Luxury Connect: Diane Ramirez on what it takes to advise luxury clients about wealth

“Wealthy clients aren’t buying their one and only home,” notes Diane Ramirez, a luxury real estate pro in New York. “Sometimes it’s the fifth or sixth.” Continue reading

Luxury Connect: Joe Lurie on nailing cross-cultural communication

“When you’re conducting any kind of business, it’s important to know something about the person with whom you’re doing business,” Lurie says. Continue reading

The psychology behind pricing a home in the luxury sphere

Pricing a property is a real skill no matter the niche, but it can be especially tricky in the luxury market. That’s why we got some of the top luxe agents to share how they work through pricing with high-net-worth sellers. Continue reading

Luxury Connect: How Rayni Williams and Team own Instagram

“We try to target whatever it is that is going on that day or that week. Because real estate is so busy, we usually have something to talk about,” she said. Continue reading

Luxury Connect: Chase Nuttall on using Instagram to break into the high-end market

What do you do if you’re a millennial agent who wants to break into the luxury real estate market where you live? Chase Nuttall used Instagram. Continue reading

Luxury Connect: Professor Peter Kim on how to negotiate effectively

Negotiation expert at the Marshall School of Business, professor Peter Kim, specializes in teaching strategies to enhance negotiation skills. Continue reading

What’s hot and what’s not: 10 luxury housing trends you can’t ignore

Luxury buyers are often seeking homes to accommodate their jet-setting, upwardly mobile lifestyle — they know what they want, and money isn’t an object. Find out what’s in vogue and what’s not for luxury homes here. Continue reading

Luxury Connect: Peter Lorimer on being ‘everywhere’ on social media

Luxury real estate enthusiast Peter Lorimer of PLG Estates confesses that he “is everywhere” when it comes to social media. Continue reading

Luxury Connect: How to build a life of luxury and happiness

Sometimes, simple happiness seems like a luxury that nobody can actually afford. Valerie Alexander has taken a long journey to discovering how to be happy. Continue reading

Understanding what international luxury homebuyers want

Knowing the cultural buying codes for various countries is an absolute must for every agent who serves the ultra-luxury market. Here are the buying codes for five different cultures. Continue reading