Manhattan Luxury Market Booms Despite Mamdani’s Second-Home Tax

Manhattan Luxury Market Booms Despite Mamdani’s Second-Home Tax

Despite New York City’s first ever pied-à-terre tax on upscale properties worth over $5 million, the city’s luxury real estate sector remains unbowed—in fact, it is booming. The tax championed by Mayor... Read more »
Naples Steps Into the Spotlight as Florida’s Ultimate Quiet Luxury Capital

Naples Steps Into the Spotlight as Florida’s Ultimate Quiet Luxury Capital

Perched on the edge of the Everglades, Naples has positioned itself as Florida‘s capital of quiet luxury, offering an alternative to Miami‘s flashier real estate scene—and increasingly drawing a younger cadre of... Read more »
Artist Colony Made Famous by ‘Hippies’ and Rock Stars Is New Luxury Hot Spot

Artist Colony Made Famous by ‘Hippies’ and Rock Stars Is New Luxury Hot Spot

Woodstock, NY, has one of the most recognizable names in real estate, thanks to a world-renowned music festival that didn’t even take place in the town. The name conjures up images of... Read more »
Inside Westfield, NJ’s Most Infamous Real Estate Deal

Inside Westfield, NJ’s Most Infamous Real Estate Deal

David Barbosa is one of the most prestigious brokers in the idyllic suburb of Westfield, NJ, with regular listings valued in the multimillions. But in 2019, he was handed the strangest listing... Read more »
Mortgage Rates Just Jumped, but 2 Emerging Housing Trends Are Great News for Buyers

Mortgage Rates Just Jumped, but 2 Emerging Housing Trends Are Great News for Buyers

The Federal Reserve has a new chair, but mortgage rates moved in the wrong direction this week. Even so, a review of the spring housing market reveals genuine green shoots—and a clear... Read more »
Why ,000 Fractional Ownership Homes Are Trending in Lake Tahoe

Why $1,000 Fractional Ownership Homes Are Trending in Lake Tahoe

In the Lake Tahoe-adjacent town of Truckee, CA, where the median home listing is $627,450, there’s currently a three-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom 2,470-square-foot house listed for $1,000—and that’s not a typo. But there is... Read more »
The Ultrarich Are Ghosting San Francisco for Napa Valley’s Luxury Mansions

The Ultrarich Are Ghosting San Francisco for Napa Valley’s Luxury Mansions

Faced with a shrinking supply of premium homes and intensifying bidding wars, San Francisco’s affluent tech elite are casting their sights farther afield to Napa’s managed estates. Located an hour’s drive north... Read more »
Wynwood’s Answer to Miami’s 400% Condo Markups

Wynwood’s Answer to Miami’s 400% Condo Markups

In a city where new construction could come with a hefty 400% markup compared with existing homes, one developer is betting on “attainable luxury” with a musical twist. The Rider is bringing... Read more »
Why Homebuyers Are Finding Relief Despite ‘Inflation Contagion’

Why Homebuyers Are Finding Relief Despite ‘Inflation Contagion’

Your paycheck may be growing, but “inflation contagion” is eating up those gains—and then some. Despite some frustrating macro headlines, there are real silver linings in the housing market worth paying attention... Read more »
Cinematic Montecito Estate Set on Pepper Hill Lists for  Million

Cinematic Montecito Estate Set on Pepper Hill Lists for $17 Million

Perched high above Montecito in one of the area’s most storied neighborhoods, a Mediterranean estate on the market for the first time in 20 years offers buyers a chance to own a... Read more »