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A NOTE FROM US NEW WORLDS OF HOME There was a time when a family’s physical homes each came down to two roles: a primary residence and the places you go to escape it.
NO MORE. Today, everywhere is home. Over several months, our staff, guest editors, and writers worked alongside our Luxury Portfolio’s research and strategy team, pulling insight from our own Trends & Truths consumer study and other cross-market reports to understand what’s changing about how the world’s wealthiest families are designing their lives right now. What we uncovered: now more than ever, affluent consumers are holding more homes and traveling between and beyond them more often. Proving that out, we learned, global ultra-high-net-worth individuals now own an average of three luxury residences, according to Altrata’s latest Residential Real Estate report. And, among many of the world’s wealthiest 1%, more than 25% now take six to 11 leisure trips a year, up from 15% in 2022, according to Resonance Consultancy’s 2026 Future of Luxury Travel study. And wherever they pause, they expect each place and space to mirror back a true expression of who they are, how they live, and what they care about. The four editorial sections that follow show how the affluent make each of their properties its own world of home. Real Estate follows them across a new map where portfolios of homes are putting down new roots across locations all over the world. Design looks at how a house becomes a portrait of the people who live there, through rooms filled slowly with inherited pieces and homes built from the materials and craft of their surroundings. Travel explores the long stays that come before a purchase, the places families return to until they belong there, and the quieter alternatives to famous destinations. Lifestyle considers what it means to belong in more than one place, and meets the estate managers who run those households while the family is away. Somewhere tonight, an ocean away from where they’re sleeping, the lights are coming on in a house that is waiting for them to come home. Your Luxury Portfolio International Team
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VOLUME 16 • ISSUE 2 | LUXURY PORTFOLIO M AGA ZINE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REAL ESTATE
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THE OUTER ROOMS On this stretch of Palm Beach oceanfront, the weather and the water have always done the work of architecture
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NO SUCH THING AS A SECOND HOME Ultra-wealthy families are trading the seasonal getaway for a fluid network of primary residences
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THE NEW MAP Five coordinates redrawing where global wealth chooses to anchor itself
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BACK YARD Terraces above the Atlantic and the Alvor estuary on Portugal’s Algarve coast
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LIVING HISTORY A triplex inside a 17thcentury Paris mansion, and a city that reinvents without erasing
GROUND & SKY A newly built Montecito compound turns a flat parcel into a life lived at two elevations
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WHEN ARCHITECTURE BECOMES ART At Casa Lotus on Lake Austin, a seven-year collaboration between architect, artist, client and builder
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FOUND, NOT FURNISHED Designer Sara Simon on interiors built from provenance and patina rather than showroom perfection
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THE QUIETER TWIN Five under-the-radar destinations that overdeliver
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THE STAY BEFORE THE BUY Why the affluent are renting, visiting and joining their way into homes abroad
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THE PLACE YOU KEEP RETURNING TO The destinations travelers revisit until a trip turns into a second address
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LUXURY’S NEXT DESTINATIONS Five places to watch, from Baku and Lisbon to Fiji, Limassol, and St. Petersburg, Florida
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THE CODE OF THE KEEPERS Behind the ease of multi-property living lies an exacting, human-driven network of estate managers
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BELONGING IN STEREO Ownership is the easy part; belonging in more than one place is the work
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OF THIS PLACE Houses drawn from the materials, landscapes and makers of the regions where they stand
Cover photo by Russell Dalby Photography, courtesy of UNISON Real Estate Brokerages Images, left to right: Photography by Five7 Media, courtesy of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services—NYC; Photography by Jason Rick, Jim Bartsch, Jacob Guthrie; courtesy of Riskin Partners; stock.adobe.com; Residences at 400 Central; Meissen White Gold Collection; Image courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens
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THE OUTER
ROOMS On this stretch of Palm Beach oceanfront, the weather and the water have always done the work of architecture By YOUSEF BATAYNEH 8
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This is telling of a life shaped by the parts of a home that have no walls. Three properties north of the bend where the coastal road turns at the northeastern corner of the Palm Beach Country Club’s golf course, the parcel runs to roughly two and a quarter acres with more than 250 feet of direct Atlantic frontage. The ocean is its eastern boundary, and there is nothing between this beach and the coast of Morocco. The wind comes off that water and carries the salt that has been quietly editing this coast long before anyone thought to build on it.
All images throughout courtesy of Illustrated Properties Real Estate, Inc.
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The walk to the door teases a gateway to life lived best in the open air
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Real estate Palm Beach
What the ground holds is more outdoor architecture than most estates hold indoors. A pool at the main house and a second at the detached guest house, which operates as its own small residence. A pool house. A clay tennis court. Formal gardens laid out with the symmetry the period liked. Twelve bedrooms and 23,956 square feet are distributed across separate structures, which means that moving through this home requires going outside. The gardens are rooms between rooms. A tunnel to the beach. The house itself is not historic, and the family does not claim otherwise. Murray and Joanie Goodman commissioned it in 1975 10
from the architect Henry Harding, built by Rick Black. Everything on the property that predates them is outdoors: the balustraded wall Addison Mizner drew, low and pale along North Ocean Boulevard, the seawall, the stairs, the tunnel. Those pieces are what came through from Playa Riente, which stood on 27 acres of this coastline and was the biggest and most elaborately decorated house Mr. Mizner built in Palm Beach. It was commissioned in 1923 by the Oklahoma oilman Joshua Cosden. Anna Dodge, later Mrs. Hugh Dillman, kept it for three decades and had it razed in 1957. The acreage was cut into residential lots.
The Goodmans raised five children on one of them and stayed fifty years, which, on this stretch of coast, is the rarer achievement. Mr. Goodman played tennis every day and filled the court with friends on weekends while the children waded through the pool. The outdoor architecture here was set long before the house arrived, and it will go on doing what it has always done. The light will come up over the water before it reaches any room, and the stairs will go down to the sand.
Location PALM BEACH, FL Price USD $185,000,000 luxuryportfolio.com WEB ID: JY72T
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REAL ESTATE | SECOND HOMES
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Driven by flexibility and a desire for geographic freedom, ultra-wealthy families are replacing the seasonal vacation home with a fluid network of primary residences BY AMIRAH KEATON
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he luxury of owning multiple properties still holds an appeal that few other privileges can top. Though there has long been a distinction between the home one lives in and the homes one escapes to, that line is gradually blurring. Spurred by postpandemic shifts such as the expansion of remote work options, many ultra-high-networth individuals (UHNWIs) are reordering their priorities to reflect values such as flexibility, family time, and geographic freedom. In doing so, these modern dwellers are embracing a trend some have dubbed “plural-primary living,” meaning they divide their time equally across a small network of abodes throughout the year.
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SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA, USA USD $52,500,000 Search Web ID: UCGS on luxuryportfolio.com Image courtesy of Village Properties Photo by Jim Bartsch
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA USD $13,200,000 Search Web ID: O3G0N on luxuryportfolio.com
NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS, USA USD $36,500,000 Search Web ID: DVOEY on luxuryportfolio.com
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA USD $22,500,000 Search Web ID: SKK3U on luxuryportfolio.com
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA CAD $18,888,000 Search Web ID: IY63X on luxuryportfolio.com
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Those worth at least $30 million, which includes approximately 430,000 U.S. households, according to the Federal Reserve, own roughly four homes on average globally, rising from about three residences in 2018. Recent data from wealth-related industries suggest more of these families are making way for multi-location lifestyles. Just last year, for instance, logs from private aviation company VistaJet, published in property consultancy and investment solutions firm Knight Frank’s latest Wealth Report, show a 192% annual jump in flight activity for routes from Nantucket to New York. This willingness to “property hop” year-round threatens old residential hierarchies, and as the number of homes in the portfolios of the world’s wealthiest changes, so too does the weight each one holds. A ski chalet that once saw two good weeks in the winter, or a beach cottage opened in June and quietly shuttered again by September, may now be occupied for longer, less predictable stretches by families no longer adhering to rigid seasonal calendars. “The ‘second home’ concept is never going to disappear,” says Chris Ramey, president of Palm Beach-based consultancy Affluent Insights and The Home Trust International, a private, invitation-only network connecting high-net-worth clients and estate professionals with luxury home design experts. “Instead, it will evolve.”
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Whereas before, a home inhabited for shorter windows in a year could afford to be a trophy, with features and amenities that are aesthetically pleasing but less practical, spaces used for longer periods have to be functional. Thus, new prerequisites from affluent, on-the-go buyers are rewriting the second home’s story. From cities to countrysides and beach towns, the locations these families are choosing to frequent are determined by their professional obligations and personal routines, packed social calendars, and even academic ties. “Every family member has different needs and priorities,” Mr. Ramey explains. “A New York City family of four may have one child attending boarding school in New Hampshire and another at university in Colorado, while the parents want convenient access to golf and warmer weather. In that context, a second primary residence in Florida makes perfect sense.” Those seeking ancillary properties are entering the process with heightened expectations, whether in search of a condo in Los Angeles or a Jackson Hole mansion overlooking the mountains, exhibiting a preference for move-in-ready and low-friction options — luxury homes that lock and leave as easily as a hotel suite but live like anything but. These wish lists of the wealthy and hyper-mobile are not too dissimilar from what next-generation house hunters want. In fact, the instinct toward moving between ZIP codes with greater ease starts early: Affluent buyers are acquiring larger, multigenerational homes sooner in life, an extension of that
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growing emphasis on family and wellness in the aftermath of the pandemic, and in the face of an increasingly complex economic and geopolitical global environment. Residentially fluid luxury buyers are not abandoning more traditional asks for bespoke floor plans in exclusive locales; rather, updated demands for turnkey lock-and-leave properties that complement a legacy address slot directly alongside long-standing desires. “Security, privacy, and location top the list of priorities for affluent consumers,” Mr. Ramey notes. When it comes to plural-primary living, achieving a unified interior design scheme presents an added layer of complexity, and high-end branded residences can offer lessons in curating cohesive rooms across more than one property. Tasked with outfitting hundreds of units operating under the same marque in various cities, developers of popular branded residences have formed a habit of commissioning luxury labels to assist with interiors. These creative partners — a design studio or heritage fashion house team, à la Versace Home or Fendi Casa, for example — are skilled at inserting specific design codes into projects without simply replicating the same rooms from one estate to the next. Multi-home owners can take a similar approach. Instead of reproducing residences, they might identify a “kit of parts.” This collection might include a preferred family of woods, stones, and metals, a custom palette of wall colors or upholstery tones, or personal touches such as family crests.
“Each geographic area has its own architecture and interior design aesthetic,” says Mr. Ramey. “Alignment…is part of fitting in and being comfortable. Homes in Vail look very different from homes in Miami.”
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If buying and decorating represent initial pieces of the puzzle, it is one final detail — one’s connection to a sense of community — that can make or break a new-age “second home” experience. “Proximity to like-minded peers, along with access to preferred sports, recreation, and personal interests, remain important,” Mr. Ramey says. Indeed, the ability to root meaningfully in each destination matters. Today’s families are not solely collecting places to live so much as exploring belonging, place by place. That search for commonality often has familiar anchors.
Under the plural-primary living model, homes become less of a fixed point and more of a tool for living on one’s own terms. “Private clubs provide security, as well as environments for a family to become part of the community,” Mr. Ramey says. “From golf and tennis to pickleball, padel, bocce, and dining, there is something for everyone. Private clubs that embrace families are seeing meaningful growth, while those that remain anchored to the baby boomer generation risk being left behind.” The plural-primary lifestyle is a trend that few could have afforded to attempt a generation ago, and fewer still can resist now that it is within reach. Under this model, homes, whether primary or otherwise, become less of a fixed point and more of a tool for living on one’s own terms — luxury at its finest. “Wealth provides the freedom to focus on what matters most in life: family, wellness, and the ability to live wherever and however you choose,” Mr. Ramey says.
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PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, USA USD $157,000,000 Search Web ID: HJEF on luxuryportfolio.com
BERNARDSVILLE, NEW JERSEY, USA USD $9,999,000 Search Web ID: KJLF on luxuryportfolio.com
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REAL ESTATE | PROPERT Y PORTFOLIOS
THE NEW MAP
From metropolitan hubs to Mediterranean retreats, affluent families are precision-building global property portfolios By JILL DUDONES
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ealth has always been anchored somewhere. What has changed, at least according to the Knight Frank Wealth Report, is how many residences a single ultra-high-net-worth family now keeps. Today that affluent family owns nearly four homes on average, up from closer to three a decade ago. Yet the count is almost beside the point. Each address is now chosen with surgical intention: There’s a coordinate for the business, tax strategy, seasonal optionality, and family experience. Here are some of the brightest points in the new map of geographical wealth and portfolio living.
TOKYO With the yen near 150 to the dollar, a dollar buyer pays roughly a fifth to a third less than five years ago, even as the average new condominium in Tokyo’s 23 central wards reached 137.84 million yen in fiscal 2025 — about $870,000 — up 18.5%, as reported by Japan’s Real Estate Economic Institute. Foreigners hold the same ownership rights as citizens, with no surtax and no quota. Other reasons for choosing Tokyo include its safety record, seasons, and its near-religious care of food and craft. New supply is at its lowest since 1973, and the advantage sits with whoever moves first. One thing is clear: No matter the location, each is chosen with a strategist’s cold precision, and yet the map they form together is the most personal thing a family owns. MAURITIUS Mauritius does not ask foreign buyers to improvise. Instead, ownership runs through government-approved schemes administered by the Economic Development Board. If a purchase is above $375,000, it includes a residence permit for the buyer, spouse, and children, which can be held for as long as they own, and comes with no obligation to spend a night on the island, no capital gains tax, and no inheritance tax. Title is full freehold, which is rare among island markets. But the deeper appeal is stability. The Global Peace Index has ranked Mauritius as the most peaceful country in Africa for 18 years and counting, and this kind of security means as much to potential buyers as the turquoise lagoons, championship golf, and international schools. A GMT+4 clock trades comfortably with Europe, the Gulf, and Asia in a single working day, and both English and French are spoken.
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A seat at the counter to watch the afternoon go slow MARBELLA, SPAIN USD $3,349,659 Search K5ZF8 on luxuryportfolio.com Image courtesy of Karen Dadonn Team/Marbella
WEST PALM BEACH The sun is always part of any affluent homebuyer’s calculation, and lately West Palm Beach is a popular choice. According to Henley & Partners’ USA Wealth Report 2025, West Palm Beach’s millionaire population is up 112% over the past decade, which is one of the sharpest rises anywhere. The trend is fed by transplants from New York and California, as well as by the newly opened hedge funds and banks, including Goldman Sachs, Citadel, and Point72. Collectively, they have earned the city its nickname, “Wall Street South.” Florida is also appealing because it charges no state income tax and no estate tax, and for a family leaving New York, California, or Illinois, the yearly savings can reach seven and sometimes eight figures. The softer draw, of course, is a life outdoors in January.
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MARBELLA Foreign buyers took a record slice of the Spanish market in 2025, with nearly 97,300 homes purchased. This accounts for about 14% of all sales, and the money is concentrated on the Mediterranean coast and islands, reports Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad, Mercantiles y de Bienes Muebles de España. This professional organization manages Spain’s legal registries. Karen Dadonn, founder and director of Real Estate Marbella, sees what the numbers cannot. “Yes, Spain’s tax and residency frameworks certainly help the numbers make sense, but increasingly that’s not the real reason people buy here. There’s something here that’s hard to put into a spreadsheet: People still live with a smile on their face. After everything the world has been through these last years, so many places have simply forgotten how to enjoy life. Here, that’s still the culture.” Ms. Dadonn lists the tangible draws too: nearly 300 days of sun, lunch on a beach terrace at Christmas, some of Europe’s best clinics, and a wellness culture of sunrise runs and outdoor gyms borrowed from the American coasts. “Without false modesty, Marbella has nothing left to envy of Miami or Dubai. It’s become the destination the world is now looking toward,” Ms. Dadonn says.
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WHAT’S REDRAWING THE MAP
THE WEALTH PULL COMPONENTS
TAX AND ESTATE RELIEF Florida charges no state income or estate tax, and Italy offers a 300,000euro flat tax on foreign income. The yearly savings can reach eight figures.
CENTRALITY New York remains the hub buyers cannot replicate; it’s also the world’s financial capital.
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NEW YORK CITY Some coordinates are chosen for savings. Others are chosen for centrality, which brings us to New York. The buyers touring the city’s turnkey trophy homes almost always own two or more residences elsewhere, making Manhattan a third or fourth property. Altrata’s Residential Real Estate 2025 report ranks New York number one in the world for ultra-wealthy residents. “New York is magnetism...the beauty of the density, all these different backgrounds,” says Christian Rogers, a luxury real estate agent with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services — NYC.
On Spain’s Costa del Sol, buyers say they are purchasing time and health, backed by nearly 300 days of sun and top-tier clinics.
CURRENCY AND RELATIVE VALUE With the yen near 150 to the dollar, a dollar buyer in Japan pays roughly a fifth to a third less than five years ago.
SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY In Tokyo, foreigners hold the same ownership rights as citizens. And one can now fly direct from Málaga to New York every day.
“People have come here and continue to come here to be part of making something happen, hedge funds, artists, philosophers, founders. And you can only get ‘that’ in New York,” Mr. Rogers adds. Luxury Portfolio Magazine || 21
Manalapan, FL, USA USD $72,500,000 WILLIAM RAVEIS REAL ESTATE Jack Elkins — +1 561 247 2165 jack.elkins@raveis.com Search 31VBZ on luxuryportfolio.com
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The Beach House is a landmark neoclassical estate in Manalapan, set on 1.86 acres with 155 feet of direct ocean and Intracoastal frontage. Spanning 22,220 square feet, the fully furnished property includes a seven-bedroom main residence and two guest houses. Grand terraces, dual water views, a resort-style pool, manicured grounds, a private dock with two lifts, smart-home technology, and enhanced security define this ocean-to-Intracoastal property in one of South Florida’s most exclusive enclaves.
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
Greenwich, CT, USA
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USD $28,500,000
BETTERHOMES LLC Hamed Taheri Dlaviz — +971 58 517 1746 hamed.taheri@bhomes.com
HOULIHAN LAWRENCE Amanda Bates Goodro — +1 203 536 1195 abates@houlihanlawrence.com
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Auneau-Bleury-SaintSymphorien, France PRICE UPON REQUEST BELLES DEMEURES DE FRANCE David Mercier — +33 06 63 48 76 75 d.mercier@bdfrance.fr Search SFTRC on luxuryportfolio.com
An architectural gem set within 60 hectares, the Château d’Esclimont was built in the 16th century, remodeled in the 18th century, and enhanced a century later by architect Parent. It includes two wings set at right angles and surrounded by moats fed by a river. Set within grounds featuring a French formal garden, the property also includes a 14thcentury square keep, a pavilion dating from 1870, and numerous annexes and outbuildings. The estate encompasses 4,000 square meters and offers potential for a hospitality project, with planning permission already in place for a 5,700-square-meter development.
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Sarasota, FL, USA USD $29,995,000 MICHAEL SAUNDERS & COMPANY Kim Ogilvie/Lynn Morris — + 1 941 376 1717 kimogilvie@michaelsaunders.com Search KVQ0W on luxuryportfolio.com
On nearly three acres with 217 feet of Sarasota Bay frontage, Crystal Waters is one of Siesta Key’s most substantial private estates. Designed by Stofft Cooney Architects and built by Chris Jorgensen, the 10,267-square-foot Palm Beach-inspired residence offers five bedrooms, a vanishing-edge pool, a private tennis court, a guest residence, and a 90-foot dock with lift. The property combines expansive waterfront frontage, architectural detailing, and a prominent location on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA USD $29,950,000 PREMIER ESTATE PROPERTIES, INC. Kevin Kreutzfeld/Platon Polishchuk — +1 954 895 1300 kevin@premierestateproperties.com Search 6R93M on luxuryportfolio.com
“Banyan Point Estate,” located off Las Olas Boulevard in the guarded Riviera Isles waterfront enclave, is sited on a 1.21±-acre vacant deepwater point lot with 520± feet of frontage, including 303± feet of protected mega-yacht side dockage, on the Rio Idlewild Canal and the New River/Intracoastal Waterway. Just minutes from Port Everglades Inlet and the Atlantic Ocean, the property was once owned by the Anheuser-Busch family. Its scale, frontage, and point-lot setting represent an increasingly rare offering in Fort Lauderdale.
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101 Central Park West, #PHF has come to market for the first time in more than 45 years. Perched atop one of the avenue’s most iconic residential buildings between 70th and 71st Streets, this penthouse residence offers grandly scaled rooms, a wraparound terrace, and sweeping, unobstructed views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline, framed by oversized floor-to-ceiling windows.
New York, NY, USA USD $25,950,000 BROWN HARRIS STEVENS John Burger — +1 212 906 9274 jburger@bhsusa.com Search GA60I on luxuryportfolio.com
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New York, NY, USA USD $23,000,000 HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES – NYC Christian Rogers — +1 917 270 4119 crogers@hhnyc.com Search UY8C2 on luxuryportfolio.com
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Once owned by Academy Award-winning actress Ellen Barkin, this West Village townhouse reflects the vision of design-build duo dasCasa. Historic character meets contemporary design through a three-room parlor, chef’s kitchen, and primary suite with a private terrace. Three additional bedrooms and a wellness/game room complement the layout. A roof deck and landscaped garden enhance the home’s connection to art, architecture, and indoor-outdoor living. Smart home technology completes this turnkey residence.
Kamas, UT, USA USD $21,750,000 WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE – SOUTHWEST M. Sidford/C. Halliday — +1 801 520 6162 caseyhalliday@winutah.com Search B840O on luxuryportfolio.com
Dubbed the Water-Earth-Sky Villa by the renowned architectural team at Berg Design, this home is a private sanctuary where modern luxury meets nature’s grandeur. Designed for those who value privacy, peace, and timeless design, this custom-built residence sits high on the cliffs of one of the premier lots in Tuhaye’s Lone Peak neighborhood. The home offers uninterrupted views of the surrounding landscape. Every detail has been carefully crafted to create a seamless indoor-outdoor living environment.
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Plano, TX, USA USD $21,500,000 EBBY HALLIDAY REALTORS Cindy O’Gorman — +1 972 715 0190 cindyogorman@ebby.com Search FMWMD on luxuryportfolio.com
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Set on 12.8 acres, this Palm Beach-style estate spans 12,872 square feet and features limestone columns, hand-carved mahogany, cypressbeamed ceilings, and views of a one-acre pond. A gourmet kitchen is outfitted with Sub-Zero, Viking, and Gaggenau appliances. The primary wing includes marble-clad baths, a home gym, and a two-story cedar closet. Outdoor amenities include a resort-style pool and spa, a guest house, a greenhouse, landscaped gardens, and a 20-car garage with lifts and full living quarters.
Penthouse A at The Keller is a 4,287-square-foot duplex in the West Village with sweeping Hudson River views and a 1,992-square-foot private terrace. This four-bedroom, 4.5-bath residence features seamless indoor-outdoor living, a chef’s kitchen, a primary suite, custom finishes, and generous entertaining spaces. Residents enjoy amenities including a fitness center, a residents’ lounge, a landscaped courtyard, and a 24-hour attended lobby.
New York, NY, USA PRICE UPON REQUEST HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES – NYC Peter Oliveri/Clara Ceccaldi — +1 917 566 4956 poliveri@hhnyc.com Search FZE25 on luxuryportfolio.com
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Crested Butte, CO, USA USD $17,500,000 BLUEBIRD REAL ESTATE Charlie Farnan — +1 970 209 0609 cfarnan@mountainoffice.com Search BE125 on luxuryportfolio.com
Smith Hill Ranches is a gated community comprising only eight 35-acre homesites between Crested Butte and Mount Crested Butte. Just seven minutes from historic Elk Avenue and Crested Butte Mountain Resort, this estate spans 11,417 square feet and includes a five-bedroom main residence, three-bedroom guest house, and a finished barn. The property offers unobstructed views of Crested Butte Mountain, Mount Emmons, the Oh-Be-Joyful Wilderness, and the Slate River Valley. Its secluded setting, limited inventory, and current county regulations contribute to its rarity within the market.
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Recently renovated, this villa overlooks the surrounding hills and the waters stretching toward Saline, while remaining close to beaches, restaurants, boutiques, and waterfront dining. Contemporary Caribbean architecture is paired with a generous terrace, swimming pool, and three en suite bedrooms. An approved permit allows for expansion of the main level, a new bedroom, office, and gym, plus an independent onebedroom residence with its own pool, offering flexibility for future use.
Saint-Jean, Saint Barthélemy EUR €14,500,000 SIBARTH REAL ESTATE Zarek Honneysett — +590 590 29 88 91 zarek@sibarthrealestate.fr Search 8TB86 on luxuryportfolio.com
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Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA
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Ronco Sopra Ascona, Switzerland
USD $11,900,000
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This waterfront villa in Porto Ronco offers panoramic views across the lake and surrounding landscape. Spacious, light-filled interiors, a heated outdoor swimming pool, fitness area, sauna, and panoramic terraces support comfortable indoor-outdoor living. Private boat moorings and a buoy provide direct access to the lake and its recreational amenities while maintaining a strong connection to the natural surroundings. The property also includes 4 parking spaces, including 2 garage spaces, providing convenience for residents and guests.
Porto Ronco, Switzerland CHF fr.9,800,000 WETAG Iradj Alexander David — +41 91 601 04 40 alexander@wetag.ch Search VU2V6 on luxuryportfolio.com
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or centuries, patrons commissioned paintings, sculptures, and monuments in pursuit of permanence. Increasingly, the next generation is commissioning something else entirely: architecture. They are doing this not merely to create shelter, but to foster expression and leave a legacy. As wealth becomes increasingly global and access increasingly universal, the most discerning buyers are seeking something harder to acquire: originality. The question is no longer simply where a home is located, but what it represents.
What if the home itself becomes the most valuable piece in the collection? Enter Casa Lotus. Set along the shores of Lake Austin, the residence is an example of what happens when architecture, art, and daily life seamlessly blend together. Designed by Miró Rivera
Affluent homebuyers are building from blueprints that blur the boundaries between structure and sculpture By AMELIA BOO
Architects and realized through a seven-year collaboration among architect, client, artist, and builder, it feels less like a luxury residence than a cultural commission. Inspired by the image of a lotus flower opening toward water and light, the property reveals itself gradually through a carefully choreographed sequence of spaces where nothing is rushed or overexplained. The arrival is cinematic: A winding approach leads visitors to a procession of soaring Roman brick columns rising from the landscape with an almost archaeological presence, at once timeless and unmistakably modern. From there, the experience becomes increasingly immersive. Anyone who has spent time in a great museum will recognize the feeling — with the exception of one thing: Casa Lotus asks its occupants to participate.
All images throughout courtesy of Moreland Properties, photography by Rafael Gamo
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Across luxury markets, a growing number of buyers are beginning to view architecture the way previous generations viewed fine art.
In that sense, living here might feel surprisingly similar to living inside a gallery — not because the home contains notable works of art, but because the architecture itself behaves like art, revealing new dimensions through observation and experience. That same level of intentionality extends to the material palette. Roman brick serves as the residence’s defining language, establishing rhythm, proportion, and permanence throughout the property. The material grounds the home in a sense of durability increasingly rare in contemporary residential construction. Elsewhere, terrazzo, walnut, plaster, and tile create an environment that feels restrained yet deeply tactile, where every element seems chosen not only for how it looks today, but for how it will age decades from now. At the center of Casa Lotus sits a monumental atrium crowned by a circular oculus and skylight. Throughout the day, sunlight becomes an active participant in the design, shifting across brick, plaster, terrazzo, and walnut. The building is never static. Morning and evening feel entirely different, and light itself becomes the kind of design material long associated with the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Yet perhaps Casa Lotus’s most compelling feature lies beyond architecture altogether. Overlooking the lake, a pavilion houses Eyes, a site-specific commission by acclaimed French artist JR, whose largescale public works explore identity, visibility, and human connection.
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Integrated directly into the architecture, the artwork unfolds across a series of vertical fins, changing appearance as light conditions shift throughout the day. Casa Lotus remains the only private residential commission of its kind completed by the artist, and the result is extraordinary. While most collectors live with art, the distinction between art and architecture here begins to dissolve entirely. The property’s wellness spaces, guest residence, lakeside entertaining areas, and gathering spaces certainly satisfy modern expectations of luxury, but they serve as supporting characters to the larger experiential narrative. One thing is clear: After years dominated by trend cycles and social-media-ready aesthetics, the market is gravitating toward homes with enduring architectural and cultural value. Craftsmanship, provenance, and material integrity are emerging as forms of quiet luxury, appreciated not for their visibility but for their longevity. Casa Lotus embodies that shift. Recognition from the Texas Society of Architects, the Architizer A+ Awards, and the Brick in Architecture Awards affirms what visitors immediately sense upon arrival: This is not simply a beautiful home, but a significant architectural achievement. 5
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Across luxury markets, a growing number of buyers are beginning to view architecture the way previous generations viewed fine art. The architect’s pedigree, the story behind the commission, the craftsmanship, and even the cultural significance of a residence increasingly influence market desirability. Just as collectors seek a specific artist, design-conscious buyers are increasingly purchasing homes with a clear point of view, recognizing that true rarity lies not in abundance, but in narrative, authorship, and originality. Luxury Portfolio Magazine || 39
DESIGN | COLLEC TED SPACES
FOUND, NOT FURNISHED Rejecting the sterile perfection of showroom staging, luxury homeowners are embracing soulful, layered interiors that tell a story through provenance and patina By AMELIA BOO
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Today’s most compelling interiors are moving in a different direction. Rather than appearing furnished overnight, they feel discovered, collected, layered, and lived in. The luxury home that resonates now is assembled over time, whether in reality or by design, through heritage furnishings, handcrafted details, antique finds, objects gathered through travel, and pieces that carry their own histories. The result is not a showroom; it is a portrait. In a world increasingly saturated by algorithm-driven aesthetics and copy-and-paste trends, individuality has become a luxury in its own right.
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Designer Sara Simon, principal of Handsome Salt, sees the shift firsthand. Known for richly layered interiors that blend global influences with a fearless embrace of color, pattern, and texture, Ms. Simon approaches every project less as a decorating exercise and more as an act of storytelling. It’s a distinction that’s more important than ever. A staged room tells buyers where the sofa goes. A collected room helps them imagine a life, and ultimately, sell a lifestyle. The difference often reveals itself immediately. Ms. Simon says she can typically tell within moments whether a space was assembled thoughtfully or simply installed for resale. “I could walk in and it’s all beige or neutral tones, and it just feels very random,” she says. “The furniture doesn’t fit the home. The shelves look really bare. There’s not really any thought process that went into it.” By contrast, collected spaces tend to blur the line between old and new. Antique furnishings sit comfortably beside contemporary pieces, shelves are layered with books and curiosities, and materials show character rather than conceal it. Nothing feels selected because it was convenient. Everything feels chosen because it belongs. “Every room evokes an emotion, and everything feels like it’s lived in,” Ms. Simon explains.
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The renewed appetite for collected interiors is being driven by more than design preference. It reflects a broader shift in how younger luxury buyers define value. For decades, luxury interiors often celebrated newness — the newest development, the newest furnishings, the newest finishes. Today, a growing cohort of affluent homeowners is looking in the opposite direction, filling homes with antiques, vintage finds, inherited furnishings, and pieces that arrive carrying someone else’s story. The rise of digital marketplaces such as 1stDibs has made sourcing these pieces easier than ever, opening a global inventory of rare objects, heritage furniture, and collectible design to a generation that once relied primarily on showrooms. But the trend is about far more than convenience: In a marketplace flooded with sameness, scarcity has become desirable. An antique cabinet, a century-old dining table, or a well-traveled leather club chair offers something that cannot be replicated: provenance. The scratches, patina, repairs, and imperfections become evidence of a life already lived. Unlike mass-produced furniture, which arrives boxed and identical to thousands of others, heirloom pieces possess individuality from the moment they enter a room.
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In a world increasingly saturated by algorithmdriven aesthetics and copy-and-paste trends, individuality has become a luxury in its own right. “I think that’s where you get the character of the home,” Ms. Simon says. “When you put some old wooden piece or an old candlestick in the room, it brings the warmth into the home.” For younger buyers, particularly millennials and older Gen Z purchasers entering significant wealth transfer years, that authenticity carries weight. Many are inheriting family pieces from parents and grandparents while simultaneously investing in furniture they expect to pass down themselves. The emphasis is shifting from quantity to permanence and from furnishing a room quickly to building a collection slowly. Character has become a competitive advantage, and designers have noticed. Rather than creating spaces that appear fully formed overnight, many are embracing a more evolutionary approach, layering rooms with objects that feel accumulated over decades. The result is a home that feels less like a product and more like a biography.
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“Vintage pieces just really bring spaces together,” says Ms. Simon. “Every piece has a story to it. Someone had this in their house, and then someone else had it in their house. They just give the warmth. It’s like a warm embrace.” Ms. Simon describes her work as selling a lifestyle rather than simply designing rooms. Her artistry comes to life at 153 W. 12th St. in New York City’s West Village, a striking brownstone she decorated, which is represented by Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. Featured throughout these pages, the residence rejects the familiar formula of white walls, white marble, and anonymous luxury. Instead, Ms. Simon leaned into color, texture, vintage furnishings, and old-world references that feel deeply connected to the building’s character. Throughout the property, recurring motifs, textures, and colors create subtle connections from room to room, such as a bird motif that appears on upholstered club chairs near the entrance and reappears as wallpaper in an upstairs bedroom.
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“I wanted to keep the old-world feel to it,” Ms. Simon says. “A lot of times people get these places and turn them into a white-box modern situation. I wanted the cabinetry and vanities to feel like furniture pieces. We exposed original beams. That’s the originality of the home and gives it the character that it deserves.” A sense of narrative may be the defining characteristic of the new luxury interior. In Ms. Simon’s projects, buyers often become captivated not by the square footage or
finishes alone, but by the atmosphere the home creates. This explains why the era of the perfectly staged show home feels increasingly dated: Today’s buyers do not necessarily want perfection; they want personality, craftsmanship, and evidence of a life well lived. But most of all, they want homes that feel singular. After all, the most memorable luxury residences are not furnished — they are found — and like the people who inhabit them, the best homes are never truly finished.
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Today, some of the most compelling homes are moving in the opposite direction. Across the luxury landscape, architects, designers, and homeowners are increasingly drawing inspiration from what is closest at hand: local stone, regional timber, traditional craft techniques, and generations of maker knowledge embedded within a particular landscape. Rather than importing identity, they are uncovering it. The result is a growing class of homes that could exist nowhere else because they are inseparable from the places that shaped them. This is not merely a design preference. It is a shift in how luxury itself is being defined. In an era when aesthetics can be replicated almost instantly, originality is increasingly found in geography. A home’s most distinctive feature may no longer be what was brought in, but what was already there. Travel enough and a pattern emerges. From Miami to Mallorca, Aspen to Auckland, luxury homes often speak a common visual language: white walls, sculptural lighting, minimalist palettes, and globally sourced finishes. Beautiful as they may be, many could be transplanted from one destination to another with little sense of disruption. Yet a parallel movement has been gaining momentum. Homeowners are seeking residences that feel rooted rather than replicated, homes shaped by local conditions, local materials, and local expertise. The goal is not simply authenticity. It is specificity. A hand-carved cedar beam means something different in the Pacific Northwest than it does in the Mediterranean. Limestone drawn from a nearby quarry carries the geological history of its region. Clay tiles, forged ironwork, custom millwork, and hand-thrown ceramics become more than finishing touches. They become expressions of place. The result is architecture that tells a story before a single piece of art is hung on the wall. Few destinations embody this philosophy more naturally than San Miguel de Allende. Set amid Mexico’s central highlands, the city has long been defined by its relationship to craftsmanship. Cobblestone streets, hand-worked iron, stone façades, artisanal ceramics, and richly textured walls create a built environment that feels inseparable from the landscape and traditions that produced it. A remarkable estate in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, demonstrates how this local vocabulary can be translated into a distinctly contemporary luxury home.
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Rather than relying on decorative references to establish a sense of place, the residence allows materials and craftsmanship to do the work. Warm-toned stone echoes the earth tones found throughout the surrounding region. Textured surfaces recall centuries-old building traditions. Architectural detailing reflects the handiwork for which San Miguel has become internationally celebrated. What makes the estate remarkable is not that it references San Miguel de Allende. It participates in it. From artisanal Cantera stone and Oaxacan plaster walls crafted by a celebrated master artisan to the preservation of the property’s original footprint, the residence is built from the materials, craftsmanship, and architectural sensibilities that have long defined the region. Global design talent shaped the vision, but its character remains distinctly local. The home could be admired anywhere. It could only belong here. The home feels connected to its setting not because it imitates history, but because it understands it. Most importantly, it feels impossible to separate from its surroundings. Remove the same home from San Miguel and place it elsewhere, and something essential would be lost. The architecture belongs to its landscape. What gives homes like these their character is not only where materials originate, but who shapes them. Every region possesses a creative ecosystem of artisans, craftspeople, and workshops whose knowledge has often been passed down through generations. Masons understand the behavior of local stone. Ceramicists work with the clays native to their surroundings. Woodworkers know which species perform best in local climates and how to coax beauty from their unique grain patterns. These makers contribute something increasingly rare in contemporary design: human specificity.
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A hand-forged gate retains the subtle imperfections of its creator. A custom-built dining table reflects the decisions of the craftsperson who shaped it. Handmade tile carries slight variations that no machine can perfectly replicate. Such details may be small, but together they create depth, texture, and individuality. For homeowners, engaging local artisans is also an investment in cultural continuity. Each commission helps sustain traditions and skills that define a destination’s identity. The home becomes more than a private residence. It becomes part of a broader creative and cultural landscape. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of place-based design is that it leaves room for personal expression. The strongest examples are not museums of regional architecture, nor are they exercises in strict preservation. They are collaborations between location and lifestyle. Owners bring their own histories, collections, preferences, and routines. Architects interpret local traditions through a contemporary lens. Artisans contribute techniques refined over decades. Together, they create homes that are simultaneously rooted and individualized. This balance may be the defining characteristic of contemporary luxury. Today’s homeowners are not seeking design formulas. They are seeking meaning. They want to know where materials came from, who made them, and why they belong. In that sense, provenance has expanded beyond art, wine, and jewelry. It now extends to the spaces people call home. The most memorable residences are rarely distinguished by size alone. What sets them apart is their connection to context. They reflect the terrain beneath them, the traditions around them, and the people who inhabit them. Their materials reveal where they are. Their craftsmanship reveals who shaped them. Their details reveal what their owners value.
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Tiny, Ontario, Canada CAD $16,995,000 HARVEY KALLES REAL ESTATE Jay Egan/Olga Lapshina — +1 416 441 2888 x8637 jaye@harveykalles.com Search MC4KF on luxuryportfolio.com
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Designed by Richard Wengle, this contemporary waterfront estate on Georgian Bay’s turquoise shores spans 4.61 acres with 234 feet of shoreline and more than 11,500 square feet of living space. Walls of glass frame western sunset views, while amenities include a saltwater pool, a glass-walled sauna, a golf simulator, a theatre, a six-vehicle collector’s pavilion, and a 210-foot pier with three boat lifts. Set within Thunder Beach, with access to private golf, tennis, and marinas, this estate is among Ontario’s notable waterfront properties.
Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, Italy
Norwalk, CT, USA
EUR €8,700,000
USD $10,495,000
MAIOR CAPITAL Francesco Budroni — +39 366 330 0969 global@maiorcapital.com
HOULIHAN LAWRENCE L. Mattson/D. Milne — +1 203 820 5524 lmattson@houlihanlawrence.com
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Cherry Hills Village, CO, USA
Rhinebeck, NY, USA
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USD $9,750,000
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE Gina Lorenzen/Kara Couzens — +1 303 570 2042 ginaandkara@kentwood.com
HOULIHAN LAWRENCE Jill L Rose — +1 914 204 0124 jrose@houlihanlawrence.com
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Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy PRICE UPON REQUEST MAIOR CAPITAL Francesco Budroni — +39 366 330 0969 global@maiorcapital.com Search TJC4K on luxuryportfolio.com
Set in a pieds-dans-l’eau position in the heart of Porto Cervo Marina, this villa reflects the architectural heritage of Costa Smeralda. Built in the 1960s, the residence blends with the surrounding landscape. A private 1,800-square-meter park surrounds the home, with a swimming pool, secluded relaxation areas, and shaded spaces for outdoor dining. Inside, Mediterranean-inspired interiors, natural materials, and light-filled rooms echo the rhythm of the sea. The property offers a direct connection to Porto Cervo’s architectural legacy and coastal setting.
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Saint James, Barbados
New York City, NY, USA
USD $9,400,000
USD $7,995,000
ONE CARIBBEAN ESTATES Chris Parra — +1 246 826 4252 cparra@onecaribbeanestates.com
HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES – NYC Seth Podell — +1 973 489 8998 spodell@hhnyc.com
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Loule, Portugal
New York City, NY, USA
EUR €6,950,000
USD $7,995,000
LUXIMOS CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE Ricardo Costa — +351 289 035 465 centralalgarve@luximos.pt
HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES – NYC Christopher Fry — +1 732 963 7080 cfry@hhnyc.com
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College Grove, TN, USA USD $8,825,000 ONWARD REAL ESTATE Marabeth Poole — +1 615 336 6635 marabeth@lctteam.com Search FDKF on luxuryportfolio.com
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Designed with a focus on craftsmanship and modern living, this Troubadour Golf & Field Club residence combines timeless architecture with integrated home technology. The five-bedroom, seven-bath home features elevator access, a private theatre, designer finishes, Control4 smart home automation, and thoughtfully planned indoor-outdoor living spaces. Located within Troubadour Golf & Field Club, the residence reflects the community’s emphasis on design, recreation, and contemporary residential living.
Tampa, FL, USA USD $8,199,000 SMITH & ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE Tara Curry — +1 813 727 6909 tcurry@smithandassociates.com Search 8C4H2 on luxuryportfolio.com
Rare, gated waterfront estate on a coveted double lot in Beach Park spanning over 9,000 SF. This custom Alvarez Homes masterpiece offers six bedrooms, eight baths, a detached guesthouse, three luxurious owner’s suites, soaring interiors, a chef’s kitchen, glass wine cellar, elevator, and resort-style outdoor living with pool, spa, outdoor kitchen, private dock, and covered boat slip. With open bay access, this home is minutes from Tampa International Airport, premier dining, shopping, top schools, and offers the best of waterfront living.
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Saint Joseph, TN, USA USD $7,995,000 ONWARD REAL ESTATE Darci Caesar — +1 615 947 6038 darcicaesar@gmail.com Search 1T0IK on luxuryportfolio.com
Located at 99 Posey Circle, this Southern estate spans approximately 457 acres of rolling hills, ponds, a creek, and pastures. Positioned on a hilltop, the residence features wraparound porches, high ceilings, ash wood floors, a marble foyer, a spiral staircase, and a Widow’s Walk with panoramic views. The property includes a three-acre stocked pond, an equipment building, and a hay shed. Located near Wilson Lake, Muscle Shoals, and Florence, Alabama, the estate offers opportunities for recreation, agriculture, equestrian pursuits, and outdoor living.
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Spring Hill, KS, USA
Redding, CT, USA
USD $7,750,000
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REECENICHOLS REAL ESTATE Cami Jones Collaborative — +1 913 402 2550 camijonescollaborative@reecenichols.com
HOULIHAN LAWRENCE Lauren Parr — +1 347 852 2599 lparr@houlihanlawrence.com
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Kamas, UT, USA
Calgary, AB, Canada
USD $7,675,000
CAD $10,750,000
WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE - SOUTHWEST M. Mazzone/J. Weinstein — +1 435 901 0300 mike@parkcityrealtygroup.com
CIR REALTY Krista Legue — +1 403 803 4288 klegue@cirrealty.ca
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San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Lisboa, Portugal
USD $7,300,000
EUR €6,400,000
CDR BIENES RAICES SAN MIGUEL Crystal Calderoni — +52 415 103 3764 crystal@cdrsanmiguel.com
ORIA ADVISORS Joana Branquinho — +351 911 122 060 info@oriaadvisors.com
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Park City, UT, USA
Cedar Mountain, NC, USA
USD $6,950,000
USD $6,850,000
WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE - SOUTHWEST M. Sidford/C. Halliday — +1 801 520 6162 caseyhalliday@winutah.com
HOWARD HANNA BEVERLY-HANKS REAL ESTATE Billy Harris — +1 828 553 9666 billy.harris@howardhannatate.com
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada
Cherry Hills Village, CO, USA
CAD $8,750,000
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BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD., BROKERAGE Doug Widdicombe — +1 289 686 8590 dwiddicombe@bosleyrealestate.com
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE Gina Lorenzen/Kara Couzens — +1 303 570 2042 ginaandkara@kentwood.com
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Asheville, NC, USA
Vero Beach, FL, USA
USD $5,995,000
USD $5,795,000
HOWARD HANNA BEVERLY-HANKS REAL ESTATE Bill Byrne — +1 828 242 4721 bill.byrne@howardhannatate.com
DALE SORENSEN REAL ESTATE Aggie Szymanska — +1 305 318 4854 aszymanska@sorensenrealestate.com
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George Town, Cayman Islands USD $6,091,463 IRG – INTERNATIONAL REALTY GROUP LTD. Marco Mastrogiovanni — +1 345 917 5550 marco@irg.ky Search 8ITKG on luxuryportfolio.com
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Residence No. 601 spans the full width of ONE | GT and combines two units into a significant 3,544-square-foot home. The residence offers panoramic views from Seven Mile Beach to South Sound. Sophisticated interiors pair bespoke finishes with designer furnishings, creating light-filled living spaces framed by water views. Amenities include a rooftop infinity pool, concierge service, and on-site dining. The residence pairs the privacy of a private home with the services and amenities of a luxury hotel, offering a residential experience with hotelstyle convenience.
The Bauhaus villa LUMIÈRE, designed by Ernst Schindler, a student of Le Corbusier, is a lakeside residence on the shores of Lake Constance in Egnach. The property features private lake access, a boat dock, additional development land, a landscaped garden designed by Dieter Kienast, an outdoor pool, seven-and-a-half rooms, a double garage, and views of the lake, surrounding countryside, and Säntis. The canton of Thurgau is also known for its tax framework, including the availability of lump-sum taxation for qualifying residents.
Egnach, Switzerland PRICE UPON REQUEST NOBILIS ESTATE AG David Hauptmann — +41 44 266 60 35 desk@nobilis-estate.com Search TOSZH on luxuryportfolio.com
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CENTRAL REAL ESTATE ARGENTINA Kevin Arlandi — +54 9 11 5937 5655 kevinarlandi@maxre.com.ar
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Paraparaumu Beach, Wellington, New Zealand
EUR €4,200,000 VON POLL IMMOBILIEN GMBH Christian W. Czarnetzki — +34 971 530 088 christian.czarnetzki@von-poll.com Search QZNCU on luxuryportfolio.com
PRICE UPON REQUEST PROPERTY BROKERS Rebecca Noble/Rachael Steinmetz — +64 21 611 157 rebecca.noble@pb.co.nz Search IRCHB on luxuryportfolio.com
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Few Upper East Side penthouses offer terraces on this scale, and fewer frame sweeping views of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. This duplex crowns a distinguished prewar Art Deco cooperative moments from Central Park and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The residence has been thoughtfully renovated, featuring a woodburning fireplace beneath an 18th-century French mantel, a kitchen appointed with Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Miele appliances, and multi-zone climate control. Full-service amenities complete this turnkey home.
New York City, NY, USA USD $5,250,000 HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES – NYC Kevin Huang — +1 929 692 8933 khuang@hhnyc.com Search GQFYH on luxuryportfolio.com
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erched within a restored 17th-century private mansion in Paris’ 5th arrondissement, this extraordinary triplex commands seven oversized windows overlooking the Seine and Notre Dame Cathedral, placing one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks squarely in the rhythm of daily life. The residence spans three levels and pairs soaring ceiling heights, exposed beams, and historic half-timbering with contemporary comforts, creating a rare dialogue between past and present. Yet what makes this home remarkable is not simply its architecture or its address. It is what the property reveals about Paris itself. Because if there is one thing Paris has mastered over the centuries, it is the art of reinvention without erasure. The world witnessed this most vividly in April 2019, when fire tore through Notre Dame Cathedral. For a moment, it seemed impossible that one of humanity’s great cultural treasures could be so vulnerable. But what followed became a story not of loss, but of stewardship. Architects, artisans, historians, and craftsmen spent years painstakingly restoring the cathedral, embracing modern engineering while honoring centuries-old techniques and traditions. The goal was never to create something new. It was to preserve the soul of something timeless. Viewed from this triplex, Notre Dame becomes more than a landmark. It becomes a daily reminder of a distinctly Parisian philosophy: History and progress need not exist in opposition. That same philosophy quietly defines the residence itself. Set within a restored hôtel particulier dating to the 17th century, the home embraces the architectural details that give Paris its texture and romance. Original timber framing remains visible. Ceiling heights soar to four and even six meters in places. The bones of the building tell a story centuries in the making. Yet modern conveniences, including air conditioning and elevator access, ensure the property belongs fully to the present. Increasingly, this balance is what affluent buyers are seeking.
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Across luxury markets, provenance has become its own form of prestige. The appeal of a property is no longer measured solely by square footage, amenities, or novelty. Buyers are increasingly drawn to places with stories, craftsmanship, and a powerful sense of place. In an era of global luxury brands and increasingly interchangeable skylines, authenticity feels rare. Paris offers it in abundance. For all its popularity, the French capital remains surprisingly resistant to homogenization. Every arrondissement possesses its own identity. Every neighborhood rewards curiosity. Unlike many global destinations that reveal themselves in a weekend, Paris unfolds slowly, revealing layer upon layer to those willing to linger. The 5th arrondissement — or le cinquième arrondissement, for those perfecting their French — exemplifies this quality. Home to the historic Latin Quarter, the Sorbonne, centuries-old bookshops, and some of the city’s most atmospheric streets, it offers a version of Paris that feels both intellectual and deeply lived-in. The neighborhood exists at the intersection of scholarship, culture, and daily life, where students and professors, bakers and booksellers, locals and visitors all participate in the same urban tapestry. This is not Paris as spectacle. It is Paris as routine. And therein lies the city’s enduring magic. The first visit to Paris is often about landmarks. The second is about museums. By the third or fourth, travelers begin to understand that the city’s greatest luxury is not access but rhythm. Morning walks for fresh bread at the nearest boulangerie. Long lunches that stretch into afternoon. An evening glass of wine along the Seine. A favorite table at the neighborhood café. The city rewards repetition. Life inside this triplex feels uniquely connected to that experience. Here, Notre Dame is not merely something to photograph. It becomes part of the landscape. The cathedral emerges with the morning light, shifts with the weather, and glows as dusk settles over the Seine. What millions of visitors — more than 11 million in 2025, to be exact — travel across the world to glimpse becomes routine. That is perhaps the ultimate luxury. 66
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The residence itself embraces this sense of permanence. Its elegant reception rooms, dual-aspect spaces, and carefully preserved architectural character create an atmosphere that feels both grand and intimate. It is easy to imagine gathering friends for dinner beneath centuries-old beams or watching the seasons change across the Seine from one of the home’s remarkable vantage points. Yet the property’s greatest achievement may be how seamlessly it belongs to its surroundings. Like Notre Dame, it has been preserved rather than reinvented. Like Paris itself, it demonstrates that meaningful places become richer through evolution rather than replacement. The home feels less like a luxury product and more like a continuation of a story already centuries old.
Perhaps that is why Paris continues to captivate even the world’s most seasoned travelers. Many destinations impress. Few endure. The city’s greatest luxury has never been exclusivity; rather, continuity. From its restored 17th-century bones to its front-row view of a reborn Notre Dame, this extraordinary triplex reflects a uniquely Parisian belief that the most meaningful places are not frozen in time. They evolve. They accumulate stories. They become richer with each generation that passes through them. Like the cathedral beyond its windows, the home stands as proof that preservation and progress need not be opposing forces. In a world increasingly obsessed with the next new thing, both offer something rarer: The assurance that some things are worth saving. And some places are worth returning to again and again.
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Discover five global destinations that remain under the international radar By CHANTAL PANOZZO
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hen it comes to travel, why not find the middle of nowhere and make it your center of the universe? According to the L.A. Times, the world’s most elite travelers are doing just that — they are trading crowded landmarks for unknown frontiers. That’s why Los Angeles-based Diane Sherer, founder of Beyond Traveled, a boutique, luxury travel agency, is always looking for undiscovered places for her well-traveled clients.
“Typically under-the-radar destinations are for people who are going back to a country a second or third time — because it’s hard to talk someone out of going to Paris if they’ve never been,” Ms. Sherer says. Meg Jerrard, co-founder of Solo Female Travelers, which creates thoughtful
itineraries that balance known and unknown destinations, says, “What I love most about introducing travelers to lesser-known places isn’t that they’re ‘secret’ destinations. It’s that they’re often places where tourism still feels personal. Years later, my client will often remember the conversation with a local woman over homemade lunch more vividly than the famous landmark they photographed.” Of course, there are places that most travelers go — Paris, London, Rome — and for good reason. But the world is large, and so are the number of unexplored places that are just as life-changing as the wellworn destinations — if not even more so because you’ll have them to yourself. What follows are five places that you’ve probably considered, and their silent twins that you may have not.
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According to Time Out, Barcelona was the most-booked travel destination in 2025. So what’s a person looking for both vibrant Catalan culture and a peaceful escape do? According to Ms. Jerrard, go southwest. Only 24 miles from Barcelona, “Sitges combines coastal charm with fantastic restaurants and beautiful beaches,” Ms. Jerrard says. Once a small fishing village, today Sitges is a sophisticated — yet still authentic — small-scale Mediterranean resort. Visitors can stroll along the Carrer de l’Illa de Cuba as they imagine living in one of the street’s iconic mansions featuring Catalan art nouveau architecture, including the 1902 masterpiece Villa Avelina, which now operates as Hotel El Xalet. The moonshaped Platja de Sant Sebastià fronting the Mediterranean Sea — or any of the town’s other 16 beaches — are also worthy of a sunbathe or stroll. And should the sun fail to shine (although odds are not in your favor since Sitges features 300 sunny days a year), three museums combine to tell the story of Santiago Rusiñol, one of Spain’s best-loved impressionist painters. These include the Museu Cau Ferrat (his atelier), the Palau de Maricel (home to his patron, the American industrialist Charles Deering), and the Museu de Maricel, which displays a sizeable collection of his paintings.
Ancient temples. Modern shopping malls. And a futuristic waterfront. According to Ms. Sherer, Fukuoka has something for anyone looking to escape the expected. Despite being Japan’s sixth-largest city, for North Americans, it’s undiscovered. Fukuoka’s Gion district features temples on par with those in Kyoto — except without the tourists. And then there’s the food. Open-air food stands, or Yatai, especially on the southern end of Nakasu Island, are a destination in their own right. “These great little food stalls that line the river are run by amazing chefs. They each seat eight to ten people so it’s an intimate, local, and very fun vibe,” Ms. Sherer says. The most famous dish includes Hakata Ramen, a local noodle soup featuring thin ramen noodles in a pork bone-based soup. Another highlight of Fukuoka is its baseball stadium. Seating over 40,000 people, the experience rivals a Major League Baseball game, except with bento boxes, drum lines, and coordinated dances. And if your team loses and you still want to feel on top of the world, a trip to Atago Shrine to watch the sunset is the place to be. While a perfect sky isn’t guaranteed, a place devoid of foreign visitors definitely is.
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Only 12 nautical miles from Mykonos, Tinos feels like a world away. With only 9,000 inhabitants, the small haven is the perfect escape for those who seek genuine cultural experiences. “While everyone heads to Mykonos and Santorini, Tinos has retained an authentic character with traditional villages, marble artisans, beautiful hiking trails, and family-run tavernas. It captures everything many people imagine Greece used to feel like before mass tourism,” Ms. Jerrard says. At the heart of the island is Volax, a village of 50 where you’ll find handwritten poems adorning wooden doors as well as shops filled with handmade wicker baskets. In the town of Pyrgos, you can observe marble sculptors at work, who source their materials from local quarries. And almost anywhere on the island, you can order a slide of Portokalopita, a traditional (and to-die-for) orange cake. Lounging on Tinos’s secluded Livada Beach — or even its slightly busier Kolymbithra Beach — one thing will be clear: Tinos is the island you need for the tranquility you want.
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If Ms. Sherer’s clients ask about a safari in South Africa, she nudges them gently to its less-traveled northern neighbor. Botswana attracts fewer visitors, which means it offers less crowded wildlife sightings in unforgettable reserves like the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park. “There’s a new Singita opening in December, and it’s going to be amazing — especially if you’re one of the first to experience it,” Ms. Sherer adds. The new lodge, Singita Elela, will be located in the Okavango Delta. An ultraluxury property, it will offer eight completely private camps that bring you into the wild on your terms, with a vehicle that’s ready to adventure when you are. The Okavango Delta is known for its water-based safaris and undisturbed predator populations. “You can get some amazing animal sightings if you go there during the seasonal floods,” Ms. Sherer says. Think lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, and rhinos. And the delta is also famous for the sitatunga, a semiaquatic antelope that lives in the swamps.
For a quiet escape, sometimes trading one tiny, rich principality for another will do the trick. After all, no one goes to Liechtenstein. Isn’t that reason enough to visit? One of the least touristed places in Europe, there’s a lot to love about the sixth-smallest country in the world. King Charles could tell you — he learned to ski there. Whether you visit the alpine resort village of Malbun in snow or in summer, a chair lift will treat you to views across Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland. Other attractions that allow you to see almost all of the country? The Liechtenstein Trail, a 47-mile hiking and biking route that spans the entire country, bringing you to places like the 13th-century Gutenberg Castle, the Rhine Valley, and Vaduz Castle, the royal family’s residence. Created to celebrate the country’s 300th anniversary, the Trail can be completed on foot in around five days. And whether you pass it on the Trail or make a separate stop, shopping for ceramics at Schaedler Ceramics in Nendeln, the oldest arts and crafts business in the country, is another highlight. At their workshop, you can observe potters and painters at work and take home a small piece of one of the world’s tiniest countries — a souvenir that tells the world, “Under-the-radar places are my something.” Isn’t that everything?
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THE STAY BEFORE THE BUY Visit, love it, and live it By CHANTAL PANOZZO
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Luxury Portfolio International’s annual survey, Luxury Housing Market: Trends and Truths, which was conducted in the last quarter of 2025, reveals shifting homebuying tendencies as well. Findings showed that the location priorities of high-net-worth homebuyers are being redefined, with international hubs and emerging markets gaining traction. What’s driving this trend? While some countries have actively sought to attract wealthy investors through citizenship by investment programs, many, like Portugal and Italy, have tightened their requirements. And for the most part, countries have not modified their laws to magically make it easier for travelers to live out their dream of having a villa in the South of France or a chalet in the Alps. Instead, what has changed is the ability to find an advisor who will make the difficult process of buying a home abroad easier. According to Leigh Rowan, Founder of Savanti Travel, a company that provides personalized travel management to discerning clients, the obstacles to buying a home abroad still remain, and depending on the country, can be significant.
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“The difference today is that the ultrawealthy can jump through hoops pretty easily because they have a seasoned advisor. They have somebody on their side who’s done this a thousand times before for an American in that market,” Mr. Rowan says. Mr. Rowan has helped guide the travel-thenbuy process for both clients and friends, who have successfully purchased properties in places like Mallorca, Antibes, and Puglia. And he reports that in his experience, clients buy primarily for the love of the place — not for the residency or the golden visa. “What I’ve seen is that when people have a keen interest in a destination already — because they’ve been before, they’ve got friends who live there, or friends who’ve vacationed there — that’s the gateway. And then they determine if they are going to actually use this second home or third home, or if they are eventually going to relocate there altogether,” Mr. Rowan says.
Many home purchases abroad result from extended or back-to-back seasonal stays where the client lives like a resident, not a tourist. They rent the kind of home or neighborhood they’d want to buy in, and then they test the daily life, rather than the highlight reel. If a client wants to scope out a new market, Mr. Rowan helps them find a base to stay in, live in, and build experiences around. This usually includes organizing a car and driver, as well as a tour guide who can provide an in-depth explanation of local villages, merchants, and the economy. “The goal is to gain insights on what business and life is like in that area,” Mr. Rowan adds. Whether a client has been to a destination once or a handful of times, Mr. Rowan stresses the importance of talking to an expert who knows that market. “The client needs to understand the real essence of a place. They are buying what it feels like to walk down that street, not what is the main tourist attraction. In the case of my client who bought in Mallorca, it was important to know: Which side of the mountain is the better place to live on? And for that you need a local partner.” With 30 employees across five continents, Mr. Rowan has local networks of real estate and tax advisors. “We’re working with people who know the inner workings of a market and what it’s like to set up a business or a home purchase under a trust. So we’re the connector in those cases,” Mr. Rowan says.
What inspires a purchase abroad? Often, it’s friends. When those who already own a home in another country introduce others in their circle to their international lifestyle, it’s not unusual for their friends to fall in love with the experience and want to continue to live it — especially since they already have a connection in that place. But connectors to second or third homes can also be private members’ clubs or branded members’ residences, which offer low-commitment ways to sample the destination and community. However, in Mr. Rowan’s experience, these clubs are more common ways to on-ramp domestically than internationally.
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“I’ve seen people go to Yellowstone Club, Discovery, or Twin Dolphin. They go as guests, and then they inquire about membership and ownership. Again, I think that they were probably already in market for that kind of experience, asset management, or investment. And I think it’s easier to buy at the Yellowstone Club if something becomes available than it is to buy in Mallorca,” Mr. Rowan says. In Europe, the Falcons Club, a new private members’ club, opened in 2025. But to become a member of that ultra-exclusive organization, you must already own not just any luxury estate, but one that demonstrates heritage, beauty, and presence. The club’s standards are so high that it has been known to turn away billionaires, should their property not align with its requirements. But once confirmed into the club, members can swap their iconic homes with other members, assured that they have fine tastes and values in common. “It’s the home-sharing program for the elite,” Mr. Rowan says. Another link to a finding a residence abroad? A hotel. Staying at a five-star property like Hotel Huus Quell in Gonten, Switzerland, can serve as an introduction to a more permanent home. The luxury Swiss wellness community, Appenzeller Huus, which shares the grounds with Hotel Huus Quell, along with several other intimate, yet high-end hotels, offers the opportunity to purchase in a location with a wide variety of leisure, wellness, dining, and cultural activities, including access to the largest wine cellar in Switzerland and a spa that features nine pools, eight saunas, and steam grottos. While for many clients, buying a property in another country is a very calculated decision that stems from vacationing in the same location for several years, for others, it’s a completely spur-of-themoment idea. Mr. Rowan still remembers when his client in Colorado suddenly proclaimed, “I’m going to buy in Mallorca next year.” And he did. Because he had the support of a network of advisors. That, according to Mr. Rowan, is what makes all the difference. Luxury Portfolio Magazine || 77
THE PLACE YOU KEEP RETURNING TO
There are places you visit to go out. And then there are the places that draw you in — the ones that you can picture yourself exploring not just today, but for hundreds of tomorrows. There you are, entertaining clients on the veranda, lounging with your family around a pool framed by the Mediterranean, or hiring a local guide as your personal concierge. According to Leigh Rowan, Founder of Savanti Travel, wealthy clients are trading their bucket list for one destination, revisited, until it becomes more than a destination — it becomes a second home. Here are some of the places that his clients can’t help but return to again and again.
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ST. BARTS Lovingly dubbed “Billionaire Island,” many of the ultraultra-wealthy consider this FrenchCaribbean enclave their second home. With a membersonly atmosphere, the tiny eightsquare-mile island is difficult to reach on anything but a prop plane or helicopter — which only strengthens its appeal. Add clubs like Nikki Beach by day and mega-yacht parties by night, and St. Barts is as hard to leave as it is to arrive. 7
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CAP D’ANTIBES Over 300 days of sunshine. An active yachting scene. And a culture that values fresh, healthy cuisine. This French Riviera town is close to Nice and Cannes and within an hour’s flight to almost anywhere in Europe. But at the same time, it’s also a world away from anything. Affluent Americans are particularly drawn to Cap d’Antibes, a verdant peninsula known for a combination of luxury properties, rocky coves, and peaceful pine forests. Luxury Portfolio Magazine || 79
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PUGLIA Located in the stiletto heel of Italy’s boot, this sun-soaked region is known for its fairytale Trulli villages, relaxed pace, and 500 miles of Adriatic and Ionian coastline. Lecce, a city known as “Florence of the South,” is a particular draw. Boasting Baroque architecture and a Roman amphitheater, Lecce is surrounded by olive groves, vineyards, and masserie, which are fortified farmhouses unique to the region. As beautiful as it is walkable, Lecce — and most towns in Puglia — are easy to love and difficult to bid ciao to. MALLORCA With over 300 miles of aquamarine coastline, the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands is a draw not only for affluent Americans, but also for wealthy Germans and Brits, who have been returning for decades. Sometimes known as the “Island of Calm,” because winds can’t quite traverse the Serra de Tramuntana, Mallorca’s average annual temperatures range from 59–90 Fahrenheit — perfect for exploring its sheltered coves, citrus plantations, or limestone mountains anytime — or, for a lifetime. 9
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T HE A D R I ATI C ’S F I NE ST A DDRESS
Porto Montenegro has established itself as the Adriatic’s leading waterfront destination, setting a new benchmark for residential living in the UNESCO-protected Bay of Kotor. Anchored by a world-renowned marina and an established yearround community, it brings together exceptional experiences, refined hospitality, retail and dining, and a distinctive Mediterranean lifestyle.
Building on this legacy, Vero & Versa introduces a new collection of contemporary residences, from studios to three-bedroom homes. Positioned at the heart of Porto Montenegro, each residence is designed to combine contemporary architecture with the convenience of living within a fully established marina village.
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Nanuku Resort Fiji Ocean Estates
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The geography of luxury is being redrawn not only by emerging destinations, but by established favorites offering fresh ways to live, visit, and invest. From Baku’s evolving Caspian waterfront to Lisbon’s design cachet and Florida’s sophisticated Gulf Coast, these places share a sense of momentum: exceptional settings, elevated hospitality and residences rooted in their surroundings.
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FIJI: A DEEPER KIND OF ESCAPE
Fiji’s turquoise waters and welcoming culture are only the beginning. Pacific Harbour adds diving, rafting, rainforest excursions, and access to Beqa Lagoon, balancing seclusion with adventure. Set on a private 500-acre coastal estate, Nanuku Resort Fiji features new one- and two-bedroom beachfront villas, along with remodeled residences offering up to six bedrooms and expansive private pools. Sunrise yoga, snorkeling, waterfall hikes, coral-restoration experiences, and private-island excursions make the stay both indulgent and deeply connected to place.
AZERBAIJAN: BAKU’S CASPIAN MOMENT
At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Baku pairs medieval walls and oil-boom mansions with contemporary architecture, a lively cultural scene and a breezy Caspian waterfront. North of the city, the Sea Breeze resort community is strengthening its appeal as a coastal lifestyle destination. Caspian Dreamliner, conceived as an 11-story snow-white liner on a purpose-built peninsula, offers furnished residences, private-pool living, restaurants, and boutiques. Nearby, Skyline’s wave-like design brings panoramic glazing, terraces, an indoor pool, fitness facilities, and dining.
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CYPRUS: LIMASSOL FINDS ITS BALANCE
Limassol blends Mediterranean ease with the polish of an international business hub. Beaches, a yacht-lined marina, vineyards, archaeological sites, and lively dining make it attractive to globally minded residents and buyers. Limassol Greens reflects that range, placing villas and apartments amid gardens, parkland, and an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Cabell Robinson. Its indoor-outdoor homes and club-like atmosphere deliver “barefoot luxury” just a few miles from the beachfront.
LISBON: OLD-WORLD CHARM, MODERN ENERGY
Lisbon continues to captivate with tiled façades, river views, inventive dining, and creative energy. In Príncipe Real, leafy gardens, grand mansions, antique shops, and design boutiques offer a quieter, more intimate expression of the city. AYA Príncipe Real fits the neighborhood with just 11 residences, from studios to twobedroom apartments, pairing contemporary comfort with the rarity and character of one of Lisbon’s most desirable addresses.
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ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA: CULTURE MEETS COASTAL EASE
St. Petersburg blends waterfront living with a rich cultural landscape of acclaimed museums, galleries, dining, and distinctive neighborhoods, all set against Florida’s Gulf Coast. In the heart of downtown, The Residences at 400 Central is move-in ready, with wraparound terraces, a resort-style pool deck, and a glass-enclosed top-floor observatory offering sweeping views from Tampa Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, with the city’s cultural and dining attractions close at hand.
Whether envisioned as a primary residence, an additional home, an investment, or an escape, each destination offers a compelling blend of place, design, and lifestyle — and a reason to look beyond the familiar.
To learn more, visit destinationsbyleadingre.com
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Charlotte, NC, USA USD $4,980,000 HOWARD HANNA ALLEN TATE REAL ESTATE Jean Benham — +1 704 363 2938 jean.benham@howardhannatate.com Search K6LE9 on luxuryportfolio.com
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Overlooking the 17th green, a lake, and the Piper Glen Clubhouse, this newly constructed custom estate spans more than 8,000 square feet. The residence combines contemporary design with craftsmanship and amenities designed for indoor-outdoor living. Large windows, high ceilings, and natural materials maximize natural light throughout the home. Outdoor spaces include a swimming pool, integrated spa, and custom fire pit, creating areas for recreation, relaxation, and entertaining.
New York City, NY, USA USD $4,825,000 HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES – NYC Scott Kogos — +1 646 660 4942 skogos@hhnyc.com Search 7ZAHI on luxuryportfolio.com
One Madison, a defining address, rises above the heart of the Flatiron District. Residence 28B is an exceptionally rare halffloor, 1,560-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom condominium offering a distinctive vantage point over Manhattan’s celebrated landmarks. Positioned in the heart of Flatiron, the residence is moments from New York’s notable dining, shopping, and cultural destinations.
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Arden, NC, USA USD $4,750,000 HOWARD HANNA BEVERLY-HANKS REAL ESTATE J. Smith/A. Kirkwood — +1 828 684 5151 info@walnutcoverealty.com Search 5DG4C on luxuryportfolio.com
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Nestled within The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, this estate is positioned between the 14th green and 15th tee of the Jack Nicklaus golf course, with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Biltmore Championship course. The home features chiseled stone elements, soaring beams, reclaimed red oak floors, and an expansive enclosed all-season porch. Spanning a three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath layout, the residence balances spaces for entertaining and everyday living.
Spanning more than 10,000 square feet, this residence showcases craftsmanship and contemporary design. An 18-foot indoor waterfall and custom glass staircase create a dramatic focal point, while Scandinavianinspired architecture extends from the exterior to cedar ceilings, expansive windows, and oak hardwood floors and beams throughout. The lower level features a theatre, game area, kitchenette, gym, sauna, and cold plunge. Outside, amenities include a resort-style pool and five-hole putting green with sand traps.
American Fork, UT, USA USD $4,500,000 WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE - SOUTHWEST Leanna Deherrera — +1 801 688 4060 ldeherrera@msn.com Search T2V9M on luxuryportfolio.com
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Annapolis, MD, USA USD $4,500,000 LONG & FOSTER® REAL ESTATE, INC. Sandra K. Libby — +1 410 647 8305 sandra@sandraklibby.com Search LTH0K on luxuryportfolio.com
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Experience waterfront living on Spa Creek in the heart of Eastport. This rebuilt home offers water views, indoor-outdoor living, and a private 40-foot pier with a 12,500-pound boat lift and floating dock providing access to the Chesapeake Bay. Walk to Eastport’s restaurants, marinas, and yacht clubs, or cruise to Annapolis Harbor in minutes. The property offers a protected deep-water waterfront setting in one of Annapolis’ established waterfront neighborhoods.
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands USD $4,495,000 SEA GLASS PROPERTIES Abigail O’Connell — + 1 340 998 1934 abby@holidayhomesvi.com Search IOCH on luxuryportfolio.com CLICK FOR VIDEO
Blue View Villa is a Caribbean retreat offering sunrise-to-sunset views. Built in 2019, the four-bedroom villa features oversized en suite bedrooms, quality construction, solar power with Tesla battery backup, and private neighborhood beach access. Located minutes from Cruz Bay and St. John’s beaches, Blue View Villa combines contemporary island design, privacy, and access to the area’s natural surroundings.
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Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Winnsboro, TX, USA
USD $4,495,000
USD $4,495,000
VANGUARD PROPERTIES Grace Lucero — +1 707 888 2649 grace@vanguardsonoma.com
DAVE PERRY-MILLER REAL ESTATE Heritage Group — +1 214 704 8215 amyfilley@daveperrymiller.com
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Tucson, AZ, USA
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
USD $4,300,000
USD $4,099,000
LONG REALTY COMPANY Madeline Friedman — +1 520 907 4141 tucsonhomefinder@aol.com
REAL ESTATE ONE David Kaplan — +1 248 376 3300 davidkaplan@realestateone.com
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Antibes, France
Heber City, UT, USA
EUR €3,500,000
USD $3,795,000
RIVIERA KEYS Alexandre Orthlieb — +33 6 16 92 57 96 alexandre.orthlieb@rivierakeys.com
WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE - SOUTHWEST M. Sanders/B. Stobaugh — +1 239 821 3560 mpsanders@xmission.com
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Bourne, MA, USA
Hendersonville, NC, USA
USD $3,950,000
USD $3,895,000
ANDREW ABU, INC. REALTORS Andrew Abu — +1 508 561 8004 andrew@andrewabu.com
HOWARD HANNA BEVERLY-HANKS REAL ESTATE A. Saxon/L. Rippy — +1 828 699 0171 amber.saxon@howardhannatate.com
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San Miguel de Allende, Mexico USD $4,250,000 CDR BIENES RAICES SAN MIGUEL Ann Dolan/Nancy Howze — +52 415 103 3179 anndolan@cdrsanmiguel.com Search GQA8A on luxuryportfolio.com
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Tucked within the Atascadero neighborhood, Casa Sienna is a residence designed with a focus on architecture, craftsmanship, and materiality. Every element reflects careful attention to detail, from its proportions and textures to its thoughtfully selected finishes. The home offers approximately 8,900 square feet of interior living space, surrounded by gardens and terraces on all sides that create a variety of settings for outdoor living and entertaining.
This 87-acre estate in Northeast Mississippi near Pickwick Lake is located within 2.5 hours of Nashville, Memphis, and Birmingham. The property includes a custom-built lodge, a 5,800-square-foot event venue, four private cabins, and a 2,880-square-foot workshop. Spring Hill Farm features gently rolling meadows, mature forest, food plots, and deer stands, creating a setting suited for recreation, events, and outdoor pursuits.
Corinth, MS, USA USD $4,195,000 CRYE-LEIKE, REALTORS Donnie Chambliss — +1 901 355 2074 donnie@donniechambliss.com Search E9D28 on luxuryportfolio.com
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Beverly Hills Post Office, CA, USA USD $3,495,000 ESTATE PROPERTIES Shamim Khorsand — +1 310 658 6426 shamim90291@yahoo.com Search 4WD6T on luxuryportfolio.com CLICK FOR VIDEO
Perched on a west-facing 12,185-square-foot double lot in Beverly Hills Post Office, this home is positioned to capture canyon and mountain views and sunsets, while remaining just minutes from the Golden Triangle and Sunset Strip. The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath residence features wood-beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, a wraparound deck, and a three-car garage. The lot also provides space for the addition of outdoor amenities, including an infinity-edge pool overlooking the surrounding hills.
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Park City, UT, USA
Prague, Czechia
USD $3,395,000
USD $3,750,000
WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE - SOUTHWEST B.Hutchison/M.Hutchison — +1 435 901 9728 bonita@livelocalparkcity.com
PHILIP & FRANK Marketa Cekalova — +420 602 544 858 info@philip-frank.com
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San Antonio, TX, USA
Alagna Valsesia, Italy
USD $3,500,000
EUR €3,000,000
PHYLLIS BROWNING COMPANY Lauren Figueroa Lampel — +1 210 275 1827 lfigueroa@phyllisbrowning.com
STRESA LUXURY REAL ESTATE Francesco Papurello — +39 0323 32737 info@stresa.biz
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Austin, TX, USA USD $3,450,000 MORELAND PROPERTIES Clayton Bullock — +1 512 797 6446 clayton@moreland.com Search 2IML1 on luxuryportfolio.com
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This new construction residence in Central Austin includes a fully equipped casita and is located in the Northwest Hills neighborhood. Walls of glass frame an infinity-edge pool, cascading waterfall, outdoor kitchen, and pizza oven. A Thermador-equipped kitchen with a butler’s pantry is designed for entertaining. The main-level primary suite features heated floors and a steam room, while the detached casita includes a bar, full bath, laundry, and private patio. Set on a 0.3-acre lot, the property is located minutes from downtown Austin’s dining, shopping, and cultural attractions.
Asheville, NC, USA
Lesa, Italy
USD $3,250,000
EUR €2,800,000
HOWARD HANNA BEVERLY-HANKS REAL ESTATE Glenn Haden — +1 828 329 3290 glenn.haden@howardhannatate.com
STRESA LUXURY REAL ESTATE Francesco Papurello — +39 0323 32737 info@stresa.biz
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Closter, NJ, USA
Atlanta, GA, USA
USD $2,795,000
USD $2,995,000
HOWARD HANNA – RAND REALTY Laurie DiFrancesco — +1 845 548 5880 laurie.difrancesco@randrealty.com
HARRY NORMAN, REALTORS Andy Philhower — +1 404 964 4550 andy.philhower@harrynorman.com
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Holderness, NH, USA USD $3,199,000 BADGER PEABODY & SMITH REALTY Badger Peabody & Smith Realty — +1 603 968 7615 info@badgerpeabodysmith.com Search M5W3T on luxuryportfolio.com
Views of Big Squam Lake and Mount Chocorua define this cedar-shake home, which offers 4,700 square feet of living space. An expansive open floor plan, high ceilings, and walls of glass maximize natural light and lake views. Additional features include a floor-to-ceiling fieldstone fireplace, a kitchen, and a primary suite with a private balcony overlooking Squam Lake. The finished lower level includes a second living area and a large flex room. The property also features detached barn guest quarters and a deeded boat slip.
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Located in South Tampa, this modern estate offers privacy just minutes from Bayshore Boulevard, downtown Tampa, and Tampa Yacht & Country Club. Designed for indoor-outdoor living, the home features expansive glass walls, accordion doors, a chef’s kitchen, and outdoor amenities including a negative-edge pool, spa, grotto, outdoor kitchen, fireplace, and lounge areas. The six-bedroom residence also includes a gym and a layout designed for entertaining and everyday living.
Tampa, FL, USA USD $2,950,000 SMITH & ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE Brooke Brate — +1 843 455 2917 brooke.tamparealtor@gmail.com Search 9ME5G on luxuryportfolio.com
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A newly built Montecito compound turns a flat parcel into a life lived at two elevations By AMY MACKER
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ontecito mornings arrive on their own schedule. Fog sits over the Santa Ynez foothills until mid-morning, then burns off, and the light that follows is clear, warm and particular to this coast. At Miramar Meadows, a newly completed estate behind private gates on South Jameson Lane, the house was drawn to catch precisely that hour.
Where many Montecito estates are cut into the hillside, this one sits on 3.27 flat, completely usable acres, and landscape architect Sam Maphis of Earthform Design kept it that way — lawn running level and uninterrupted from the covered loggia to the pool’s edge, clipped boxwood marking the border, palms and bird of paradise massed against a Monterey cypress. Level ground provides a life you can walk across, and the architecture builds a second life above it: upper-floor terraces, a rooftop deck with the Pacific on one side and the Santa Ynez range on the other.
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Completed in 2025 by Kohlsaat & Associates with Thiep Cung of The Warner Group Architects and built by Hanseth Construction, the 10,274-square-foot property centers on a two-story great room. A wall of rift white rises the full height. Black-framed clerestory windows push light down from above. Steel-and-glass systems fold away so completely that the loggia reads as another room rather than an exterior. Full-height quartzite wraps the kitchen and the fireplaces. The palette is oak, plaster, stone, and black steel. Up top, the deck is furnished for the sublime hour it was made for with water going gold on one side and the mountains on the other. Ground level is where the days are spent. The primary suite opens to lawn through a sliding wall. A glass-walled gym folds open to the garden beneath a louvered pergola. Three detached casitas are luxurious stays for family members who come for a season. Then there is the walk. Miramar Beach, the Rosewood Miramar, and Coast Village Road are all reachable on foot or by bicycle, which is uncommon in a community where most addresses require a car. A morning swim, coffee afterward, dinner out, and the walk home again can happen without anyone starting an engine. By late afternoon the light drops through the clerestory and works its way down the oak wall, and by then the doors have usually been open since breakfast.
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THE CODE OF THE
KEEPERS WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA CAD $31,475,000 Search Web ID: 5VR6K on luxuryportfolio.com
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Behind the ease of multi-property living lies an exacting, humandriven network of estate managers who ensure every arrival feels like coming home By AMY MACKER
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aintaining a sense of home across a portfolio of estates demands an invisible architecture — an expertly run, seamless system of residence management — that makes walking in the front door after an extended time away feel like you never left.
Sarah Korpela, president of Luxury Estate Managers of Aspen, a firm that looks after 55 estates valued above $30 million, has spent more than two decades in a town where the season, not the calendar, tells you who is home. Her team works alongside the family office, the pilots, the assistants, and the counterparts in the other residences, trading the kind of intelligence that never reaches a system of record: a preference that has changed, a wine no longer poured, or a guest with an allergy. For families with multiple houses in various countries, the coordination across so many variables seems as though it would require enterprise automation software.
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“It might appear as though this all runs on a technological system,” Ms. Korpela says. “It’s really a human system.” Anticipating so many details requires people who know a house, and a family, well enough to hear what the inhabitants never need to say out loud. Every arrival begins with a full pass through the systems: ovens, burners, heating and cooling, water, and hot tub and pool temperatures are all checked and checked again while the house is still empty. Between visits the team runs storm watch, which involves walking the exterior and interior, catching what is failing before it fails, gathering vendor bids, and reporting back. Then comes the technology, which Ms. Korpela treats as non-negotiable: Wi-Fi networks are confirmed, printers are loaded, and toner is replaced, ensuring clients who arrive for two weeks or an entire season can work without disruption. To promote service seamlessness, Ms. Korpela has every new client complete an intake that reads more like an oral history than a service agreement: how the pillows are left, how the bed is made, which sheets belong on which beds, where the glassware lives, which drawer holds the tools, and what is always in the refrigerator. The resulting profile runs long, and the team reads it line by line before every arrival. Kitchens are stocked against a standing list, and anything past its expiration date is pulled and donated or discarded before the family lands. Closets are returned to the family’s strict preferences rather than a generalized system, making the organizational element of home management both exacting and critical.
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“Flowers are the most requested item, and they are handled as a production,” says Ms. Korpela. “Someone collects every vase in the house, drives them to the florist, and returns them placed.” Housekeeping completes a full pre-arrival clean after the floral delivery, while groceries are shopped to the family’s exact standing preferences and the car is detailed and waiting at the airport. Household products skew unscented across the board, because fragrance is a matter of strong preference and the safest house smells like nothing at all. After that, the list turns entirely particular to the family. Snowmobiles might be fueled, detailed, and staged on the back of Aspen Mountain, or a day on horseback with a custom picnic might be prepared. “The home should function as the family’s own five-star resort, and always reachable with one call,” says Ms. Korpela. Having qualified personnel is important, but continuity is key — the best professionals have seen a dozen seasons. However, the ability to maintain a consistent team is difficult. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects only a 0.4% employment growth for maids, housekeepers, and other house stewards between now and 2034. While the ultra-high-net-worth population continues to compound at double digits, the workforce that maintains their residences remains flat. Managing this discrepancy is one of the most challenging parts of an estate director’s work. The dynamic explains why the strongest residential partnerships are measured in decades rather than seasons. 106
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A multi-home life isn’t how many places you own, but how many you belong to By AMY MACKER
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he luxury homeowner of today may wake up in the South of France for summer holiday, retreat to Aspen for ski season, all while keeping primary residences in London, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, or New York. For an increasingly global population of affluent individuals, multiple residences have become less exception than expectation. Reports from Knight Frank and Henley & Partners point to a growing class of internationally mobile homeowners building lives that span cities, countries, and even continents.
Yet amid this expansion of geographic possibility lies a quieter question: How do you truly belong in more than one place? Ownership is easy. Belonging is harder. A deed can establish residence. It cannot manufacture familiarity. A beautiful home may provide comfort, but it does not guarantee connection. The real work beneath a multi-home life is not acquiring addresses. It is building identity, ritual, and community across them. In other words, belonging is not furnished. For decades, luxury has been associated with access: access to destinations, experiences, properties, and opportunities. Today, however, many affluent consumers appear to be seeking something more nuanced. Increasingly, the aspiration is not simply to visit extraordinary places but to become meaningfully part of them. 1
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That shift reflects a broader understanding of what contributes to a fulfilling life. The landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the longest-running studies of human wellbeing ever conducted, found that close relationships are among the strongest predictors of happiness, health, and longevity, outweighing factors such as wealth, social class, and professional achievement. Researchers concluded that meaningful human connection plays a profound role in determining life satisfaction.
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The implication is striking. A person may have homes in five destinations, but if they feel connected in none of them, the benefits of mobility can begin to resemble a form of displacement. The challenge is increasingly relevant as affluent lifestyles become more distributed. Whether driven by remote work, global business interests, lifestyle migration, family considerations, or seasonal living, many homeowners now divide their time among several locations throughout the year. What once felt like a vacation home may evolve into a second community, a third — or even fourth — identity, or many parallel lives between them. The people who succeed at this transition often share a common trait: They invest in relationships with the same intentionality they invest in real estate. Consider the difference between arriving somewhere and returning somewhere. One experience is transactional; the other is personal. In one scenario, the concierge recognizes your name. In the other, the barista does. One signifies excellent service. The other suggests genuine integration. That distinction highlights an oftenoverlooked truth about belonging. It is built through repetition. The sociological concept of “third places,” popularized by urban theorist Ray Oldenburg, offers a useful framework. Home is the first place. Work is the second. The third place is where community happens: the neighborhood café, yacht club, tennis center, volunteer organization, cultural institution, farmer’s market, or favorite restaurant. These environments create the day-to-day interactions and recurring relationships that transform strangers into acquaintances and acquaintances into friends. 110
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stretch of beach. A seasonal charity gala. Wednesday tennis with local friends. An annual dinner tradition. A weekly stop at the market. These rituals create continuity between arrivals and departures. Over time, they transform destinations into communities and houses into homes.
Research from the World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Connection identifies social connection as a critical component of overall wellbeing and warns of the growing consequences of loneliness and social isolation. The organization’s findings reinforce what many homeowners intuitively discover: Connection cannot be outsourced. It requires participation.
They also help solve another challenge facing globally mobile individuals: maintaining a coherent sense of self. It is easy to think of a multi-home lifestyle as a collection of different identities. The skier in St. Moritz. The sailor in Monaco. The urbanite in Milan. The expatriate abroad.
The same principle appears in workplace research. Studies published by McKinsey & Company suggest that belonging emerges when individuals feel recognized, valued, trusted, and part of a broader community. While the research focuses on organizations, the lesson translates seamlessly to neighborhoods and cities — belonging is not passive, but rather, reciprocal. This may explain why ritual often becomes the hidden architecture of a multi-home life. A Saturday morning walk along the same
The most fulfilled individuals rarely compartmentalize so neatly. Instead, they carry consistent values, relationships, and routines across locations. Different places may reveal different facets of identity, but a unifying thread remains.
tangible and far more difficult to purchase: familiarity. Being greeted by name. Being invited back. Having a standing reservation, a favorite table, a trusted circle, a local cause, and a place in the community narrative. The ultimate marker of success in a multi-home life may not be the number of properties one owns, but the number of places where one would genuinely be missed. Because in the end, belonging is not something found in a closing packet or listed among a home’s amenities. It is built slowly, relationship by relationship, ritual by ritual, until an address becomes something more meaningful. Not just a place to stay. A place to return.
Belonging, in this sense, becomes less about geography and more about continuity. Perhaps that is why the definition of luxury itself appears to be evolving.
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Meina, Italy EUR €2,200,000
USD $2,850,000
STRESA LUXURY REAL ESTATE Francesco Papurello — +39 0323 32737 info@stresa.biz
BADGER PEABODY & SMITH REALTY Badger Peabody & Smith Realty — +1 603 238 6990 info@badgerpeabodysmith.com
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Fort Worth, TX, USA
Fremont, CA, USA
USD $2,850,000
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Plymouth, NH, USA
USD $2,599,000
WILLIAMS TREW Joseph Berkes — +1 817 266 1355 joseph@williamstrew.com
INTERO REAL ESTATE SERVICES EAST BAY James Martin — +1 510 326 6194 jimsellsre@gmail.com
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St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
USD $2,500,000
USD $2,350,000
SEA GLASS PROPERTIES Abigail O’Connell — +1 340 998 1934 abby@holidayhomesvi.com
CDR BIENES RAICES SAN MIGUEL Laura Rodriguez — +52 415 117 8523 laurart.mx@gmail.com
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St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sturgeon Lake, MN, USA
USD $2,349,000
USD $2,200,000
SEA GLASS PROPERTIES Abigail O’Connell — +1 340 998 1934 abby@holidayhomesvi.com
EDINA REALTY HOME SERVICES EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTIES DIVISION Kim Schaak Melin — +1 952 201 4758 kimberlymelin@edinarealty.com
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Santa Cruz, Costa Rica USD $2,500,000 KRAIN LUXURY REAL ESTATE COSTA RICA KRAINcostaRicaRealEstate Agent — +506 8413 7165 pete@kraincostarica.com Search L6P0Y on luxuryportfolio.com
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Casa Manta Ray | Mar Vista is a 6,165-square-foot residence designed by José Mora and situated above the Pacific in the gated Mar Vista community. Glass walls frame ocean views and connect the interior living spaces to the surrounding landscape. The home includes four en suite bedrooms, travertine floors, and custom woodwork throughout. An infinity pool and outdoor kitchen extend the living areas outdoors, supporting both entertaining and everyday living.
Highlands, NC, USA USD $2,300,000 HOWARD HANNA ALLEN TATE REAL ESTATE Darlene Conley — +1 404 427 2448 darlene.conley@howardhannatate.com Search QA196 on luxuryportfolio.com
Affectionately known as Butternut Cottage, this masterfully reimagined historic residence blends timeless mountain craftsmanship with refined modern living. Designed to dissolve indoor/outdoor boundaries, the home features a seamless flow to expansive living areas where nature becomes an extension of daily life. The terraced yard is thoughtfully planted with mature fruit trees, blueberry bushes, and a perennial garden. Outdoor living is elevated by two private docks with direct access to Lake Sequoyah — perfect for kayaking, fishing, or quiet mornings on the water.
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Dundee, NS, Canada
New Rochelle, NY, USA
CAD $2,900,000
USD $2,195,000
CAPE BRETON REALTY Sherry MacLeod — +1 902 227 7533 sherry@capebretonrealty.com
HOWARD HANNA – RAND REALTY Scott Cohen — +1 914 262 1082 scott.cohen@randrealty.com
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Goshen, NY, USA
Palm Coast, FL, USA
USD $2,190,000
USD $2,190,000
HOWARD HANNA – RAND REALTY Marion Bruhns — +1 845 800 4840 marion.bruhns@randrealty.com
WATSON REALTY CORP Sherron Skibo — +1 301 526 1772 sskibo@watsonrealtycorp.com
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Sturgeon Lake, MN, USA
Bethlehem, NH, USA
USD $1,995,000
USD $1,975,000
EDINA REALTY HOME SERVICES EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTIES DIVISION Nichole Reimer — +1 612 423 2827 nicholereimer@edinarealty.com
BADGER PEABODY & SMITH REALTY Badger Peabody & Smith Realty — +1 603 823 5700 info@badgerpeabodysmith.com Search TAXVH on luxuryportfolio.com
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Kings Head, NS, Canada
Mendham Twp., NJ, USA
CAD $2,680,000
USD $1,900,000
CAPE BRETON REALTY Beth Groom/Sherry MacLeod — +1 902 302 9850 beth@capebretonrealty.com
TURPIN REAL ESTATE, INC. Gerry-Jo Cranmer — +1 908 234 9100 gerryjo@turpinrealtors.com
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Asheville, NC, USA USD $1,950,000 HOWARD HANNA BEVERLY-HANKS REAL ESTATE E. Butcher/B. Russell — +1 213 447 9110 emily.butcher@howardhannatate.com Search HUSGW on luxuryportfolio.com
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Known historically as Kells Castle, this residence received two Griffin Awards from the Preservation Society of Asheville and reflects the city’s architectural heritage. Located in the Grove Park neighborhood, the home was designed by Asheville architect Douglas Ellington. Distinctive for its original cinder block construction, the residence showcases an innovative building approach for its era and remains a notable example of mid twentieth-century design in the region.
Set within the Reserve section of Bright’s Creek, this residence is positioned to capture mountain views and overlooks the golf course and surrounding landscape. The property’s setting brings together elevated vistas, natural surroundings, and access to the community’s recreational amenities.
Mill Spring, NC, USA USD $1,850,000 HOWARD HANNA BEVERLY-HANKS REAL ESTATE H. Chambers/J. Murphy — +1 828 600 5132 brightscreek.team@howardhannatate.com Search PFFC on luxuryportfolio.com
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Boylston, MA, USA
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
USD $1,895,000
USD $1,650,000
ANDREW ABU INC. REALTORS Andrew Abu — +1 508 561 8004 andrew@andrewabu.com
REINHART REALTORS Nancy Bishop — +1 734 646 1333 nancy@nancybishop.com
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Brainerd Lakes Area, MN, USA
Sturgeon Lake, MN, USA
USD $1,625,000
USD $1,500,000
EDINA REALTY HOME SERVICES EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTIES DIVISION Bridget Anderson — +1 612 327 1283 bridgetanderson@edinarealty.com
EDINA REALTY HOME SERVICES EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTIES DIVISION Corrine Hobbs — +1 218 340 0400 corrinehobbs@edinarealty.com
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Laurel Park, NC, USA USD $1,750,000 HOWARD HANNA BEVERLY-HANKS REAL ESTATE Ali Thomas — +1 828 279 0019 ali.thomas@howardhannatate.com Search YXSB on luxuryportfolio.com
Designed for mountain living, this architectdesigned residence in Laurel Park is set on 0.99 acre and offers winter views of Mount Tryon. Clerestory windows and vaulted ceilings bring natural light into the great room, where white oak floors and an Isokern fireplace anchor the main living space. The kitchen features custom cabinetry, a Thermador range, a Sub-Zero wine refrigerator, and a butler’s pantry. The home also includes a primary suite, terrace-level guest suites, a covered patio with a fire pit, solar panels, and Tesla Powerwalls.
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Asheville, NC, USA PRICE UPON REQUEST HOWARD HANNA BEVERLY-HANKS REAL ESTATE Mark Taylor — +1 828 707 1522 mark.taylor@howardhannatate.com Search B07CC on luxuryportfolio.com
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Nestled among 1,000 acres of conserved woodlands, The Ramble Biltmore Forest combines a natural setting with convenient access to Asheville’s amenities. Established with an emphasis on location, craftsmanship, and lifestyle, the community features homes reflecting a range of architectural styles and design preferences. Bordering the Blue Ridge Parkway, the gated community offers opportunities to create a residence tailored to individual needs. The Concept Home shown has been preapproved for construction on this homesite.
This custom Queen Anne Victorian in the City of Northville was built in 2005 by its builder as a personal residence and is within walking distance of downtown. More than 7,300 square feet of finished living space pairs craftsmanship with everyday comfort. The stone-wrapped living room rises to a triple barrel-vaulted ceiling, while stone arches connect the space to the kitchen. A corner sitting room and winding staircase lead to the third level. Outside, an in-ground saltwater pool is set on more than one-half acre above a finished walkout level with wine cellar.
Northville, MI, USA USD $1,700,000 REAL ESTATE ONE Shannon M. Hall — +1 248 229 4101 shannon@shannonmhall.com Search ZNAL0 on luxuryportfolio.com
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New Providence, The Bahamas BSD $1,495,000 BAHAMAS REALTY LIMITED Adama Hunt — +1 242 802 6764 ahunt@bahamasrealty.com Search CYPKR on luxuryportfolio.com CLICK FOR VIDEO
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This one-bedroom residence at Goldwynn Resort & Residences offers views of the Baha Mar Royal Blue Golf Course and partial ocean vistas. Designed for indoor-outdoor living, the retreat features three expansive balconies, comfortable accommodations, and access to amenities including a rooftop pool, beachfront infinity pool, spa, fitness center, concierge services, and on-site dining. Located minutes from Baha Mar Resort, the property also includes underground parking and private storage.
Centerport, NY, USA USD $1,500,000 HOWARD HANNA | COACH REALTORS Elizabeth Alessio — +1 631 664 6849 ealessio@coachrealtors.com Search VAJUN on luxuryportfolio.com
Experience the character of this expanded circa-1920s waterfront property overlooking scenic Mill Pond. Rich in architectural detail and surrounded by landscaped grounds, the property offers water views and a setting where the Centerport Bald Eagles can often be observed overhead. Located near the historic villages of Northport, Greenlawn, and Huntington, the residence combines a waterfront setting with convenient access to nearby shops, restaurants, and community amenities.
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Peapack-Gladstone, NJ, USA
Stresa, Italy
USD $1,300,000
EUR €1,050,000
TURPIN REAL ESTATE, INC. Gerry-Jo Cranmer — +1 908 234 9100 gerryjo@turpinrealtors.com
STRESA LUXURY REAL ESTATE Francesco Papurello — +39 0323 32737 info@stresa.biz
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Cape George, NS, Canada
Lubbock, TX, USA
CAD $1,450,000
USD $995,000
CAPE BRETON REALTY Sherry MacLeod — +1 902 227 7533 sherry@capebretonrealty.com
WESTMARK, REALTORS Rania Zeitouni — +1 806 928 8929 rzeitouni@westmarkrealtors.com
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Nestled along the shores of Cape Breton Island in Eastern Canada, this waterfront estate encompasses 30 private acres and nearly 800 feet of deep-water frontage. The residence features two spacious bedroom suites, each with a private en suite bath, as well as a sunken living room, a kitchen with a walk-in pantry, and a private two-bedroom guest suite. Outdoor amenities include a swimming pool, greenhouse, pond, and access to the lake. The property’s setting combines waterfront access, open space, and natural surroundings.
Sampsonville, NS, Canada CAD $1,499,000 CAPE BRETON REALTY Sherry MacLeod — +1 902 227 7533 sherry@capebretonrealty.com Search II6FJ on luxuryportfolio.com
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MEMBER COMPANIES Argentina
Central Real Estate Argentina Buenos Aires | maxre.com.ar Page: 62
Australia
Belle Property Australia | Sydney belleproperty.com
Austria
von Poll Immobilien GmbH | See Germany
Bahamas
Bahamas Realty Limited | Nassau bahamasrealty.com Page: 124 Keys Bahamas Realty | Freeport keysbahamas.com
Barbados
One Caribbean Estates | Holetown onecaribbeanestates.com Page: 53
Belgium
Immobiliere Le Lion | Brussels immo-lelion.be
Belize
VISTA Real Estate | Belize City belizerealestate.bz
Brazil
Coelho da Fonseca | São Paulo coelhodafonseca.com.br
British Virgin Islands
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France
CIR Realty | Calgary | cirrealty.ca Page: 57
Belles Demeures de France | Paris belles-demeures-de-france.com Page: 24
Rimrock Real Estate | Edmonton rimrockrealestate.ca
Daniel FEAU Conseil Immobilier, SA | Paris danielfeau.com
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Espaces Atypiques | Paris espaces-atypiques.com
ALBERTA
Macdonald Realty Ltd. | Vancouver macrealty.com UNISON Real Estate Brokerages | Kelowna unisonbrokerages.com
Riviera Keys | Cannes | rivierakeys.com Page: 91
Italy
Atlante Properties S.r.l. | Venice atlanteproperties.com/eng/index.php Giorgio Viganò Real Estate | Milan giorgiovigano.com Maior Capital | Olbia | maiorcapital.com Page: 51, 52 Stresa Luxury Real Estate | Stresa stresa.biz | Page: 95, 97, 112, 126 Studio 18 | Florence | studio18.eu Tamagnini Luxury Estate | Sarteano ituscanyre.com
Whistler Real Estate Company Ltd. Whistler | whistlerrealestate.ca
NOVA SCOTIA Cape Breton Realty | St. Peter’s capebrentonrealty.com Page: 116, 117, 126, 127 Del Mar Realty Inc. Canso and Guysborough County delmarrealty.ca
ONTARIO Bosley Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage | Toronto bosleyrealestate.com | Page: 59 Harvey Kalles Real Estate | Toronto harveykalles.com | Page: 50
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Mauritius
Doerfert Forbes Global Properties | Hamburg doerfert-immobilien.de
DIANE WATKINS — Property Consult Tamarin propertyconsult.mu Park Lane Properties | Tamarin | parklane.mu
QUÉBEC
von Poll Immobilien GmbH | Frankfurt Additional Areas Served: Austria, Spain von-poll.com
M Immobilier | Montreal mrealestate.com
Greece
REVEL Realty Inc Brokerage | Niagara Falls revelrealty.ca
Cayman Islands
JK Property & Yachting | Athens jkproperty.gr
IRG — International Realty Group Ltd. Grand Cayman | irgcayman.com Page: 34, 60
CDR Bienes Raices San Miguel San Miguel de Allende | cdrsanmiguel.com Page: 58, 92, 113 P.V. Realty, S.A. de C.V. | Puerto Vallarta pvre.com REmexico Real Estate Cabo San Lucas | caborealestate.com
Costa Rica
2Seas Los Cabos | San Jose del Cabo 2seasloscabos.com
Flamingo Beach Realty | Guanacaste flamingobeachrealty.com
Monaco
KRAIN Costa Rica Real Estate Guanacaste | kraincostarica.com Page: 114
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Cyprus
M. Residence | Nicosia mresidence.com
Ireland
Czech Republic
Israel
Philip & Frank | Prague | philip-frank.com Page: 95
Mexico
Sherry FitzGerald | Dublin | sherryfitz.ie Bibian Group Israel Real Estate | Tel Aviv bibiangroup.com
New Zealand
Barfoot & Thompson | Auckland barfoot.co.nz The Cooper Group | Nelson thecoopergroup.co.nz Property Brokers | Palmerston North propertybrokers.co.nz | Page: 62
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MEMBER COMPANIES Portugal
Casaiberia Real Estate | Lagoa, Algarve casaiberia.com LUXIMOS Christie’s International Real Estate Porto, Algarve | luximos.pt Page: 53 Odyssey Property Advisors | Estoril odysseypropertyadvisors.com ORIA Real Estate Advisors | Lisbon oriaadvisors.com | Page: 58
Saint Barthélemy
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Thailand
Switzerland
Sibarth Real Estate | Gustavia sibarthrealestate.com Page: 33
Baumann Estate AG | Thalwil baumann-estate.ch
Prima Realty Bangkok | Bangkok primarealty.com
COMPTOIR IMMOBILIER GROUP | Geneva comptoir-immo.ch
Turks and Caicos Islands
Della Valle Immobilien AG | Meggen dv-immo.ch/en
Grace Bay Realty | Forbes Global Properties Grace Bay | turksandcaicosrealestate.com
United Arab Emirates
Doris Bader Immobilien | Lucerne domba.ch
Betterhomes | Dubai | bhomes.com Page: 23
FGP Swiss & Alps | Geneva fgp-swissandalps.com
Savoir Prive Properties | Dubai savoirproperties.com
Ganahl Immobilien AG | Widnau dermakler.ch Ginesta Immobilien | Küsnacht ginesta.ch Nobilis Estate AG | Zug nobilis-estate.com | Page: 61 unsplash.com
South Africa
Chas Everitt International Property Group Johannesburg | chaseveritt.co.za
Walde Immobilien AG | Zollikon walde.ch WETAG | Lugano | wetag.ch Page: 34, 35
Jawitz Properties Ltd. | Johannesburg jawitz.co.za
Spain
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Karen Dadonn Team | Marbella kdteam.es
United Kingdom
Ondomus Sotogrande Real Estate Sotogrande | ondomus.com
The London Broker | London thelondonbroker.com
Inmobiliaria Rimontgó | Alicante rimontgo.com
U.S. Virgin Islands
Sea Glass Properties | St. Thomas seaglassproperties.com Page: 89, 113
von Poll Immobilien GmbH | See Germany Page: 62 stock.adobe.com
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United States of America ALABAMA CRYE-LEIKE, REALTORS See Tennessee
COLORADO Bluebird Real Estate | Crested Butte bbre1.com | Page: 32 The Group Real Estate | Fort Collins thegroupinc.com
ARIZONA Arizona Best Real Estate | Scottsdale arizonabest.com
Kentwood Real Estate | Denver kentwood.com | Page: 51, 59
Long Realty Company | Tucson longrealty.com | Page: 90
Platinum Group, REALTORS® Colorado Springs | platinumhomesales.com
ARK ANSAS
Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate Eagle, Summit & Pitkin Counties | Avon slifersmithandframpton.com
CRYE-LEIKE, REALTORS See Tennessee
WK Real Estate | Boulder | wkre.com
CONNECTICUT Brown Harris Stevens | See New York Houlihan Lawrence Wareck D’Ostilio Milford | wareck.com stock.adobe.com
CALIFORNIA Bailey Properties | Santa Cruz baileyproperties.com
Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate See New York | Page: 23, 51, 57 Howard Hanna | Rand Realty See New York
Bennion Deville Homes Rancho Mirage | bdhomes.com
William Raveis Real Estate | Shelton Additional Areas Served: FL, MA, ME, NY, RI, SC, VT | raveis.com
Chase International | See Nevada
DELAWARE
Dickson Realty | See Nevada
Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. See Virginia
Estate Properties | Torrance estateproperties.com | Page: 94 First Team Real Estate | Newport Beach firstteam.com Intero Real Estate Services — East Bay Fremont | interosfeastbay.com Page: 112
Patterson-Schwartz Real Estate Hockessin | Additional Areas Served: MD, PA pattersonschwartz.com
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. See Virginia
John L. Scott Real Estate | See Washington
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FLORIDA Amelia Island Real Estate Services Amelia Island | ameliaislandrealestate.net Balistreri Real Estate | Boca-Ft.Lauderdale balistreri.com Bosshardt Realty Services | Gainesville bosshardtrealty.com Brown Harris Stevens — Palm Beach Palm Beach | bhsusa.com/palm-beach Cervera Real Estate | Miami cervera.com Coastal Properties Group International Forbes Global Properties Clearwater Beach | coastalpgi.com Page: 23 CRYE-LEIKE, REALTORS See Tennessee Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. | Vero Beach sorensenrealestate.com | Page: 59 Fannie Hillman + Associates, Inc. | Winter Park fanniehillman.com Florida Executive Realty | Tampa floridaexecutiverealty.com Illustrated Properties Real Estate, Inc. Palm Beach Gardens | ipre.com
Pinnacle Estate Properties, Inc. Porter Ranch | pinnacleestate.com Vanguard Properties | San Francisco vanguardproperties.com | Page: 90
John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate | Naples-Ft. Myers johnrwood.com
Village Properties | Santa Barbara villagesite.com
The Keyes Company | Miami | keyes.com Levin Rinke Realty | Pensacola Beach levinrinkerealty.com
Willis Allen Real Estate | La Jolla willisallen.com Windermere Signature Properties Sacramento | windermereca.com
Lost Tree Realty | Palm Beach Gardens losttreerealty.com stock.adobe.com
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MEMBER COMPANIES FLORIDA CONT.
INDIANA @properties | See Illinois
Michael Saunders & Company | Sarasota michaelsaunders.com | Page: 25
Cressy & Everett Real Estate | South Bend Additional Areas Served: MI cressyeverett.com
Premier Estate Properties, Inc. | Boca Raton premierestateproperties.com | Page: 26
F.C. Tucker Company | Indianapolis Additional Areas Served: IL, KY talktotucker.com
The Premier Property Group Seacrest Beach thepremierpropertygroup.com | Page: 34
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services See Pennsylvania
Royal Shell Real Estate | Fort Myers royalshellrealestate.com
McColly Real Estate | Schererville Additional Areas Served: IL mccolly.com
Smith & Associates Real Estate Tampa-St. Petersburg smithandassociates.com | Page: 55, 99 Watson Realty Corp. | Jacksonville-Orlando Additional Areas Served: GA watsonrealtycorp.com | Page: 116
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NP Dodge Real Estate | See Nebraska
K ANSAS
HAWAII
ReeceNichols Real Estate | Leawood Additional Areas Served: MO reecenichols.com | Page: 57
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers Hanalei | hawaiilife.com
William Raveis Real Estate See Connecticut | Page: 22
IOWA
IDAHO Amherst Madison Real Estate Advisors Boise | amherstmadisonlegacy.com John L. Scott Real Estate | See Washington Windermere Real Estate — Mountain West See Washington
KENTUCK Y CRYE-LEIKE, REALTORS See Tennessee F.C. Tucker Company | See Indiana
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GEORGIA
@properties Christie’s International Real Estate | Chicago Additional Areas Served: IN, WI atproperties.com
CRYE-LEIKE, REALTORS See Tennessee
Baird & Warner | Chicago bairdwarner.com
Harry Norman, Realtors® | Atlanta harrynorman.com | Page: 97
F.C. Tucker Company | See Indiana
The Norton Agency | Gainesville gonorton.com
john greene Realtor | Naperville johngreenerealtor.com McColly Real Estate | See Indiana
Sea Island Properties | St. Simons Island seaislandproperties.com Watson Realty Corp. | See Florida
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MAINE
NEBRASK A
Aland Realty | See New Hampshire
NP Dodge Real Estate | Omaha Additional Areas Served: IA npdodge.com
Badger Peabody & Smith Realty See New Hampshire
NEVADA
Portside Real Estate Group | Falmouth portsiderealestategroup.com
Chase International | Reno Additional Areas Served: CA chaseinternational.com | Page: 34
Town & Shore Real Estate | Portland townandshore.com
Dickson Realty | Reno Additional Areas Served: CA dicksonrealty.com
William Raveis Real Estate | See Connecticut
MARYLAND
Wardley Real Estate | Las Vegas wardleyre.com
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services See Pennsylvania Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. See Virginia | Page: 88 Patterson-Schwartz Real Estate See Delaware
MASSACHUSETTS Andrew Abu Inc. REALTORS® | Northborough andrewabu.com | Page: 91, 120
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MINNESOTA Edina Realty Home Services Exceptional Properties Division | Minneapolis-St. Paul Additional Areas Served: WI edinarealty.com | Page: 113, 117, 120
MISSISSIPPI
Churchill Properties | Danvers churchillprop.com
CRYE-LEIKE, REALTORS See Tennessee | Page: 93
Jack Conway | Hanover | jackconway.com
MISSOURI
Lillian Montalto Signature Properties Andover-N. Andover | andoverhomes.com Residential Properties Ltd. See Rhode Island Sandpiper Realty | Martha’s Vineyard sandpiperrealty.com Stone House Properties | West Stockbridge Additional Areas Served: NY stonehouseproperties.com William Raveis Real Estate See Connecticut
NEW HAMPSHIRE Aland Realty | Portsmouth Additional Area Served: ME alandrealty.com Badger Peabody & Smith Realty Franconia badgerpeabodysmith.com Additional Areas Served: ME, VT Page: 98 112, 117
NEW JERSEY Brown Harris Stevens | See New York
CRYE-LEIKE, REALTORS See Tennessee
Howard Hanna | Rand Realty See New York | Page: 97
Janet McAfee Real Estate | St. Louis janetmcafee.com RedKey Realty Leaders | Richmond Heights redkeystlouis.com ReeceNichols Real Estate | See Kansas
MONTANA Windermere Real Estate — Mountain West See Washington
Lois Schneider Realtor | Summit loisschneiderrealtor.com Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. See Virginia Terrie O’Connor Realtors | Allendale Additional Areas Served: NY | tocr.com Turpin Real Estate, Inc. | Far Hills turpinrealtors.com Page: 117, 126 Weichert, Realtors | Morris Plains, NJ Weichert.com
MICHIGAN Reinhart Realtors | Southfield reinhartrealtors.com | Page: 120 Cressy & Everett Real Estate | See Indiana Howard Hanna Real Estate Services See Pennsylvania Max Broock REALTORS® | Birmingham maxbroock.com Real Estate One, Inc. | Southfield realestateone.com | Page: 90, 123 stock.adobe.com
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MEMBER COMPANIES NORTH CAROLINA
OHIO
Howard Hanna Allen Tate Company Charlotte-Greensboro-Raleigh Additional Areas Served: SC allentate.com
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services See Pennsylvania
Howard Hanna Allen Tate Ashe High Country Realty West Jefferson Additional Areas Served: VA ashecountyrealestate.com | Page: 84, 115
OKLAHOMA Chinowth and Cohen Realtors | Tulsa cctulsa.com
OREGON John L. Scott Real Estate | See Washington Windermere Real Estate | See Washington
Howard Hanna Beverly-Hanks Real Estate Asheville | beverly-hanks.com Page: 58, 59, 86, 91, 97, 118, 119, 121, 122 Howard Hanna Allen Tate Real Estate Highlands/Cashiers | Highlands allentate.com shutterstock.com
NEW YORK
Bluewater Real Estate | Emerald Isle bluewaternc.com
Brown Harris Stevens — Hamptons The Hamptons | bhsusa.com/the-hamptons
Dickens Mitchener Charlotte | Additional Areas Served: SC dickensmitchener.com
Brown Harris Stevens — NYC | New York Additional Areas Served: CT, NJ bhsusa.com/new-york-city | Page: 27
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services See Pennsylvania
Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate Rye Brook | houlihanlawrence.com Page: 51 Howard Hanna | Coach Real Estate Associates, Inc. | Long Island coachrealtors.com | Page: 125 Howard Hanna | Rand Realty Nanuet, NY Additional Areas Served: CT, NJ randrealty.com | Page: 116
Intracoastal Realty Corporation Wilmington | intracoastalrealty.com Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. See Virginia
PROACTIVE Real Estate | Holden Beach proactiverealestate.com Silver Creek Real Estate Group | Cashiers ncliving.com
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services See Pennsylvania
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Pittsburgh Additional Areas Served: IN, MI, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, VA, WV howardhanna.com
Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. See Virginia
Laffey Real Estate | Greenvale | laffey.com
Patterson-Schwartz Real Estate See Delaware
Stone House Properties See Massachusetts
RHODE ISLAND
Terrie O’Connor REALTORS® See New Jersey
Residential Properties Ltd. Providence-Narragansett Additional Areas Served: MA residentialproperties.com
William Raveis Real Estate See Connecticut
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Lewith & Freeman Real Estate Kingston | lewith-freeman.com
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services — NYC New York | howardhannanyc.com Page: 23, 28, 31, 53, 63, 85
Wright Bros. Real Estate | Nyack wrightinnyack.com
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SOUTH CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
Howard Hanna Allen Tate Company See North Carolina
Howard Hanna Allen Tate Ashe High Country Realty See North Carolina
Carolina One Real Estate | Charleston carolinaonerealestate.com
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services See Pennsylvania
Carriage Properties | Charleston carriageprop.com
Howard Hanna | Roy Wheeler Realty Company | Charlottesville howardhanna.com/charlottesville
Charter One Realty | Hilton Head Island charteronerealty.com
Joyner Fine Properties | Richmond-Petersburg joynerfineproperties.com
Dickens Mitchener See North Carolina Dunes Real Estate | Hilton Head Island dunesrealestate.com Garden City Realty | Murrells Inlet gardencityrealty.com Lowcountry Real Estate | Beaufort lowcountryrealestate.com Howard Hanna Allen Tate Lowcountry Hilton Head Island | allentate.com
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TEX AS Allie Beth Allman & Associates | Dallas alliebeth.com Dave Perry Miller, an Ebby Halliday Company Dallas | daveperrymiller.com Page: 90 Ebby Halliday Companies | Dallas ebby.com | Page: 30
William Raveis Real Estate See Connecticut
Greenwood King Properties | Houston greenwoodking.com | Page: 62 Moreland Properties | Austin moreland.com | Page: 96
Liz Moore & Associates | Williamsburg lizmoore.com Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. | Chantilly Additional Areas Served: DC, DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, WV | longandfoster.com
WASHINGTON John L. Scott Real Estate | Seattle-Tacoma Additional Areas Served: CA, ID, OR johnlscott.com Windermere Real Estate | Seattle Additional Areas Served: OR windermere.com Windermere Real Estate Mountain West Spokane | Additional Areas Served: ID, MT experiencewindermere.com
Nan & Co Properties | Houston nanproperties.com Phyllis Browning Company | San Antonio phyllisbrowning.com | Page: 95 WestMark, Realtors® | Lubbock westmarkrealtors.com | Page: 126 Williams Trew, an Ebby Halliday Company Fort Worth | williamstrew.com | Page: 112 stock.adobe.com
TENNESSEE CRYE-LEIKE, REALTORS | Memphis Additional Areas Served: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, MO, MS | crye-leike.com Fletcher Bright Realty | Chattanooga fletcherbrighthomes.com Onward Real Estate | Franklin onwardre.com | Page: 54, 56 Wallace Real Estate | Knoxville wallacetn.com
UTAH Windermere Real Estate — Utah Salt Lake City | windermere.com Page: 29, 57, 58, 87, 91, 95
VERMONT
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WEST VIRGINIA Howard Hanna Real Estate Services See Pennsylvania
Pall Spera Company REALTORS,® LLC Stowe | pallspera.com
Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. See Virginia
Badger Peabody & Smith Realty See New Hampshire
WISCONSIN
William Raveis Real Estate See Connecticut
Edina Realty | See Minnesota
@properties | See Illinois
Shorewest REALTORS® | Brookfield shorewest.com
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BACK YARD
Luxury homes are known for their fabulous façades, but sometimes there’s something even more spectacular to be seen from the view out back. Set among golf fairways, this Algarve residence by Pritzker Prize-winning RCR Arquitectes opens onto terraces and a private pool, crowned by views of the Atlantic and Alvor estuary.
Location
LAGOS, ALGARVE, PORTUGAL
Price
EUR €2,990,000
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