Ioana Neamt
Experienced writer with a background in real estate and a fondness for soaring skyscrapers and Victorian-style mansions. Also loves fancy homes with crackling fireplaces and views of snowy mountains.
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Revisit the 10 Most Beautiful Homes From Your Favorite Christmas Movies
Another year flew by, and here we are again, counting down the days until Christmas. It’s been a year filled with ups and downs, but we’re not here to force you to revisit them. Instead, we want to spread some much-needed holiday cheer, and try to ease you into the Christmas mood and forget everything […] More
5 Fabulous Homes of Your Favorite Formula 1 Drivers: Part I
If you’ve been paying any attention to Formula 1 in 2020, then you’ll know that this was a historic season. Mercedes-AMG Petronas won their seventh consecutive constructors championship, while Lewis Hamilton added a seventh world title to his resume — matching Michael Schumacher’s record wins. The race calendar was switched around various times, and most […] More
Elegant Scarsdale Mansion Offers the Ultimate Home Court Advantage for $8.8 Million
Celebrities have long been flaunting their basketball courts on Instagram; Drake’s mansion in Toronto comes with an NBA regulation-size basketball court (heavily branded with the star’s OVO business logo), Shaquille O’Neal has a 6,000-square-foot indoor basketball court fit for basketball royalty in his lakeside mansion near Orlando, and million dollar mansions with room to spare have […] More
Charming Estate With Ties to The Beatles On the Market in Connecticut
A gorgeous, sprawling Connecticut estate with ties to The Beatles, Prudence Farrow, and the Gershwin brothers is up for sale in Westport for $9 million. The seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom, 9,360-square-foot property at 157 Easton Road, also known as River Run Estate, is being marketed by Compass’ Susan Vanech. It was originally built in 1955, and completely […] More
These 5 Unique Listings Will Remind You of Everything that Makes NYC Real Estate Special
The ongoing pandemic has thrown the real estate market off balance, and New York City took the brunt of it. Office spaces throughout the city are left empty as companies embrace remote work, while many renters chose to flee the crowded city and head to quieter — and perhaps safer — places. However, we must […] More
The Iconic Beverly House: where Jackie O & JFK Honeymooned, ‘The Bodyguard’ was Filmed, and where Beyonce Shot ‘Black is King’
What do JFK, Jackie O., William Randolph Hearst, Beyonce, Francis Ford Coppola, and Whitney Houston have in common, besides incredible fame and fortune? They’re all tied, in one way or another, to the house at 1011 N. Beverly Drive in California. Also known as the Beverly House, it’s one of the most expensive houses for […] More
Is It Real? The Creepy Mansion in ‘The Haunting of Hill House’
We recently covered the new Haunting of Bly Manor, director Mike Flanagan’s so-called sequel to the epic mini-series The Haunting of Hill House. And while we were anxiously waiting for the series to drop on Netflix, we thought we’d try to distract ourselves by taking a trip down memory lane and re-watching the first season. […] More
Former OPI Exec Lists Italian-Style Villa in Beverly Hills for $33 Million
Miriam Schaeffer, a former executive at nail polish giant OPI Products, is looking to sell her Italian-style villa in Beverly Hills, CA — and won’t settle for just any amount. The nail polish mogul — who is also the former wife of George Schaeffer, founder of the popular nail polish brand — is asking a hefty […] More
New Jersey’s Gloria Crest Estate, Once Home to Hollywood Silent Film Starlet, Is on the Market
There’s a certain charm that’s specific to Old Hollywood. And this sprawling estate that used to belong to well-known 1950s actress Gloria Swanson is a fit display of the elegance and sophistication of those times. The Gloria Crest Estate at 83 N. Woodland Street in Englewood, New Jersey was originally brought to market in 2013 […] More
Greystone Mansion: the Most Familiar House You’ve Never Visited
There’s this mansion in Beverly Hills that a large part of the world’s population has already seen, even though they might not realize it. It’s a historic house that’s been used in endless Hollywood movies, TV series, and music videos. After you finish reading this article, you might just realize that you’ve seen this house […] More
