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...Monday invited politicians, including former UK prime minister David Cameron and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, to a celebration near Westminster in London, a prelude to an evening banquet at Hampton...
...Now there is “more diversity and more interest from international buyers”, says Alyssa Dubin of Wallace & Co, an affiliate of Sotheby’s International Real Estate....
...Bushy Park, close to Hampton Court Palace in south-west London....
...Once a low-key summer resort, the island now rivals traditional old-money haunts such as Palm Beach, Aspen and the Hamptons in reeling in the rich and famous....
...Hampton Court, Leominster, Herefordshire, UK, £12m Where Near the village of Bodenham, about eight miles north of the cathedral city of Hereford, which has rail services into London Paddington and Euston...
...The Palm Beach condominium market has long appealed to retirees, says Ava Van de Water, of Brown Harris Stevens, an affiliate of Christie’s International....
...“These are much more low-key areas than the Hamptons or coastal Connecticut,” she says, “and that’s part of the attraction for many people.”...
...“The prices have risen here but they’re still lower than the Hamptons and you get a lot more property for your money,” says Alexander Aquino, an estate agent at Brown Harris Stevens, an affiliate of Christie...
...Who: ImmobilSarda, exclusive affiliate of Christie’s Real Estate, www.christiesrealestate.com, tel: +39 0789 909 000 ——————————————- Penthouse, 2628 Broadway, Manhattan, US, $12.5m Where: On Manhattan...
...Internationally, Sotheby’s network of affiliates has expanded to include Peru, Turkey, Hong Kong and the Caribbean over the past 12 months....
...As for the mortgage market, practically all lending now depends on Fannie, Freddie or other government affiliates. Withdrawal of support could lead to a fresh house price crash....
...The airline lost heavily on its involvement with Air New Zealand after the Kiwi carrier’s Australian affiliate, Ansett, went bankrupt....
...“There is confidentiality for anyone looking at the home,” says Joshua Saslove of Joshua & Co, the Christie’s Great Estates affiliate agency handling the sale....
...“As a teenager, when most people were going to vacation in the Hamptons or wherever, I was in eastern Europe....
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