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Unusual Homes Around the World

A house built on a rock on the Drina River is seen near the western Serbian town of Bajina Basta, about 160 km (99 miles) from Belgrade, on May 22, 2013. The house was built in 1968 by a group of young men who decided that the rock on the river was an ideal place for a tiny shelter, according to the house's co-owner, who was among those involved in its construction. Marko Djurica /...

Townhouse Where Obama Lived as a Senator Lists for Nearly $1.3 Million

A Washington, D.C., townhouse where former President Barack Obama lived during his years as a senator has hit the market for $1.279 million. “I think the appeal for Obama to live there was its proximity to the U.S. Capitol and the Senate and House offices,” said listing agent Linda Pettie of Coldwell Banker Realty. Indeed, it’s less than a mile to Capitol Hill. It’s also across the street from...

Elusive $200 Million Sale Reportedly Materializes in California With Beyonce and Jay-Z’s Malibu Purchase

Beyoncé and Jay-Z topped the charts over the weekend—not with a secret album drop or new date for Queen Bey’s world tour, but with news that the A-list couple had splashed out $200 million for a 40,000-square-foot mansion in Malibu, California. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando, the contemporary concrete building has far-reaching views of the Pacific Ocean, plus voluminous spaces...

The 25 Most Expensive Homes in the World for Sale

The world is on the verge of a house-price slump. Increasing mortgage rates have sparked a downturn in the cost of abodes across the globe. In fact, house prices are now falling in nine rich economies, according to The Economist. The trend is especially noticeable when looking at the Most Expensive Homes lists we compile annually here at Robb Report. Last year, the priciest property in the world was a...

The World’s 8 Most Mind-Bending Homes

In the 55-plus years since the Summer of Love kicked off in San Francisco, many of the hallmarks of the ’60s have disappeared from everyday life. Though we don’t see muttonchop sideburns and bell-bottoms as much anymore, the influence of the counterculture has left its indelible mark on architecture. Most major cities now include architects that show an affinity for bold colors and patterns...

Massive, newly restored Frank Lloyd Wright mansion is up for sale

One of the largest residences designed by famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is now up for sale for $8 million. Called Westhope, the 10,000-square-foot mansion sits on 1.5 acres in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Wright designed the home in 1929 for his cousin, Richard Lloyd Jones, who was publisher of the Tulsa Tribune at the time. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The...

World’s Richest Man Buys Elie Tahari’s East Hampton Building

An East Hampton building, owned by the designer Elie Tahari and his son Jeremy Tahari, has been sold for $22 million, according to an announcement from Cushman & Wakefield. The property at 1 Main Street, currently occupied by Cartier, was acquired by Bernard Arnault, the French billionaire businessman who is, according to Forbes, the richest person in the world, and is chairman and CEO of the...

Historic L.A. Home Owned by Architect and Her Ex-Husband, Matthew Weiner of Mad Men

A 1924 Spanish Mediterranean-style home in Los Angeles—completely refurbished by architect Linda Brettler and her former husband, “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner—hit the market Thursday for $15.495 million. Known as the Blair Estate, the more than 11,000-square-foot mansion was designed by architect George H. Fruehling for John H. Blair, one of the most prominent developers in early Los Angeles...

A First Look Inside This $65 Million Duplex Penthouse In New York’s 53 West 53

The striking architecturally significant tower was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Parisian architect Jean Nouvel, whose work includes everything from luxury residential condos and homes to hotels, concert halls and museums. The tower is immediately recognizable thanks to its tapering structure that is framed within a concrete diagrid. This shifts the concrete sculptural system to the exterior, creating...

The Neighborhood Name Game

Manhattan, for all its charms, can sometimes fail the imagination. From the “financial district” to “Midtown” to the “Upper West Side,” the names of neighborhoods can seem just-the-facts dull, seeming to prefer literal and safe over style and mystery. It wasn’t always this way. Checkering the borough once were names far more novel, like Mackarelville (on the Lower East Side),...

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