Growth in North America and Europe, Asia rebounds while Latin America slips: 2013 World Ultra Wealth Report

  World’s ultra wealthy population reaches all-time record. During the past year, the world’s UHNW population reached an all-time high of 199,235 individuals and a combined wealth of US$27.8 trillion, according to latest Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report dedicated to the most commercially significant segment today – the ultra wealthy. The total wealth … Read more

Celine Dion’s massive Jupiter Island For Sale

  Celine Dion’s Florida mansion located in Jupiter Island was put on the market. The 5.7-acre massive home is sold “turnkey” for more than $72.5 million. The new owner will keep almost all the contents, including furniture, and will have Olivia Newton-John, Michael Jordan and Kid Rock as neighbours. As the Canadian born singer and … Read more

For sale: ‘honky château’ where Elton and Bowie recorded classic hits

Château d’Hérouville, the French country house with studio (and ghosts) was birthplace of countless great 1970s albums

Limited inventory and growing demand driving California’s luxury real estate market

Luxury home values increased in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego in the second quarter of 2013 compared to a year ago, according to the First Republic Prestige Home Index by First Republic Bank. In the second quarter of 2013, the Index indicated the following: San Francisco Bay Area values climbed 10.9% from the … Read more

A man-made wonder of the world project to be build in Australia

A $4.2 billion mega-resort and casino to be build in Cairns, Australia.  A bold plan to build a $4.2 billion mega-resort and casino in Cairns, a regional city in the far north of Queensland, Australia, has green light from the Australian government. The Aquis Resort casino project proposed for Cairns by Tony Fung, a Chinese … Read more

Israel to have the first global luxury branded hotel in the country

Ritz-Carlton luxury hospitality chain to open first luxury hotel in Israel. The Ritz-Carlton luxury hospitality chain will bring its legendary service standards to Israel by opening its first luxury hotel in Herzliya, an affluent town north of Tel Aviv. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has confirmed their first hotel in Israel will officially open its doors in … Read more