Author Archives: WSJ.com: Buying & Selling

Mediterranean, Vegas-Style

This 16,649-square-foot home with 11 bedrooms, 11 full baths and 2 half-baths is being auctioned without reserve on Feb. 24. Continue reading

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Kiawah Island Property Is Reduced 10% to $26 Million

Lionsgate’s Jon Feltheimer buys in Los Angeles for $17 million; a Kiawah Island property is reduced 10% to $26 million; Al Capone’s former Miami home goes on the market for $9.5 million. Continue reading

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The House a Storm Built

When violent winds knocked down trees and damaged their home, a Minnesota couple seized the opportunity to start over. Continue reading

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Eateries Cross the Bridge to Williamsburg

In a New York real-estate fantasy come true, young foodies driven from the East Village by rising apartment rents are seeing many of their old restaurant favorites appear in their new neighborhood, Williamsburg. Continue reading

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Anna Kournikova Sells in Miami

Anna Kournikova sells in Miami, Nobu Matsuhisa Buys in Los Angeles and a Kauai beachfront home asks $24 million. Continue reading

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Home Sales Drop In Connecticut

A real-estate tracking group says home sales in Connecticut dropped 13% in 2011 and sank to the lowest total since the firm began monitoring property data in 1987. Continue reading

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A Modest Home for Palm Beach

This 2,286-square-foot house, built around 1925, has no garage but does boast original details like pecky cypress ceilings, handblown stained-glass panes in the powder-room door and Cuban tile floors. Continue reading

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A Contractor Spills His Secrets

A builder of luxury homes reveals how he created his weekend retreat on a budget. Continue reading

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Tim Headington Asks $25 Million in South Beach

Tim Headington asks $25 million in South Beach, Phil Mickelson relists in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Mats Wilander puts his Idaho estate up for sale. Continue reading

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A Waterfront Home in Rhode Island

A Jamestown, R.I., home of about 6,500 square feet, with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and two half-bathrooms, is asking $5.8 million. Continue reading

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