Most house hunters are looking for a bargain, but if you’re one of the people who wants to make sure you live in the most expensive home in the state, you will need this handy guide. 

Trulia has come up with a list of the most expensive houses on the market for each state, including Washington, D.C. Properties not included in the real estate database MLS (such as Hugh Hefner’s Hollywood home, on the market for $200million) were culled for the list.

It’s no surprise that Los A… (View original article)

Akon’s Atlanta Mansion Hits Market for $2.5M

May 7, 16 by Ny MaGee Leave a comment

*Singer/producer Akon has put his Sandy Springs estate on the market. The 10 bedroom, 9.5-bathroom, 14,994 square foot home is listed at $2,595,000. It was purchased in February of 2007 for $2.685 million, according to public records, by his music manager, Darrick Stephens a.k.a Devyne Stephens.

Rolling Out reports that it was built in 1990, and it’s amenities include… (View original article)

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The McCune Mansion at 200 Main St. in Salt Lake City.
The SmartAsset research, based on recent U.S. Census data, examined the percentage of homes with five bedrooms or more and at least 15 rooms total— irrespective of the residents’ incomes or what the homes cost.

By that metric, Salt Lake City, Provo-Orem and Ogden-Clearfield all had mansion ratios above 1.4 percent or 14 of every 1,000 homes, far outstripping cities across the rest of… (View original article)

Mr Darcy’s lake – and the £3m six-bedroom property it belongs to – go up for sale… but the owner will need to provide their own hunk Six-bedroom detached home boasts a statement staircase, home gym, cinema room, wine cellar and games roomThe stunning property backs onto Lyme Hall – a beautiful National Trust property, famous for being the setting of Mr Darcy’s plush pad Pemberley in the BBC series, and home to the infamous lake the character emerges from Jane Austen fans are now being offer… (View original article)

Mr Darcy’s lake – and the £3m six-bedroom property it belongs to – go up for sale… but the owner will need to provide their own hunk Six-bedroom detached home boasts a statement staircase, home gym, cinema room, wine cellar and games roomThe stunning property backs onto Lyme Hall – a beautiful National Trust property, famous for being the setting of Mr Darcy’s plush pad Pemberley in the BBC series, and home to the infamous lake the character emerges from Jane Austen fans are now being offer… (View original article)

In an antebellum Prytania Street mansion, Altamura plans old-school Italian cuisine and a setting fit for Sinatra

In an antebellum Prytania Street mansion, Altamura plans old-school Italian cuisine and a setting fit for Sinatra

Jack Petronella knows the food for his next restaurant project Altamura by heart. It’s a style of Italian cuisine that’s the standard back in his native New York. What he didn’t know was just where Altamura would call… (View original article)

Despite the grim appearance and we-are-not-amused demeanour of her later years, I’ve always suspected that Queen Victoria might once have been pretty good fun. She certainly knew how to style her surroundings or, more accurately, get them styled for her. And while Dublin is famous for its Georgian heritage, its Victorian building stock is rather special too.

Commissioned in 1874, Richmond Park House was built in the Italianate style that had been made popular by Victoria’s summer… (View original article)