Libertina Brandt

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Libertina Brandt

The seller was Alex Meruelo, who sold the former Arizona Coyotes professional hockey team in 2024The estate overlooks Camelback Mountain and its famous Praying Monk rock formation. JOAN LEVINSONA roughly 9-acre estate in Paradise Valley, Ariz., has sold for $30 million, making it one of the most expensive home sales recorded in the state, according to listing agent Joan Levinson of Realty One Group.

4 weeks ago | wsj.com | Libertina Brandt

On an October evening last year, there was a funeral on the streets of the Valentine neighborhood in Kansas City, Mo. The departed: six homes. Residents gathered in front of piles of debris and yellow barrier tape. “Save Valentine,” read one of the signs they carried. The homes were among 23 buildings that were demolished in Valentine during the final months of 2024 by their owner, Kansas City Life Insurance, founded in 1895 and run by the same family, the Bixbys, for four generations.

4 weeks ago | wsj.com | Libertina Brandt

On an October evening last year, there was a funeral on the streets of the Valentine neighborhood in Kansas City, Mo. The departed: six homes. Residents gathered in front of piles of debris and yellow barrier tape. “Save Valentine,” read one of the signs they carried. The homes were among 23 buildings that were demolished in Valentine during the final months of 2024 by their owner, Kansas City Life Insurance, founded in 1895 and run by the same family, the Bixbys, for four generations.

1 month ago | mansionglobal.com | Libertina Brandt |E.B. Solomont

A waterfront estate in Naples, Fla., has sold for $225 million, the second-highest home-sale price in U.S. history and a record for the state of Florida. The seller is tied to the DeGroote family of Canada, property records show. The 15-acre property, which has multiple residences, was listed for $295 million in February 2024, according to Zillow. The family assembled the compound starting in the 1990s, property records show. The buyer couldn’t be determined.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Libertina Brandt |E.B. Solomont

By Libertina Brandt and E.B. SolomontApril 25, 2025 5:29 pm ETA waterfront estate in Naples, Fla., has sold for $225 million, the second-highest home-sale price in U.S. history and a record for the state of Florida. The seller is tied to the DeGroote family of Canada, property records show. The property was listed for $295 million in February 2024, according to Zillow. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8