Two paranormal researchers are selling the Rhode Island house made famous by "The Conjuring" movie for $1.2 million... ghosts and all.
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Inside the world of luxury real estate, via The Wall Street Journal.
- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has bought David Geffen’s Benedict Canyon home for $165 million, setting a new record for Los Angeles.
- No chlorine? No problem. This summer, homeowners are trading traditional pools for natural pools, which are chemical-free.
- Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook has listed his home in the city's Brentwood area for $29.995 million. on.wsj.com/3U5xoFO
- Replying to @WSJRealEstateAs the second summer of the pandemic approaches, waiting lists for in-ground pools and a chlorine shortage are sparking interest in so-called "bio" pools. on.wsj.com/3vQZG9D
- HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” set in 1880s Manhattan, was filmed at a number of historic mansions. But most are in Newport, R.I., or Troy, N.Y.—virtually no filming took place in Manhattan. Why? Because NYC's Gilded Age mansions have almost completely vanished.
- Replying to @WSJRealEstateBetty White’s Carmel vacation house sold for well over its $7.95 million asking price. The four-bedroom, roughly 3,600-square foot home had gone on the market in March. on.wsj.com/3ENigps
- “A $100 million house isn’t that crazy any more, believe it or not." South Florida real-estate developer Todd Glaser is listing Tarpon Island in Palm Beach for $120 million, just months after buying the 2-acre property for $85 million.
- "If all hell breaks loose, you can come here and you'll be OK." In New Mexico, a 312-acre property built for survival is listing for $30 million.
- Replying to @WSJRealEstateThe water is somewhere between a mossy hue to a jade color. Aquatic plants and materials like gravel create a naturally occurring ecosystem with biofilms called a regeneration zone. Water is kept clean as it recirculates over the film of micro-organisms. on.wsj.com/3vQZG9D
- America’s fifth-most populous city, Phoenix is drawing record numbers of luxury-home buyers—even as summers there grow ever-more scorching.
- Replying to @WSJRealEstateIn the U.K., architects Emma and Spencer Guy recently installed a 38-by-18-foot natural pool in Buckinghamshire, about an hour from London. “There is nothing better than a swallow dipping next to you to drink as you swim in clean, odorless, warm water.” on.wsj.com/3vQZG9D
- Real-estate agents in places like New York, Los Angeles, and the Hamptons say the frenzied deal making and record-setting have eased, thanks to a growing disconnect between what sellers want and what buyers will pay.
- Replying to @WSJRealEstateIt took the Sharplins more than 4 years, over $7 million, and lots of tea to create their new home. They were checking out a small, rundown duplex when Mr. Sharplin glanced up the steep hill and saw a woman outside another small, rundown house. on.wsj.com/2SBQwzY
