Three More Days Until Season Two Of Downton Abbey!!!

I am totally and unabashedly excited for the return of this show! Season 2 starts Sunday night.  Check your PBS listings and set your DVR!

So today, in honor of all things British and manor-ly, let's take a look at a property in Buckinghamshire that is for sale....

If you can get approved for a GBP £13,500,000 mortgage, this beauty of a property could be yours.  

Let's take a look.

 In lieu of a finder's fee, I'll accept an invitation for a visit and a cup of tea.

Happy Thursday!

house photos:  here

Circa 2002

Stone mason's custom home on 11 acres.

Don't you love looking at online real estate listings?

List price  $595,000

2 bedrooms   2.5 baths

photos: caar.com

real estate lust

This amazing, one of a kind house is on the market here in Charlottesville.  I was lucky enough to be shown around by the owner, who happens to be a friend of a friend.

From the mls website:  "An urban oasis offering complete privacy this 3,170 sf concrete and steel post and beam constructed modern home offers corrugated metal 11' & 13'ceilings, stained concrete floors, open lightfilled entertaining spaces with a 360 degree rotating fireplace, 4 zone radiant heat, 3 zone Trane AC & Viessmann tankless water heater....

 

.....The expansive gourmet kitchen enjoys Viking appliances, continuous Caesarstone counters with plenty of seating and sleek cabinetry. The list of special features is endless!

photos HERE

HALF-OFF!

The price on the Kluge Estate has been cut in half to 
only $48 million.

Patricia Kluge put her 300-acre estate on the market for
$100 million back in October of 2009.
The $100 million price point made the estate one of the most expensive listings in the United States. Kluge's real estate agency, Sotheby's International Realty, advertises the eight-bedroom, thirteen-bathroom Georgian Single Family home as one of the most important residences in the United States.
However, apparently the $100 million price tag was a bit too optimistic a price for the Albemarle County estate.
"We chose a price of $100 million based on some other sales of spectacular properties around the world," says Albemarle House listing agent Michael Rankin of Sotheby's International Realty. "We went out into the market for three months and didn't achieve that price."
Rankin expressed optimism that the new price "reflects where we are in the market."

 --Newsplex.com

photos: Sotheby's Realty