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At a Glance: Defining Luxury Real Estate

A look at the world of luxury real estate in 2017 reveals a shifting, bifurcated marketplace following a period of sustained growth. Synthesizing data from over 100 luxury housing markets worldwide, this year’s Luxury Defined report uncovers the reasons behind the generally slowing sales, upward-moving prices, and shifting sentiment of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs…

US, Canada and European Companies are looking Grand Estates in DR to convert into Corporate Retreats

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Companies are buying large estates with ample acreage and converting them into corporate retreats for networking, brainstorming—and a little quail hunting. Executives are looking for retreats that are real investments, which has fueled sales of luxury homes with ample acreage. Corporate retreats help to solidify a management team or board of directors and enhance its…

Modern Bathrooms or simple Spa?

No longer a merely functional space, the bathroom today is part spa, part personal sanctuary, and part recharge station – and more lavishly designed than ever before… While the rest of the home has become open-plan, the bathroom has become an even more private space that allows for escape from the hubbub. Boutique Hotel CASA-22…

5 Must-haves in the Homes of the World’s Richest

Some things never change. Despite heavier mudslinging in the US elections and the daze and confusion from the Brexit vote, the world’s wealthy are not only engrossed with improving their abodes; they’re also buying new ones. Many high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) still evince a strong intent to purchase real estate, according to a report released Thursday…

‘Quality wins’ — Monet’s world auction record is broken in New York

The best result for an Impressionist & Modern Art sale at Christie’s since May 2014 also includes a world auction record for Kandinsky as 20th Century Week total passes $584 million The world auction record for Claude Monet was eclipsed after an epic 14-minute bidding battle in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in…

Art News in Dominicana: “Hispaniola Saga” by Edouard Duval-Carrié

Provaltur International, the exclusive affiliate of Christies in the Dominican Republic, will start to propose interviews of Art People. In this opportunity, we showcase a video produced by Lyle O Reitzel Gallery featuring the Caribbean artist, Edouard Duval-Carrie Hispaniola Saga by Edouard Duval-Carrié Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery presented, in Santo Domingo, and for fifth time…