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This brand-new home features six large bedrooms, hardwood floors and sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s listed for $10.888 million with Mark Wong at Alain Pinel Realtors.

“Luxury is more of an experience,” explains Lisa Norman, the mind behind LMN Marketing, who also talks about a San Francisco listing that included fire and a contortionist (to showcase the furniture, naturally) and what advice she’d give buyers before they prepare to take the big plunge into homeownership.

Inman Connect New York is just around the corner, and of course you’ll be spending plenty of time at the conference learning all about what’s next for real estate. But when you’re looking for something else to do, we’ve still got you covered. Here’s our guide to fun activities and restaurants in New York.

This stunning five-room apartment features custom touches everywhere you look, from an interior designed by Michael S. Smith to the library inspired by Coco Chanel’s apartment in Paris — and it directly overlooks Central Park, too.