Luxury Real Estate Headlines: First Week in July 2020

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

Ruatiti Raetihi, Manawatu Manganui, New Zealand | Ben Hawan, New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty 

An entire New Zealand town, modelled on the American Old West, is up for sale. And the fact that its purchase would bring with it the right to apply for a sought-after Investor 1 Residency visa has grabbed attention around the world.

New Zealand attraction with boutique hotel and chance of residency for sale for £6.1m – Homes & Property

Fantasy homes: a seaside sanctuary inspired by Tove Jansson – Financial Times

From Alabama to Wyoming: The Most Expensive Home for Sale in Every State – Robb Report

An Opulent Portuguese Mansion, Whispered to Have Royal Connections – Mansion Global

Centuries After It Topped the Louvre, The Mansard Roof Remains a Fashionable Fixture – Wall Street Journal

Sotheby’s lands in Lake Maggiore – Prime Resi

Barton Myers is Selling His Pioneering Prefab Santa Barbara Home – The Spaces

A Modern Southern California Home With Moroccan Flair – Mansion Global

Five of the best homes for sale in cities with a lower cost of living for expats – Financial Times

GoPro Founder Wants $20 Million for 150-Acre California Ranch – Wall Street Journal

Perched High in the Mountains of Andorra, a Traditional Home With Modern Twists – Mansion Global

A writer’s brutalist Austin estate blends barn and loft living – The Spaces

The West End in Portland, Maine, Has an Air of Sophisticated Nonchalance – Mansion Global

Home of the Week: This $22.5 Million NYC Penthouse Is Built Inside a Converted School – Robb Report

In Santa Fe, An Adobe Home With Mountain Views – Wall Street Journal

How Luxury Real Estate Deals Are Moving Forward in States With Spiking Coronavirus Cases – PENTA

An Alabama Estate Designed Like a Chateau – Wall Street Journal

What You Get: $1.5 Million Homes in California – New York Times

Stunning Lowcountry Estate in Bluffton, South Carolina, Hits the Market for $7,750,000 – Southern Living

Major Cities May Still Want to Look to International Buyers – Mansion Global

This James-Bond Style Mountain Home Features A Private Ski Resort And Indoor Climbing Wall – Living Etc.

A Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed House in Minneapolis Overlooking Cedar Lake – Mansion Global

$650,000 Homes in Minnesota, Tennessee and Virginia – New York Times

Smaller U.S. Cities Have Become Real Estate Hot Spots, and Interested Buyers Should Act Quickly – Mansion Global

Two Heart-Shaped Colored Diamonds Fetch $18.6 Million At Sotheby’s – Forbes

Sanyu’s ‘Quatre Nus’ Sells for HK$258 Million at Sotheby’s Auction – PENTA