Most exclusive U.S. cities: Aspen Colorado becoming the permanent residence for affluent buyers

Top 20 List of Luxury Homes Sales of $10 Million and Up. Aspen, Colorado is the only non-coastal real estate market in the U.S. to make the top 20 list of ZIP codes with the most luxury real estate closed sales (16) over $10 million for the last 12 months ending June 30, 2013, according … Read more

Richard Branson’s luxury Caribbean Necker Island reopened

      Hiring your own private island just got even more irresistible. After a two-year renovation, Sir Richard Branson’s luxury Caribbean Necker Island hideaway reopened its doors. The main Great House resort on Necker Island, burned to the ground in a spectacular fire two years ago, but it has reborn from its own ashes … Read more

Clermont luxury hotel brand enters the crowded luxury hospitality market

 New luxury hotel brand launches out of London. An ambitious plan of glh (Global Hotel Company) hopes to put the squeeze on well-established luxury brands like the Mandarin Oriental, the Ritz-Carlton, and The Four Seasons. The London-based global hotel subsidiary of the Singapore-listed GuocoLeisure Group, announced the launch of a new luxury hotel and private … Read more

The Beverly Hills estate of the movie industry’s first female studio chief listed for $34.5 Million

An expansive 10.2-acre compound once owned by Dawn Steel, the movie industry’s first female studio chief at Columbia Pictures, has been listed for $34.5 million. The estate offers rare vistas from the Santa Monica Mountains to Beverly Park, Century City, the San Fernando Valley and Catalina Island—a commanding view that stretches from Beverly Hills to … Read more

Manhattan’s hottest real estate offering: $50 Million Presidential Penthouse

  Trump SoHo New York, the 46-story ultra-luxury hotel condominium, offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live perched above downtown Manhattan’s epicenter, just steps away from the city’s most fashionable galleries, restaurants, shops, and nightlife. The luxury hotel unveiled its Presidential Penthouse for a listing price of US$50 million. The Presidential Penthouse promises to be Manhattan’s … Read more

Wealth market: The Asia-Pacific market is clearly one to watch

Five-Year Trend Shows High Net Worth Population and Wealth Growth in Asia-Pacific Far Outpacing Other Regions.    Asia-Pacific is poised to become largest wealth market as early as 2014, finds the Asia-Pacific Wealth Report 2013 (APWR), published byCapgemini and RBC Wealth Management. The population and wealth of Asia-Pacific’s high net worth individuals (HNWIs) increased at … Read more