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The Celebrity Effect: How Stars Increase a Property’s Profile and Add Air of Exclusivity

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In the final days of last summer, Drake and Rihanna made waves when they hunkered down for some R&R in what TMZ called “an oceanfront villa fit for honeymoonin’.” While that relationship didn’t last long (and Drake is now linked to Young Money label mate Nicki Minaj ), the press had a lasting effect on the other stunner in that story: the $ 29 million Malibu love nest where they stayed. “When news broke of Drake and Rihanna vacationing at one of my listings in Malibu, interest shot up,” said The Agency’s Angel Kou in an email, noting that the property rents for $5,000 per day. “People like to experience what A-listers experience, to get a glimpse of that glitz and glam.” beach front villa that Drake and Rihanna stayed in September 2016." src="http://mansion-global-app.s3.amazonaws.com/article-images/2017/08/image_l_031.jpg" /> An interior view of the beach front villa that Drake and Rihanna stayed in September 2016. Courtesy of The Agency The same desire to ...

LIVE to Kick Off in Brooklyn This Weekend

APARTMENT SESSIONS SEASON ONE: LIVE to Kick Off in Brooklyn This Weekend" height="210" src="https://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic8/2A3B75DEB-B48C-91A0-29A9BDE35CF4211B.jpg" width="280" /> Apartment Sessions has announced their first live concert- Apartment Sessions Season One: Live - on Sunday, August 27th, live-streamed for free from an apartment in Brooklyn. The concert features musical direction by Luke McGinnis, with arrangements/orchestrations by McGinnis, Drew Krasner and Evan Tyor. All proceeds from live- stream benefit El Refugio , a non- profit organization providing support to detained immigrants in the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA. Apartment Sessions is a Brooklyn- based multimedia artist collective , created by Luke McGinnis and Evan Tyor (co-produced by Liz Maney and Alberto Ruiz) that releases bi-monthly videos of original arrangements with a rotating ensemble of NYC and New England- based professional musicians . T...

‘Just Use the China’ or ‘Call 1-800-Got-Junk’: Readers on Inheriting Keepsakes

‘I am fairly certain that it’s all going to end up in a Dumpster somewhere, and that makes me sad.’ Some older readers were disappointed that their children did not care about their heirlooms. “I am 55 years old. My … son is 31. I’ve had ‘the talk’ with my son and he’s making it both easier for me and more difficult. He wants nothing. I am fairly certain that it’s all going to end up in a Dumpster somewhere, and that makes me sad. Yet, I also don’t want to burden him with a bunch of unwanted (from his perspective) junk. This is an emotionally fraught issue and I don’t there are no easy answers.” — Trixie Spishak in Mountain Home, Arkansas “My generation used to scrimp and resourcefully use everything. My 20-something children prefer to have kits from Ikea rather than castoffs I put aside.” — Nancy Garcia in California ‘Now we’re supposed to buy houses we can’t afford just to store your stuff?’ Many younger readers countered that they live in smaller spaces far longer than their paren...