Mexico has one of the highest concentrations of gated communities in the world, while in South Africa, large-scale, private "security estates" have come under the spotlight with the trial of paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of killing his …

By 1972 it had reached 15,105, peaking at 21,140 in 1981 when the final 110 luxury homes were built on a hill overlooking El Toro Road. It stands at 16,493 today. John Dudley, 95, recalls the area filled with orchards and teeming with wildlife when he …

The property, which was listed with Sandy Binder of Shawn Elliott Luxury Homes & Estates, includes the Georgian-style brick mansion built in 1924, a pool, tennis court, three greenhouses, cottages, a 17-stall barn and paddocks. There are flowers and …

Toll Brothers offers luxury single-family homes in 10 locations throughout the Houston area: Wooded Overlook, Coronet Ridge and The Estates at Blairs Way at Creekside Park in The Woodlands; The Reserve at Katy, and Sycamore Meadow and Ironwood …

After living in a large, master-planned community in Loudoun County, Jim and Diana Shelvin moved to a much smaller, more intimate neighborhood in Vienna with a shorter commute and more luxurious homes. Million-dollar European-inspired homes on …

The tour will allow patrons to walk the halls and see finely decorated homes from waterfront mansions to back country estates. The tour begins at 10 a.m., and ends at 4 p.m. The price of the House … The celebration will be held under a Sperry …

A home in Lakeshore Estates built around what the water has to offer has a "wow" factor around every corner.more>>. It's like a vacation every day … Gatehouse had proposed converting the building into a W Hotel and adding luxury condos. According to …

In particular, Cuernavaca's luxury sector, which includes homes priced at about $750,000 to $10 million, saw prices fall roughly 20 percent in the mortgage crisis. Highly dependent on the United States economy, that sector continues to flag. “But …

That motley crew includes polo-playing multimillionaire with family estates, former Philip Morris executives, magazine editors, hedge fund principals, oral surgeons, and "the culture editor of a major fashion magazine." Some have been holding onto …