3 hacks for launching a luxury startup

Luxury businesses aimed at an elite clientele can be lucrative. But the best operations don’t sustain success by chance — prior preparation and thorough research shortens the odds on a long-shot startup until it’s well worth a calculated gamble. So if you’re considering whether your entrepreneurial pipe dream can convert to cold hard cash, here … Read more

Auctioned Live: this enchanting French country equestrian estate embraces the best of Southern California living

4621 Via Roblada, Santa Barbara, Hope Ranch, California: An ideal location for equestrian-minded residents. This airy Mediterranean-style architectural masterpiece in Santa Barbara is a true slice of Old Europe that was thoughtfully recreated by Paul Franz and Architect Ketzel & Goodman. With design details that recall the south of France, the equestrian estate on more … Read more

At Kula Makai Hawai‘i, you feel like you’re on the edge of the world

Kukui‘ula Launches Exclusive Oceanfront Kula Makai Homesites. The South Shore Resort Community Unveils One of Kaua‘i’s Last Oceanfront Sites for Purchase Prime oceanfront real estate in a luxury resort community virtually doesn’t exist anymore in Hawai‘i, Kukui‘ula President Richard Albrecht said at the launch of Kula Makai—the most exclusive real estate offering to-date from Kaua‘i’s … Read more

Santorini’s popularity soars but locals say it has hit saturation point

Greek island draws millions of tourists but residents talk of pressure on infrastructure and divide between haves and have-nots

The Spanish holiday home as an architectural collectible

In rural Aragon, the Solo Houses project is giving international architects free rein to create the buildings of their imagination

This impressive home in Marietta, Georgia is very much outfitted for “today’s king and queen”

Impressive mansion in Marietta, Georgia Heads to Luxury Auction.   There was more than half a million dollars spent just in Honduran mahogany in this impressive mansion in Marietta, Georgia, and that’s before the cost of the brick, stone, and fine finishes located throughout. Situated on a lush, wooded lot that borders historic Sope Creek … Read more