Tag: homes

Behind the Scenes of the World’s Most Expensive Homes: Aspen Edition




The Coldwell Banker Real Estate video series World’s Most Expensive Homes has primarily taken us to bright and sunny locales, so for this episode in Aspen we experience a number of different elements as we explored this incredible property called Jigsaw Ranch.

Homes for ‘The Hobbit’ – The Shire




Part of the magic of the Lord of the Rings films can be credited to how magical and beautiful the Director made “Middle-Earth” look. Besides the lush green fields and mountains, some of the homes and villages were very, very awesome. So to commemorate the soon to start “The Hobbit” trilogy, we’ll dedicate our own series of blog posts looking at some of the homes you’ll see featured in the movies. To start, let’s head over to a tight-knit community where their homes literally have deep roots.

Emmy Award Worthy Homes




Back in July, nominees for the 64th annual Primetime Emmys were announced and we happened to notice that the programs in the “Outstanding Drama Series” category all had great writing, acting and directing but some truly stunning homes as well. So to commemorate the shows we all love and the homes featured in them, we dedicated a week long series of blog posts to exploring some of the fantastic homes featured in the “Outstanding Drama Series” category.

Real Estate Headlines for Election Week in November




For some parts of the country this is an election week. I know my town is littered with campaign billboards in front yards as well as the usual Coldwell Banker yard signs. So as you measure the quality of character of your candidate, here’s your real estate headlines of the people, by the people and for the people:

November 07 / 2011

10 Coolest Comic Book Homes




Today MTV Geek released its list of the 10 Coolest Comic Books Homes and I gotta tell you I’m a little surprised at some of the choices (Rock of Eternity? Really?). The list has some great diversity in it. Different styles of home from the extravagant Infinite Avengers Mansion to the morbid Castle Doom. But one thing they have in common is they’re all massive dwelling places.

June 30 / 2011

400,000 Habitat Homes




I recently read the announcement that Habitat for Humanity hit a milestone this week by building their 400,000 home. That number is amazing when you think that Minneapolis, Minnesota is just shy of that same number of residents. Coldwell Banker Real Estate has been a long time supporter of Habitat for Humanity, and I am [...]

December 15 / 2010

The Coolest Beach Homes




I recently read a new CNBC article on Yahoo! that ranked America’s Coolest Beach Homes 2010. As the author so eloquently put it, “what could be a “cooler” experience than actually owning a mansion on the sand?” My thoughts exactly.

June 17 / 2010
Author David Marine
Category General
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Trend for 2010: Multi-Generational Homes




As reported in Reuters and many other news outlets, we surveyed Coldwell Banker real estate agents across the country and found that 37 percent have seen more families looking for homes that can accommodate multiple generations.