Resort real estate is taking a hit, but you can get some bigger bang for your buck by looking beyond the single-location resorts. Read Full Article »

The building boom continues in Cabo San Lucas. Read Full Article »

Stock market gyrations and credit worries apparently haven’t yet hit Caribbean developers, as La Samanna resort rolls out new $7 million villas. Read Full Article »

Banyan Tree joins Viceroy, Rosewood and Capella on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera. But with more luxury residences going up on the Yucatan Peninsula, where are the destination club buyers? Read Full Article »

Stocks are down, then up and then down again, while mortgage rates continue to fluctuate. What does this mean for buyers seeking a second home? Read Full Article »

This Russian financier isn’t the only preconstruction condo buyer seeking his deposit back from a developer. But as more cases flood the courts, will buyers be out of luck? Read Full Article »

Are the good times still rolling among Caribbean luxury developers? Orient-Express is planning new residences in a marina community, but the sales slowdown in the U.S. may be trickling south. Read Full Article »

Gansevoort Hotel Group announces its next “urban resort” in Toronto. Read Full Article »

A recent trip to Cabo reveals just how busy developers are in the area, but will this Mexican resort community duck troubles that have hit U.S. home builders so hard? Read Full Article »

With median home prices in Jackson still topping $1 million, more buyers are eying Idaho’s Teton Valley for its real estate values and availability of acreage. Read Full Article »

A new luxury home development from a hotelier has started construction in this colonial-era town. Read Full Article »

Halogen Guides takes a look at Barack Obama’s vacation options in Hawaii. Read Full Article »

Lake Las Vegas, a large vacation home development with more than a 1,000 homes and multiple golf courses, enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Read Full Article »

Consumers in the market for a luxury second home can choose from destination clubs, fractional residences and wholly-owned homes. Halogen Guides has outlined the top five reasons for why a consumer would choose each option. We also ... Read Full Article »

While the U.S. real estate market continues to tighten (news of a possible government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have only darkened the economic skies), the ultra-high end of the global real estate market seems to ... Read Full Article »

The South Florida real estate market has been decimated in recent months, but don’t tell that to luxury resort developers who continue to eye the area for new projects. Read Full Article »

Tamarack Resort, home to the planned Fairmont Tamarack, is facing possible foreclosure. Read Full Article »

Punta Mita, a gated community, is releasing its next phase of multi-million dollar homes, but there are still options for those who don’t want spend seven figures on a retreat. Read Full Article »

The Arbors at Branch Creek outside Tampa had been experiencing stagnant sales, before ownership came up with the idea of converting its pool into a “clothing optional” facility. Read Full Article »

A new luxury development in Cabo San Lucas offers buyers access to a Tom Fazio-designed golf course. Read Full Article »

Halogen Guides launches a new website dedicated to vacation home options in the Rockie’s hottest real estate destination� in winter or summer. Read Full Article »

Another luxury developer goes up against a swooning real estate market with new multi-million dollar villas. Read Full Article »

Luxury hotelier Raffles has ambitious plans for vacation residences in the Caribbean and Asia, counting on the financial risilency of the lu Read Full Article »

The Halogen Guides network of websites is growing fast, and to better serve our readers we’ve put together a short and confidential reader survey. Read Full Article »

Think it’s only the little guys who get caught up in real estate disasters? As these celebrities prove, you can be rich and famous and still lose your shirt in the real estate market. #7 Slash Guns ‘n Roses/Velvet Revolver axeman ... Read Full Article »