#high-value-properties

#high-value-properties

"There was so much beauty, so much more than enough for everyone, that it did appear to be a vain activity to try and make a corner in it." This quote captures the essence of Villa Beatrice, where beauty and luxury converge in a breathtaking setting.

The lack of sympathy for Australian and British expats and influencers in Dubai has been curious, especially after their adopted home was bombed in the initial days of the war.

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.

The street's ultra-luxury towers - from the first generation of supertalls west of Sixth Avenue that shaped the skyline, to mixed-use developments eastward 'driving the next phase of growth' - offer a dense concentration of cultural and lifestyle capital, paired with direct access to Central Park.

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".

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.