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The Airbnb Effect Is Over. The Estate Effect Has Begun
Short-Term Rentals

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The Airbnb Effect Is Over. The Estate Effect Has Begun

As cities regulate the mass short-stay market, capital and guests alike are migrating to the top: whole estates, professional staff, week-long minimums. The luxury end isn't a niche anymore — it's the strategy.

Elsa Nordin · Luxury Lifestyle Editor—August 12, 2026 · 6 min read

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The Quiet Boom in Branded Residences
Property Trends

August 11, 2026 · 7 min read

The Quiet Boom in Branded Residences

Hotel flags, fashion houses, and even automakers are lending their names to towers from Miami to Dubai — and buyers are paying premiums of 30% for the privilege. Inside the branding of home itself.

Julian Okafor · Head of Market Intelligence

Superyacht Order Books Are Full Through 2029. Here's What That Means for Buyers
Yachting

August 5, 2026 · 8 min read

Superyacht Order Books Are Full Through 2029. Here's What That Means for Buyers

The world's great yards are sold out for three years, and the effect is rippling through the brokerage market in ways first-time buyers rarely anticipate. A former broker's guide to the new arithmetic.

Laurent Devereux · Yachting Columnist

Pre-Owned Gulfstreams and the New Mathematics of Range
Private Aviation

July 30, 2026 · 7 min read

Pre-Owned Gulfstreams and the New Mathematics of Range

As the G700 reshuffles the top of the market, late-model G650ERs have become the smartest sheet-metal money in aviation. The residual data tells a story the sales brochures won't.

Priya Raghavan · Aviation Analyst

Cold Storage Is the Hottest Asset in Real Estate
Industrial & Logistics

July 22, 2026 · 6 min read

Cold Storage Is the Hottest Asset in Real Estate

Pharma cold chains, grocery e-commerce, and a decade of underbuilding have collided to make refrigerated logistics the most sought-after — and least understood — corner of the industrial market.

Julian Okafor · Head of Market Intelligence

The Five-Night Minimum: Inside the New Economics of Ultra-Luxury Villas
Short-Term Rentals

July 15, 2026 · 6 min read

The Five-Night Minimum: Inside the New Economics of Ultra-Luxury Villas

The world's best villas are turning away more guests than they accept — and earning more than ever. How staffed estates became hospitality's most profitable category.

Elsa Nordin · Luxury Lifestyle Editor

Wellness Real Estate Has Outgrown the Spa
Luxury Lifestyle

July 5, 2026 · 7 min read

Wellness Real Estate Has Outgrown the Spa

Circadian lighting, clinical-grade air, longevity suites: the health of the occupant has become the organizing principle of the world's most ambitious homes. The spa was just the beginning.

Elsa Nordin · Luxury Lifestyle Editor

Sea Trials: What a Survey Really Tells You Before You Wire the Deposit
Yachting

June 30, 2026 · 8 min read

Sea Trials: What a Survey Really Tells You Before You Wire the Deposit

The survey and sea trial are where yacht purchases are truly decided — yet most first-time buyers treat them as formalities. An ex-broker on reading the signals that matter.

Laurent Devereux · Yachting Columnist

Building a Second-Home Portfolio Like an Asset Manager
Investment Tips

June 25, 2026 · 6 min read

Building a Second-Home Portfolio Like an Asset Manager

The family with three houses has become the family office with a residential book. How sophisticated owners are applying portfolio discipline to the homes they love.

Julian Okafor · Head of Market Intelligence

What the Smartest Agents Are Doing Differently This Cycle
Professional Insights

June 18, 2026 · 6 min read

What the Smartest Agents Are Doing Differently This Cycle

The top of the leaderboard has quietly changed its playbook: fewer listings, deeper databases, and a client model borrowed from private banking. Notes from a season of watching the best work.

Celeste Marchand · Editor-at-Large

How to Win a Listing Without Cutting Your Commission
Agent Advice

June 10, 2026 · 5 min read

How to Win a Listing Without Cutting Your Commission

The discount conversation is a test, and dropping your fee is a failing answer. Veteran counsel on defending your value in the rooms where it's questioned.

Celeste Marchand · Editor-at-Large

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