Lauren Beale

Built in 2016 and recently redecorated, the transitional residence mixes modern and traditional styles.

The ebullience of the residence, completed in 1962, is most evident in the entry hall and sunken living room, which are topped by a folded plate roof.

Cresting the current for-sale market in Oregon’s largest metropolis is one listed at $8.999 million in the new Ritz-Carlton Portland Residences.

The heart of Florence’s old town is a study in Italian history, art and architecture.

Rough-hewn wooden posts and rafters, a mottled tile roof and gentle curves in what looks like adobe give the guise of a much older structure.

The words “hunting lodge” don’t begin to do justice to a storied villa now for sale in the heart of Lesa, a village on the Italian side of Lake Maggiore.

The neo-Gothic lodge was built in 1830 on the site of what had been a 13th-century Templar command post.

The shoreline gently shifts with the tide on placid Martha’s Vineyard, encroaching on and then receding from the Massachusetts island.

Just as some people amass high-performance sports cars or fine jewelry, a segment of the wealthy collects homes in the hubs where they spend time.

Lakeside locations have long had their nostalgic appeal: swimming, water skiing and fishing outside the back door, tranquil views and lazy days spent close to nature.

The villa near the village of Faggeto Lario is set inside a lakeside quarry dating to the Roman Ages.

Winter sports enthusiasts looking for a bluebird day will find plenty of them at the Northstar California resort.

On Snell Isle, an upscale community in St. Petersburg, Florida, the differences on Brightwaters Boulevard NE change with the part of the street one lives on.

Welcome to the McCoy Peak building in the Colorado resort town of Beaver Creek.

Landing a fully renovated ski-in, ski-out chalet in the Italian resort town is an almost impossible task.

A chalet-style house dating to the early 1900s offers one such quiet refuge in the Conches residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Geneva.

Thoughtful design and quality craftsmanship were wedded to create an architectural standout with mountain charm.

Move over, Los Angeles, Sydney and Dubai; the Quinta do Lago golf resort community of Almancil in the Algarve region of Southern Portugal is out to rival your very best.

High above the turquoise blue waters of Lake Tahoe’s Zephyr Cove is a commanding castle.

A rediscovered corner of Chelsea has undergone a glamorous transformation in recent years from industrial to residential use.