Debbie Schwartz has given her upstairs laundry room the star treatment. Her super-capacity washer and dryer sit on marble floors and bask in the light of twin bronze chandeliers. A Romanesque sculpture stands on one of the wide polished marble counters designed for folding laundry. The large room has the same cabinets as her gourmet […]

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A new company made an official launch this week under the pitch of being the first to offer cellular marketing to the real estate industry. CellularRE says it has developed a comprehensive cellular marketing program that comprises both internal and external marketing for both residential and commercial real estate firms.
According to a company news release, […]

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Famed wrestler and recent reality television show star Hulk Hogan is selling his palatial French Country-inspired estate in Bellair, Fla., located just west of Tampa.
The creation of the 17,145-sq. ft. mansion was a family affair. Hogan’s wife Linda coordinated the venture while his mother-in-law, an interior designer, created an interior fit for a king.  His […]

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Coldwell Banker has released the findings of its 2007 Previews International Luxury Survey.
The annual survey polled 301 U.S. homeowners whose primary residence is valued at over $1 million ($2 million for California residents) and who have investable assets of more than $1 million.

The survey says despite the recent cooling of the real estate market, […]

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From our friends at Sperling’s BestPlaces…
Neighbors in Austin, Texas, have a reason to block off their streets, break out the paper plates and get the charcoal grills sizzling. Why? The always vibrant Texas capital was just ranked the No. 1 block party city in America in a national survey.
Neighbors from the top 10 block party […]

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The Internet can make home sellers more self-sufficient, but is it really time for your real estate agent to look for a new line of work?
By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — If there’s a lesson to be learned from the Internet, it’s that old business models can’t rely on past results - […]

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Amenities that draw attention to a listing also can narrow the field of potential buyers.
BY ANN BRENOFF

Los Angeles Times Service
To some sentimentalists, the benchmark in the ‘’can you top this?’’ category of outrageous amenities may always be Jayne Mansfield’s swimming pool: a heart-shaped affair with the words ‘’I love Jaynie’’ spelled out in mosaic tiles […]

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From the weekend’s LA Times:
James Cameron, whose ship came in when he won three Oscars for producing, directing and editing “Titanic,� has put his 730 acres of Malibu ranchland on the market at close to $25 million.
After the 1997 release of “Titanic,â€� Cameron started buying parcels on which to create a ranch or a […]

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