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Here we are. Listen—I know it's hard to focus on anything but the election right now. But if the world is spinning, real estate is happening. Give yourself a break, and gawk at some super cool homes, if not for 10 minutes. Shall we? First up: Champ Soleil, one of Newport’s famously opulent historic mansions. The owners spent just under $10 million renovating the home and filling it with period antiques, new pieces and yard-sale finds. Now they're putting it on the market for $14.8 million. |
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| Built around 1930, Champ Soleil has 22 rooms. JULIE BIDWELL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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| The house has 11 bedrooms, which are frequently in use by visiting friends and family. JULIE BIDWELL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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In Shelbyville, Ind., one couple discovered their new home through the unlikeliest of places. In 2018, an eBay purchase of a display case sent Bill Nicholson on the 45-minute drive to the small town outside Indianapolis. Mr. Nicholson left with the case, but also left intent on purchasing the grand, 120-year-old Victorian where the seller was living. More here. Lastly, if you can't shake that election itch, we've got you covered. Here are five white houses for sale that will leave you feeling presidential. —Kerry Barger, digital editor of Mansion |
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| Inside Champ Soleil, a Newport Mansion That Doesn’t Take Itself Too Seriously |
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| JULIE BIDWELL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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| How eBay—Not Zillow or Trulia—Led One Indiana Couple to Their New Home |
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| AARON CONWAY FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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| You Don’t Need to Win an Election to Live in These White Houses |
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| NICHOLAS HOISINGTON/VIRTUAL MEDIA TOURS |
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$515,000 | The median home price of Bozeman, Mont., a $82,500 increase from a year ago. Tech staffers from the Bay Area are relocating across the country, dding more wealth and business to their new hometowns but also widening wage gaps and raising real-estate prices. (Read more) |
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The Palm Beach home of the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be demolished. A developer, who says he’s in contract to buy the waterfront estate, is planning to knock it down and build a new home. |
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The same month he reached a $139 million tax case settlement with the Justice Department, Robert F. Smith bought two North Palm beach houses for $48.19 million. The private equity exec purchased them from Rockstar Energy creator Russ Weiner. |
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Exit Sandman? Mariano Rivera has put his Rye, N.Y., home on the market for $3.995 million. The legendary closer won a World Series with the Yankees in 2009 and was inducted unanimously into the Baseball Hall of Fame while living there. |
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A Richard Meier-designed home with a three-story slide (yes, you read that right) is asking $18 million. The waterfront property is located an exclusive area known as the Gold Coast of New York’s Long Island. |
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Homes | Matthew McConaughey: From Little Mr. Texas to Big Hollywood Star | | The Oscar-winning actor recalls his first ‘sink or swim’ moment, what his parents taught him and becoming famous before he perfected acting. |
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Balance Sheet | In Calgary, a New Home Rises Where Floodwaters Once Flowed | | Canadian homeowners Bill and Erin Kent built a modern, two-story house on a Roxboro lot left vacant by the 2013 Alberta floods. |
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Annotated Room | A Federal-Style Mansion Goes From Rundown to Remarkable | | Following a six-year architectural restoration, the homeowners spent several years and roughly $300,000 furnishing the historic home. | |
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Escape | Zen Tens: Indoor Pools That Make a Splash | | We are all sick of looking at the same four walls. So, from the archives of The Wall Street Journal's Mansion section, we dive into some luxurious indoor pools. |
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Comparison Shopping | When Closing a Home Becomes a Fight to the Finish | | These two real-estate agents got caught in the middle of brawling buyers and sellers. |
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Vacuum virtuoso James Dyson just sold the biggest and most penthouse in Singapore at a $7 million loss. (Business Insider) Let's all go live on one of these private islands, okay? (New York Times) Zillow had a strong third quarter. (CNBC) |
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| Vote for WSJ's House of the Week |
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| Clockwise from top: DANIEL MILSTEIN PHOTOGRAPHY/SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY, LATHAM JENKINS, OPEN HOMES PHOTOGRAPHY/SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY |
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Drum roll 🥁 Will it be a hilltop retreat in Greenwich, Conn., a Jonathan Adler-designed townhouse in San Francisco, or a 65-acre sanctuary minutes from downtown in the Wyoming wilderness? You decide. |
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| November 6, 2020 Edition of Mansion |
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