Housing Market News
2014 Luxury Report: Sales of Priciest 1% of Homes Climb While Rest of Home Sales Still Down
Home sales so far this year are lower than they were in 2013, but there’s one sliver of the housing market that’s going strong: the very top of it. Sales of the priciest 1 percent of homes are up 21.1 percent so far this year, following a gain of 35.7 percent in 2013.

How the Top 1% Fared in the Housing Crash
Five years after the crash, the economy may not be back on its feet, but the ultra-rich are sitting pretty. According to new research done by UC Berkeley, the richest one percent of Americans captured 95 percent of the income growth in the United States between 2009 and 2012. With homes always on our mind, this stunning stat made us wonder: How did the top 1% of homes fare the housing crash?

Luxury Home Sales Hit 6-Year High
As the housing market and the economy both continue to recover, the luxury housing market is making big gains as well.

Typical U.S. Luxury Home Price Rises 4% to $1.25M as Sales Fall to Lowest August Level in Over a Decade
The typical U.S. luxury home sold for $1,250,000 in August, up 3.9% from a year earlier. Luxury home sales fell 0.7% to the lowest August

August’s Most Expensive Home Sales: Rosie O’Donnell’s Former Miami Mansion, Kauai Compound Once Owned by Julia Roberts
Four of last month’s most expensive sales were in coastal Florida, and one was a Beverly Hills estate previously home to billionaire real estate developer

July’s Most Expensive Home Sales Include Spelling Mansion, Obama’s Former Summer Retreat
Four of last month’s 10 most expensive home sales were in Southern California, five were in coastal Florida and one was on Martha’s Vineyard. A

Here Are the Most Expensive Home Sales of May
All of last month’s most expensive home sales were in Southern California, Florida or Manhattan. A Bel Air estate was the most expensive home sale

There Are 7 Major Metros Where You Can Still Buy a Luxury Home For Less Than $1 Million. Five Years Ago There Were 30.
The number of major metros where you can buy a luxury home for less than $1 million has shrunk from 30 to seven since 2020.

Luxury Pending Home Sales Fall 10% to Lowest April Level in Over a Decade as Stock Market Volatility Sidelines Wealthy Buyers
The typical U.S. luxury home sold for $1,348,065 in April, up 6.5% from a year earlier, but down slightly from the record high set in