Chinese automotive predilections: First China-only car revealed by Infiniti

Listening closely to Chinese customers’ needs, high-end car manufacturer Infiniti Motor Company revealed its first China-only car based on the existing Q50 executive sedan. Developed exclusively for the Chinese market and the first Infiniti to be built in China, the car offers more rear passenger space valued by the affluent Chinese drivers. With a 48mm/1.9in … Read more

Exercise furniture for a dream gym. Technogym’s Personal Collection

Luxury home gym solution.  TechnoHome, the creator of personalized in-home gym design packages, wants to fill a niche in the home market, and partnered with Technogym to offer the top 5% of affluent consumers a unique home gym solution. The innovatively designed equipment featured in the Personal Collection was designed by Antonio Citterio, a renowned … Read more

Airstream Autobahn inspired by a private jet’s cabin

The Best of Airstream + Mercedes-Benz. Airstream, maker of the iconic silver-bullet travel trailers, has unveiled its all-new luxury passenger van – the Airstream Autobahn – a vehicle that aims to deliver a new standard in VIP travel. The new luxury van made in partnership with Mercedes-Benz is targeting companies that cater to affluent travelers. … Read more

The purchasing behavior of high net-worth consumers. Report

Affluent consumers are more likely to purchase a lifestyle property now than they were five years ago. “If the top wishes of wealthy Americans could be expressed in a single dream home, it would be a “lifestyle property” on the waterfront with a multicar collector’s garage, which they designed themselves,” says the just-released Sotheby’s International … Read more

The investment buyer and the holiday home buyer. Russian real estate buying trends.

2014 Russian Property Investment in Europe. Russian interest in real estate, both domestic and abroad, has increased steadily over the last decade. However, this has led to a lot of conjecture among European estate agents. The western mentality creates the assumption that the typical Russian buyer will be spending an extravagant amount of money in … Read more

House prices up in four Spanish regions with the Balearics posting the highest leap

  According to official figures for Q3, house prices in four Spanish regions are now on the rise. The Balearics lead the way with 4.4% growth year on year and Balearics Sotheby’s International Realty expects the trend to continue for 2014. “The factors that kept these Mediterranean islands buoyant in recession, are the same as … Read more