Sotheby’s International Realty.

A ‘Sky Villa’ in a New Tower in Sri Lanka With Spectacular Views – Mansion Global

House Hunting in … Costa Rica – The New York Times

The top qualities a luxury customer looks for in an agent – Inman

The Top 10 Upgrades to Sell Your Home for Top Dollar – The Wall Street Journal

$30M Aspen Retreat With Private Pond Is the Week’s Most Expensive New Listing – Realtor.com

6 lovely homes in St. Augustine, Florida – The Week

Despite A $17.5M Discount, This Home Was Still The Most Expensive Sale Of 2018 For Greenwich – Forbes

Price Point: $3.85 million in Tiburon – The San Francisco Chronicle

House Hunting in … South Africa – The New York Times

A $110 Million Malibu Mansion and the Biggest Luxury Buys of 2018 – The Wall Street Journal

Home of the Week: English Tudor pours on the charm in Alhambra – The Los Angeles Times

Why this $120M indie sold to Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty – Inman

Price Point: $3.795 million in Nob Hill – SFGate

Tina Ramchandani Designs Modern Spaces with Old Masters Paintings for Sotheby’s – Architectural Digest

1987 Ferrari F40 LM headed to RM Sotheby’s 2019 Paris auction – Autoweek