$177M Malibu home sale sets new California record
The sale of fashion mogul Serge Azria's 7-acre property in Malibu, California, for $177M, has set a new record in the golden state. The buyer was venture capitalist Marc Andreessen
The top things we learned about luxury at ICLV 2021
From where the market is headed to how to succeed with authenticity in marketing and branding, Luxury Connect in Las Vegas packed a punch. Inman unpacks the big event
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 29
World's most expensive home listed for $547M
The Villa Aurora in Rome contains the only mural that Italy's best-known baroque painter — Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio — ever completed
What does the word 'luxury' even mean in 2021? Agents have their say
More than a dozen agents weighed in with Inman in October on what 'luxury' means in the wake of a life-threatening virus, economic uncertainty and a rapidly growing wealth gap
3 tips for luxury agents marketing listings on social media
Luxury Connect panelists say brand the house, get creative and have fun, and tease out your coming soons on Instagram 
by Dani Vanderboegh Oct 26
Meditation rooms & 'show showers': What luxury buyers want right now
Luxury real estate agent Ivan Estrada and luxury residential developer Tyler Jones explain how the pandemic has impacted buyers' wish lists and must-haves at Inman Connect
by Marian McPherson Oct 25
The luxury home of the future is all about blurring boundaries
A deep integration with nature, more space and high-end smart home features are just some of the things luxury buyers will demand in their future homes
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 25
Meet the first responder Mattel modeled a Barbie after
Dr. Audrey Sue Cruz is one of 6 health care workers Mattel reached out to during a time of global pandemic and intense discrimination against Asian Americans
by Dani Vanderboegh Oct 25
Luxury Presence launches referral network for top brokers
The Santa Monica-based marketing startup, which raised $5.4M in 2020, is launching Global Collective, a referral network for agents who have brought in more than $1B
A New York City penthouse just rented for $85,000 per month
The Tribeca property, which houses an art collection with pieces by Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst, may be the city's most expensive rental ever
September sees new upturn in demand for second homes
More buyers were seriously considering a second-home purchase last month, and locked in mortgage rates to prepare for the transaction
by Daniel Houston Oct 20
How agent McKenzie Ryan sold a $2.5M NYC condo over FaceTime
The Compass agent shares why high-end sales done completely over video are here to stay, especially in a fast-paced market like New York
Secret buyer pays $40.8M on 112th-floor condo in Central Park Tower
A buyer protected by an LLC paid $40.83M for a unit in the world's tallest condo building
The 30 biggest luxury deals of 2021
Palm Beach, Florida, luxury real estate had a banner year, but New York City was a dark horse that came roaring back in 2021 with the second highest concentration of high-end deals
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 15
Allison Chiaramonte on selling a $29M Park Avenue penthouse
The biggest challenge in a recent Manhattan sale that Chiaramonte brokered was not the high price point, but rather finding a buyer willing to renovate a co-op
by Libertina Brandt Oct 15
The 20 biggest luxury city sales of 2021 (so far)
Despite cities taking a back seat to vacation markets in 2021, major transactions made headlines across New York, Miami and Los Angeles