Today's official Sotheby's International Realty blog post, "10 Romantic Homes for Valentine's Day," highlights residences around the world sporting some sort of amorous aspect. If that's not enough to connect selling homes and St. Valentine, today's Wall Street Journal asks, "Does Romance Sell Homes?" (subscription may be required.) In what one might call a dubious angle to …
Gateshead Farm in New Hope Featured in Luxury Homes TV Segment
A true Bucks County real estate gem, Gateshead Farm, was featured this past week on a segment about luxury homes on WFMZ Channel 69. Reporter Bo Koltnow interviewed listing agent Kevin Steiger as they walked the grounds of the 85-acre property in Solebury Township. What makes Gateshead Farm so special is its very private setting in …
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Don’t Give Up the Ship
Historic Woodbury, N.J. was founded in 1683 by Henry Wood who was from an area near Bury, England. His surname and home town were combined to name the city he founded – Woodbury. It is one of the oldest “small cities” in the U.S. The "600" -- 600 determined colonists who in 1777 defeated 6,000 Hessian …
Kurfiss SIR Welcomes Lindsay Kresch to Our Philadelphia Office
The new year has started with good news. Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty Chairman Donald Pearson announced that Lindsay Kresch has joined the company's Philadelphia office. A native of Pittsburgh, Lindsay most recently worked for IBM in software sales, excellent training for real estate. "Lindsay has proven to be a very serious, very focused businesswoman with …
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What Will $44 Million Buy? Significant Sales from Sotheby’s International Realty
Sotheby's International Realty has released its top sales for September 2013. A $44 million-dollar transaction for a 504-acre property in Snowmass Village, Colo., topped the list. The 23,000-square-foot main house is supplemented by a guest house, barn, two ponds with water rights and breathtaking views all around. The barn includes five stalls and a riding arena. If …
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We Welcome Lara Pietras to Our Philadelphia/Main Line Office
Donald Pearson, chairman of Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty, is pleased to announce that Lara Pietras has joined our Philadelphia office. Lara has spent almost her entire career working in some aspect of the real estate industry, beginning in mortgage lending in Florida, then moving to business development for a real estate investment firm and finally, …
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A Day Trip to the ‘Irish Riviera’
It was a tough assignment, but someone had to do it. On Nov. 15, our colleagues at Ward Wight Sotheby's International Realty in Spring Lake, N.J., aka the "Irish Riviera," hosted a tour of some of their finest listings in Spring Lake, Brielle, Manasquan and Sea Girt, N.J. We left New Hope on a sunny, warm morning, …
Crosscreek Farm and Chairman Donald Pearson Featured on WFMZ Channel 69 News
There's a very special incentive awaiting an agent who brings an accepted, signed agreement of sale on the magnificent Crosscreek Farm in Solebury Township, Bucks County: A three-year lease on a Mercedes Benz E350 convertible! Bo Koltnow from WFMZ Channel 69 in the Lehigh Valley visited Crosscreek Farm with Kurfiss SIR Chairman Donald Pearson on Thursday, …
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Off to A Flying Start With Our First Drone Real Estate Videos
Yesterday Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty entered new territory in its property marketing: We posted our first property videos shot with a drone-mounted camera. Drones are familiar to most people from their use by the military to surreptitiously monitor or attack targets, and their use in real estate marketing is one of the most popular "civilian" …
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Chase & Jen Utley List Philadelphia Penthouse
It is 4,500 square feet of cool, contemporary living space high atop the much-admired Art Deco Ayer building on Washington Square, and it is where favorite Philadelphia Phillie Chase Utley and his family chill when the team is in town. With drop-dead skyline and Citizens Bank Park views to the west and south, big rooms for …
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