California dreamin’: The nightmare situations luxury agents deal with

From the seller who wanted to display a room full of snakes during a home showing to the renter who was an insurance scammer, the clients luxury agents deal with in California can be a handful. Continue reading

To win this summer, homebuyers in California are turning every stone

With some of the highest home prices in the nation, California buyers and sellers are having an abnormally difficult time managing higher mortgage rates, agents in the Golden State told Inman. Continue reading

Trophy properties are all the rage right now, Jonathan Spears says

Ahead of his appearance at Inman Luxury Connect, the Spears Group founder told Inman demand for trophy properties or highly unique listings is at an all-time high throughout North Florida. Continue reading

The 20 biggest residential real estate transactions of 2023 (so far)

Luxury buyers have been hot on Palm Beach, with 7 of the year’s top 20 deals coming out of the luxe South Florida market. Overall, this year’s list shows buyers’ thirst for trophy properties. Continue reading

Texas adjusts to growing pains as outside buyers jockey for homes

With an influx of tech and entertainment giants like Tesla and Universal Studios, not to mention a rising tide of millennial buyers, Texas is bursting at the seams as agents rush to find new listings. Continue reading

Texas surged during COVID. Now, its luxury markets are being tested

Droves of people have flocked to Texas for new jobs, tax and affordability purposes, and political reasons, and the demand from this new class of wealthy buyers is stretching the state’s luxury inventory thin. Continue reading

Luxury Spotlight: Big Sky and Bozeman, Montana

Driven in part by the popularity of the television series “Yellowstone,” this area has experienced a surge of interest from high-net-worth-clients. Broker and real estate educator Robyn Erlenbush outlines the upside and the challenges of this luxury ma… Continue reading

‘Fight it tooth and nail,’ LA agents warn as Chicago mulls mansion tax

As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson narrows in on a 2.65 percent tax on purchases of properties over $1 million, luxury agents in Los Angeles offered their advice to concerned Windy City agents. Continue reading

Amid the steel and glass, a warmer, fuzzier Billionaires’ Row emerges

As Billionaires’ Row continues to reshape Manhattan’s skyline one ‘supertall’ at a time, agents say a new class of buyer is gradually reshaping the demographics of New York’s most exclusive block. Continue reading

New Yorkers are white-knuckling a turbulent summer buyer’s market

Like the energy of its premier city, homebuyers and sellers in New York State are grappling with a rollercoaster summer, with extreme buyers’ and sellers’ markets taking consumers on a wild ride. Continue reading