Luxury Homes Are Selling Faster as Prices Tick Down—and One Tropical Enclave Has Seen the Steepest Drop

Luxury Homes Are Selling Faster as Prices Tick Down—and One Tropical Enclave Has Seen the Steepest Drop

Luxury living can be within reach depending on where you want to live—and several of these markets are now beckoning for investment as the cost of pricey homes drop. Leslie Mackenzie Smith, a longtime real estate agent with Hawai‘i Life, has been selling on Maui for more than 36 years. She tells Realtor.com® that luxury … Read more

Inside Secret Florida Enclave Luring Celebrities and Billionaires With Unrivaled Privacy, Military Guards—and Incredible Mansions

Inside Secret Florida Enclave Luring Celebrities and Billionaires With Unrivaled Privacy, Military Guards—and Incredible Mansions

An exclusive community in southern Florida is proving itself to be a rising power player in the luxury housing market, going toe-to-toe against the likes of Palm Beach and Miami in a David vs. Goliath-style battle of wealth and privilege. For years, Florida’s most moneyed residents have flocked to Miami and its surrounding areas, seeking … Read more

Buyers Are Flocking to a Once-Overlooked Florida Enclave for a Simple Reason

Buyers Are Flocking to a Once-Overlooked Florida Enclave for a Simple Reason

If you’ve got millions to drop on a Miami house, you want to be on the beach, right? Not necessarily, say experts. The elite are beginning to shun beach towns for a neighborhood that offers an increasingly in-demand perk—walkability. “Walkability is the biggest selling tool right now,” Lourdes Alatriste, of Douglas Elliman, tells Realtor.com®. “In … Read more