A record breaking real estate deal has taken place near San Francisco. The impressive Locksley Hall located in the Bay Area city of Belvedere, has just been sold for a staggering $47.5 Million. The home, across the bay from San Francisco was listed with Neal Ward Properties.

Locksley Hall features 9,235 square feet of living space and includes five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, plus three half-bathrooms. The property includes about 30 acres of land on the southern tip of Belvedere Island.

This incredible luxury home was originally built back in 1895 by CO Perry, who was a banker from San Francisco.

Although the $47.5 million sales price is steep, Locksley Hall was actually listed for much higher prior to the real estate market crash almost a decade ago. The luxury home was once listed at $70 million.

The home is three stories high and provides stunning local views, including the iconic San Francisco skyline, the world famous Golden Gate Bridge and nearby Angel Island. This gorgeous place provides a VIP lifestyle. Elevator service provides access to all the home’s floors.

The luxury mansion was last purchased in 1995 by millionaire Robert Friedland for $5.5 million. He and his wife invested about $30 million in remodeling and renovations to the amazing property. The listing states, “The home underwent a massive restoration of approximately $30 million to retain its original architectural detail while bringing the property into the 21st century.”

On the top floor you’ll find the luxurious Master Suite. There’s an adjacent sitting room and of course, a luxurious bathroom. The master bath features double showers and woven mosaic marble tiles. There’s a spa tub and extra spacious walk-in closets to hold all of your clothing and fashion accessories.

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Living on the incredible beach of Malibu, California among Hollywood celebrities is a dream for many people. Well, we wanted to share with you a simply stunning, luxury home that is for sale for a whopping $12,995,000.

This custom home was recently rebuilt and provided a breathtaking, 270′ view of the scenic Pacific Ocean. The home by designed by a highly respected San Francisco architect and features 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths plus a partial bath.

Featuring 3,000 sq. ft. of interior space and about 6,626 sq. ft. of exterior space – the contemporary, Malibu home offers a wonderful oceanfront, coastal living experience.

If you live the ocean, the south facing cove is perfect for watching the local sea life, playing water sports or just relaxing under the warm SoCal sun. Just imagine the wonderful parties you can host. Your guests will remember their unforgettable beachfront experience for a long time.

The home’s unique design utilizes tall glass provides a unique in-outdoor feel and allows you take full advantage of the picture perfect views of the Pacific Ocean’s blue waters. Lounge on the wide decks and when the sun sets and there’s a bit of chill in the air, sit around one of the sculptural, fire pits.

Inside is pure luxury. The kitchen features white lacquer Italian Cucina with Calacatta stone that surrounds a large, 10-foot island. The kitchen is equipped with a built-in Sub-Zero refrigerator and Miele appliances.

The home has gorgeous hardwood flooring, a second floor laundry room, a steam room, custom lighting system and central A/C. The two ocean front and third en-suite bedrooms include custom Italian closets by Molteni. The home is also equipped with a security system.

For additional information on this beautiful, luxury Malibu home – contact Jennice Ann Tronciale at Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Looking for a luxury mansion in beautiful Brentwood, Tennessee? Now is your chance to buy one – Pickney Manor – at an upcoming auction from Supreme Auctions – supreme-auctions.com

Pickney Manor is located in the heart of Nashville. This amazing mansion was designed by architect Mitchell Barnett and built by Bill Akers.

Built in 2004, Pickney Manor features five bedrooms, six baths, as well as multiple living spaces. The interior of this Nashville mansion was created by interior designer Kathryn Broadwater and showcases intricate design details and exquisite finishes.

For those who love to cook and entertain, this luxury home offers a masterful chef’s kitchen. It comes with high-end, Viking appliances plus gorgeous, custom light cabinets. If you love hosting events, you’ll enjoy utilizing the generous catering area.

Included in the duPont Registry, Pickney Manor has been seen in many television shows. This single family residence is luxury through and through and includes 12,874 square feet of living space. The house resides on three acres and overlooks 700 acres of surrounding, picturesque farmland.

If interested in Pickney Manor, the auction will be held on May 28th, 2015 by Supreme Auctions.

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Christie’s International Real Estate released a recent study on luxury real estate and 2014 was a year for the record books. Combining both luxury properties that were either listed or sold, the total exceeding $100 million was the highest ever!

The Christie’s International Real Estate report is clear – $100 million has now arguably become the billionaire benchmark price point for ultra-rich properties. This achievement level was driven by the sharp increase in global billionaires.

The research from Christie’s International Real Estate included the world’s top 10 cities for elite properties. The report also looked at 70 additional regional markets with a goal of understanding the key dynamics in the luxury real estate around the world.

During 2014, large cities such as New York, Paris and Sydney remained very strong but started to stabilize a bit. The leader as the hottest luxury market is Toronto, Canada. Toronto was the only city studied that experienced a 37% year over year increase in luxury home sales.

Dan Conn is the chief executive officer of Christie’s International Real Estate and stated, “Whether for safe storage of wealth, lifestyle upgrades or the pure passion of the investment, the intrinsic recognition of the sheer value of prime property ownership could not be stronger among these consumers.”

Second home resort markets were also sizzling last year. This segment led the luxury property sales growth. High net worth people not only drove strong primary home sales, but also pushed the secondary home markets.

Dubai was the most popular city ranked for second home purchases with 75% of total sales. Also showing strong second home sales were London at 44% and Miami with 40%.

Traditionally, $1 million and higher was the benchmark for the luxury real estate industry. According to Christie’s International Real Estate, this segment was 16% higher than in 2013.

If you want to go for the priciest markets, look to Beverly Hills, California and London, England. $2 million is the average starting price per square foot around the world. But in Beverly Hills and London, that starting price is a lofty $8 million.

Another key measure reported by Christie’s International Real Estate was price per square foot. The highest value found anywhere for a luxury home was in Cote d’Azur. Known as the French Riviera, this gorgeous area of France is found on the Mediterranean coast was the highest at a staggering $22,577 per sq. ft.

Although the real estate market crashed last decade and devastated home owners and economies around the world, it’s definitely rebounded very strongly. Based on the high-end luxury market results reported by Christie’s International Real Estate, money is pouring in like never before.

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Barbados luxury villa

Many have long desired to visit and discover the natural beauty of Barbados. Now available for purchase is a stunning 10,000 sq. ft. luxury villa. For sale in Barbados, this villa stands out by far, compared to other luxury homes for sale on this tropical island.

The luxury home was designed with a Balinese influence and features vaulted ceilings, gorgeous teak floors. The villa for sale in Barbados offers decor that includes custom-made furniture and fabrics making this your private and glamorous sanctuary.

Offering 10,000 square feet of living space, this luxurious Barbados villa presents an expansive beach frontage along Barbados famous west coast. Located on a bluff, so enjoy stunning sunsets.

Barbados luxury villa

The Barbados luxury villa includes five total bedrooms, with three bedrooms that open out onto a beautiful terrace, providing unbelievable beach and sea views. The master suite comes with an outdoor bamboo shower, and a wooden wall which revolves to reveal a private air-conditioned fitness room. You will also find an air-conditioned media room equipped with large screen and hi-end surround sound system for entertaining your friends and family.

Outdoor, you can enjoy the perfect Barbados weather by strolling in a tropical garden that includes a octagonal dining pavilion overlooking the amazing beach. The multiple lily pools stocked with exotic fish creates a The Zen-like serenity.

Barbados luxury villa

Asking price for this one of a kind luxury villa in Barbados is USD $20,000,000.

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By: Jay Hariani

It appears we have a new world record in the land of real estate. It’s been reported the world’s most expensive house has been built in Mumbai, India.

Mukesh Ambani is the world’s fourth richest man according to Forbes and the richest man in India.

This unbelievable new house, named Antilia has an estimated value of an eye-popping $1 billion !!!

The pricey building is 27 stories high (173 meters) and includes 37,000 square meters of floor space.

In addition to the living pace, this ultra-luxury new home features a health club with a a ballroom, a gym and dance studio, a minimum of one swimming pool, guestrooms, various lounges, in addition to an impressive 50-seat cinema.

If you’re worried about where to land your helicopter …. don’t. The swanky new luxurious digs has three helicopter pads located on the roof.

Parking also won’t be a problem. The property will include spaces for up to 160 vehicles.

Source: Guardian