Photo Credit: Hotel del Coronado Acquired in a recent $6.5 billion deal, Hotel del Coronado was sold to Chinese-based Anbang Insurance Group along with 16 other properties under the Strategic Hotels & Resorts brand. This comes just three months after Blackstone Group LP purchased the Strategic brand for around $450 million. Blackstone was once considered the largest owner of real estate in the world. The 128-year-old property, with its iconic red turret roof, was once the la

Alfred Tesseron, who owns Bordeaux château Pontet-Canet, hunted for a Napa Valley property for years. When he and his niece Melanie saw the late Robin Williams’s 640-acre Villa Sorriso high up on Mount Veeder in September, it had the right wine “magic.” The closest neighbor is musician (and vintner) Boz Scaggs. The Tesserons are the latest players in the new, high-profile wave of Bordeaux vintners sweeping into Napa. French fashion house Chanel, whose billionaire owners Alain

What do we know about one of Ireland's wealthiest native-born billionaires, Denis O'Brien... O'Brien was born in Cork, Ireland. He graduated with an Arts degree from the University College Dublin and received an MBA in Corporate Finance from Boston College in 1982; he was later presented with an Honorary Doctorate by the University College Dublin. In 2014, Ireland had 610 ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals with a net worth of US$30 million or more, according to the Wealt

Fine Jewelry Designer, Elizabeth Locke, is the epitome of Southern Grace. Well-traveled and having spent years away in Italy and then New York, she enjoys coming home to her Countryside Estate in Virginia. There's nowhere she'd rather relax than in her gardens. ​ Elizabeth jokes that when designing her Gothic-style greenhouse with her Architect, she nearly fainted at the price! But, she recalls, "there was nothing else that looked like it anywhere so I held my nose and wro

Country music superstar Miranda Lambert has found 'home sweet home' outside of Nashville. She and ex Blake Shelton were named “Most Desirable Celebrity Neighbors” by a Zillow survey in 2013, but Lambert’s only neighbor is nature on this 400-acre spread she landed for $3.4 million. The main house is cozy-country-luxury at its best — the perfect place for inspiration and song-writing. A massive stone fireplace dominates the living room, and soaring rustic wood ceilings and fir

Luxury real estate professionals from around the world gathered in South Florida last week, as Leading Real Estate Companies of the World hosted its annual gathering at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Pam O’Connor, Chicago-based Leading Real Estate’s president and CEO, told The Real Deal that her group chose Miami to accommodate its members on the U.S. East Coast, Europe and other parts of the world. She noted attendance was up 10 percent for the annual conference, “Miami is

The Napa estate of late actor and comedian Robin Williams has sold for $18.1 million cash, the Los Angeles Times has confirmed. According to a news release, the purchasers are the winemaking family of Alfred and Melanie Tesseron, of Bordeaux, France. The property is located on Wall Road, occupying space in both Napa and Sonoma counties. The 640-acre (mol) property, called Villa Sorriso for “villa of smiles,” returned to market two years ago for $29.9 million and was more rec

You may be thrilled to see Leonardo snag his long-awaited Oscar at the 88th Academy Awards or proud of Matt Damon for his leading role in The Martian. But with or without an Oscar, these actors are laughing all the way to the bank... Taken from Wealth X, here's a behind the scenes 'just for fun' breakdown of a few of our favorites! Leonardo DiCaprio Age: 41 Hometown: Los Angeles, California, US Net Worth: US$280 million 2016 Nomination: The Revenant, Actor in a Leading