vacation home sales

Vacation Homes 2014: Experts in Key Markets Say Second Homes Are Back (If You Have Cash)

By Joanna England | June 11, 2014 | Comments Off on Vacation Homes 2014: Experts in Key Markets Say Second Homes Are Back (If You Have Cash)

We’re here reporting from the Westin Oaks Galleria at the National Association of Real Estate Editors Houston conference where we’ve heard from some exceptional experts in second home and vacation real estate, including Natalie Binder of Telluride Rentals, Ben Jenkins of Land Advisors & Resort Solutions, and Matey Veissi, founder of Veissi & Associates. Each…

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Second Home Sales Surged in 2011 by 65%, Vaca Home Sales Up by 7%

By Candy Evans | March 30, 2012 |

It had to happen sooner or later, especially with prices slashed and dashed by 40 to almost 60% in some markets. But sales of second homes, some vacation, most investment, shot up in 2011. The combined sales of vaca and investment homes was at the highest it has been in this country since 2005. The…

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Larry Ellison Scoops Up Porcupine Ranch From Founder of Yellowstone Club

By Candy Evans | February 10, 2011 |

One more indicator that the bottom feeders are out shopping and picking up some great deals on second homes, even the wealthiest of the wealthy. Larry Ellison, the sixth-richest man in the world, has bought the 249-acre golf course estate of Edra Blixseth for $42.9 million, this according to records filed in Riverside County, California.…

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