#liss-ard-estate

#liss-ard-estate

Rising utility costs continue to be a pain for the average U.S. renter. Energy-efficient rental features that help lower these costs like LED lighting, good insulation, and smart thermostats are becoming a baseline for renters.

This contemporary residence offers a clean look with wire-brushed wood floors, LED lighting and a modern kitchen with a tiled backsplash and custom cabinetry. A glass-enclosed staircase leads up three floors to a private rooftop deck plumbed for a gas barbecue and a spa.

The mansion is so iconic and instantly recognizable, but it was definitely ready for an upgrade. The bones were always there, but the house needed to evolve the way the show has evolved—more layered, and reflective of how people actually live and gather now.

One of the most expensive properties in Dublin 4 has gone sale agreed, after being placed on the market by a high-profile doctor and his wife for nearly €7m. Dr Hugh O'Connor (62) and his wife Fiona Healy (59) are well-known in influential Dublin circles given their prominence on social media for promoting their lavish lifestyles, and leading The Hoc medical clinic, which prides itself on pioneering "a new era in women's health".

The corner of Sunset Blvd. and Alpine Drive became a traffic nightmare. Tour buses made it a stop. Tourists and locals alike milled about, gawked and took pictures. The neighbors were incensed. The "renovation" performed by Sheik Mohammed al Fassi, then 28, and his wife made them the talk of the town.

Leiweke, who is in his final weeks as president and chief executive of Toronto-based Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, paid $5.815 million for the Spanish Colonial Revival-style home, with negotiated furnishings pushing that total to $6,014,525.

In a housing market defined by high mortgage rates and tight inventory, the very top of the market is still moving-sometimes at jaw-dropping prices.

The home's got its marketing ground covered with some of Los Angeles' top names tapped to sell the property. Aside from Kirman, that group includes Christie's International Real Estate Southern California's Tomer Fridman, Sotheby's International Realty's Shauna Walters and Nicole Plaxen, Douglas Elliman's Jacob Greene and Josh Altman and Compass' Sally Forster Jones. Walters, who made the move to Sotheby's International Realty with her team co-founder Plaxen late last year, called out market dynamics where discerning buyers are leading conversations with sellers.

In 2021, during the peak of the pandemic housing market that saw L.A. home prices skyrocket, The Times compiled a list of the newest neighborhoods to join the proverbial "million-dollar club," where the typical single-family home value is above $1 million. Five years later, plenty more have made the cut. Whereas the previous group featured trendy L.A. neighborhoods (Echo Park, Highland Park), South L.A. enclaves (Crenshaw, Leimert Park) and slices of the San Fernando Valley (Porter Ranch, Woodland Hills),