Luxury Real Estate Headlines: First Week in March of 2020

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

Suwanee, Georgia | Sarah Wilkins, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty 

The highlight of the home, however, is undoubtedly the outdoor space: given Atlanta’s relatively mild weather year-round, the Francoeurs opted to maximize outdoor entertaining and dining areas, installing phantom screens on the main level porch for bug-free entertaining, as well as a 1,500-gallon hot tub with a waterfall and bed swings on the lower level patio.

Former MLB Star Jeff “Frenchy” Francoeur Lists Georgia House for $3.8 Million – Architectural Digest

Sotheby’s International Realty Achieved Over $114 Billion In 2019 Sales – Haute Residence

The 5 home features millennials love – Inman

Virtual Reality Home Tours Continue to Evolve – Mansion Global

Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady’s Former Massachusetts Home Is Goals—and on the Market for $34 Million – House Beautiful 

John F. Kennedy’s Former Georgetown Home Is on the Market for $4.6 Million – Town & Country

Looking for a Place to Golf in Retirement? Expand Your Horizons – New York Times

Wealthy Millennial Home Buyers Are Trading Sleepy Suburbs for Smaller Houses and Shorter Commutes – Wall Street Journal

A Glamorous Home In A New York City Landmark Mansion Is For Sale For $28.4 Million – Forbes

Virtual Reality Home Tours Continue to Evolve – Mansion Global

DJ Khaled Cuts The Price On His Miami Mansion By $600,000 – Forbes

Mizner-Designed House Brings $8M – Palm Beach Daily News

All Aboard This Ship-Inspired Home on the North Carolina Coast – Wall Street Journal

New Turnkey Villa in a 7,000-Acre Private Resort in the Dominican Republic – Mansion Global

NFL Legend’s Palm Springs Home Sells for $6.5M – Fox Business

This Colorado Couple Modeled Their $37 Million Mansion After a 16th Century English Manor – Wall Street Journal

Three Florida Properties Are Poised To Shatter Real Estate Records – Forbes

Breathtaking New House In The Hollywood Dells, $5.2M – California Home + Design

Historic Fithian House On The Market For First Time In A Half-Century – 27East

Hog Island, Florida’s Largest, Private Inland Island Can Be Yours for $7.9 Million – Southern Living

Sotheby’s to Auction Three Modern Asian Artworks to Benefit Coronavirus Efforts – PENTA

Sotheby’s Reports $1 B. in Private Sales for 2019, Led By Picasso, Jonas Wood, and Yayoi Kusama – ARTnews