A Riverfront Jaguar Lair This 14,000-square-foot house on the St. Johns River is coming up for auction on May 24 with no minimum bid. The owners used to own the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, thus the painting of three jaguars that hangs over the fireplace in the living room and which comes with the house. Living in 'Sunny' San Francisco This 1,947-square-foot Victorian home with three bedrooms and three bathrooms in San Francisco's sunnier Noe Valley neighborhood is asking $1.7 million. Loft Living in Berlin A sprawling brick brewery, built in 1891, had been a graffiti-covered ruin before the owners helped convert it into a loft complex. This 3,300-square-foot unit with five bedrooms and three baths asks €1.6 million ($2.1 million). Private Properties Three New York apartments owned by the late heiress Huguette Clark sell for about $55 million; Michael and Roxanne Klein buy in San Francisco for $27 million; a Colorado ranch lists for $49.5 million. Bidding Wars for Homes Are Back A new development is catching home buyers off guard as the spring sales season gets under way: Bidding wars are back. A Canadian Island Retreat This waterfront home is on Thetis Island, one of the southern Gulf Islands between the coast of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. Private Properties Two homes in Naples, Fla., sell for over $40 million each; Marc Jacobs's President Robert Duffy Lists in Savannah, Ga.; Donald J. Pilner sells in Miami Beach. Gardens Rich in History This home in Old Town Alexandria dates back to 1803, says its owner. It's asking $5.5 million. Private Properties The former home of Scott Rothstein sells for $5.1 million; a South Carolina plantation asking $25 million sells for $11 million; Bill Kurtis's Kansas ranch goes to the auction block. An Oceanfront Florida Mansion This 9,805-square-foot, six-bedroom home is asking $9 million, down from its prior asking price of $10.5 million. |