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Bridgehampton & Sagaponack Private Market: How Off-Market Really Prices
How Bridgehampton and Sagaponack off-market homes really price in 2026: discretion is not a premium by itself. Comps, scarcity, and seller intent still set the number.

East Hampton Oceanfront: Inventory, Ask vs Close, and What’s Actually Moving
East Hampton oceanfront in 2026: thin inventory, wide ask-to-close gaps, and what is actually trading on Lily Pond, Further Lane, and true Atlantic frontage.

Sag Harbor Waterfront in 2026: What $5M–$15M Actually Buys
In Sag Harbor, $5M–$15M waterfront is a dock-and-frontage market, not a Village street-price story. What the band actually buys in 2026, and how to read ask vs close.

Gondola to Cloud Nine: Aspen Highlands Master Plan Signals a New Era for the Roaring Fork Valley
A sweeping master development plan proposes a 10-person gondola, new lifts and potential aerial tramway connections between Aspen's four mountains, with major implications for property values across the valley.

Fontainebleau Water Park Battle and a $33 Million Mansion Sale: Inside Miami's Turbulent Week
A state-backed water park at the Fontainebleau sparks a city lawsuit threat, while Lil Wayne's former estate trades for $33.3 million and the luxury market enters a more selective phase.

Sandy Gallin's Former East Hampton Estate Trades Off-Market for $24M, Capping Decade-Long Appreciation Story
The late talent manager's former 466 Further Lane compound has quietly changed hands again, marking significant appreciation since his 2017 passing and reflecting East Hampton's enduring ultra-luxury appeal.

Stephen Ross Bets Another $2.5 Billion on West Palm Beach With Edgeworth, His Third Luxury Tower
Related Ross launches sales for Edgeworth, a 168-unit waterfront condo on South Flagler Drive, as South Flagler House becomes the first West Palm Beach project to cross $1 billion in total sales.

Stalled Developments, a $70 Million Listing and a $360 Million Housing Vote: Inside Aspen's March Crossroads
As Rick Bourke's Robert A.M. Stern estate hits the market and City Council prepares to greenlight the Lumberyard project, Aspen confronts the tension between its ultra-luxury identity and its workforce housing crisis.

Howard Schultz's $44 Million Surfside Penthouse Caps a Remarkable Week of Billionaire Moves Into Miami
The former Starbucks CEO paid $44 million for a Five Seasons Surf Club penthouse, joining Zuckerberg, Page and a growing roster of billionaires reshaping South Florida's luxury market.

West Palm Beach's Condo Pipeline Crosses 2,000 Units as Developers Race to Meet Demand
From Mast Capital's 25-story tower to Ritz-Carlton and Mandarin Oriental projects, more than a dozen luxury condo developments are reshaping West Palm Beach's skyline.

East Hampton Suspends Property Transfer Certificate Requirements Through 2026
Town Board votes to temporarily halt enforcement of controversial building code provision, providing immediate relief to local real estate market during crucial spring selling season.

Historic Dune Cottage Sells for $72 Million in East Hampton's Biggest Deal of 2026
The storied oceanfront estate at 43 East Dune Lane closes at $72 million, marking the largest known Hamptons transaction this year. The Grosvenor Atterbury-designed property carries a century of history, from Jazz Age socialites to private equity pioneers.

Miami's Inventory Surge Signals Market Shift as 7,551 Listings Change Buyer Leverage Dynamics
An 11.2% year-over-year jump in luxury inventory is extending deal timelines and giving buyers negotiating power in a market once defined by speed and bidding wars.

Netflix Star Lists $42.5 Million Waterfront Estate as West Palm Beach Targets Ultra-Luxury Trophy Buyers
Reality TV personality and developer Hilary Musser brings her fully furnished Italian-appointed mega-mansion to market, signaling West Palm Beach's evolution into a destination for next-generation billionaire families.

Billy Joel's 'MiddleSea' Sells for $28.75 Million, Setting Long Island Record
The Piano Man's Centre Island compound sold well above asking in a deal that rewrites the Long Island luxury playbook. Combined with an earlier parcel sale, Joel walks away with $35.75 million.

Chalet Alpina Breaks Ground April 2026 as Aspen's Most Ambitious Resort Project in Decades Takes Shape
A $1 billion-plus redevelopment of Lift One's base area will deliver six full-time residences and 26 fractional units, with pricing expected to exceed $10,000 per square foot for Aspen's rarest new construction.
Mortgage Rates Fall Below 6%: A Turning Point for Luxury Real Estate Markets
For the first time since early 2022, mortgage rates have dropped below the 6% threshold, marking a significant shift in the financing landscape that could reshape luxury real estate markets.

Miami's Two-Speed Market: Million-Dollar Sales Surge 21% While the Rest of the Condo Market Flatlines
One in six Miami-Dade condos sold in January closed above $1 million, and total luxury transactions jumped 21% year over year, even as overall condo sales barely moved.

Bonus Checks Are Landing and the Hamptons Market Is Feeling It: $6.2 Billion in 2025 Sales, Prices Up 33%
Record Wall Street payouts drove Hamptons sales volume up 25.6% to $6.2 billion, with the median home price jumping 33.6% and $20 million-plus deals surging 59%.

February Frenzy: Off-Market Deals Drive Palm Beach to $221 Million in Weekly Contracts
With 34 luxury contracts signed in a single week and industrial heir Ambrose Monell selling his lakefront estate for $57 million, Palm Beach's peak season shows no signs of slowing as buyers increasingly favor private transactions.

Notable Trade: Robert A.M. Stern's Bridgehampton Classic Sells for $8.3 Million
1 Mecox Field Lane, a gambrel-style estate designed by one of America's most celebrated architects, has changed hands in one of Bridgehampton's most coveted south of the highway locations.

Ritz-Carlton Plans Take Shape in Snowmass as Luxury Hotel Brands Bet Big on the Roaring Fork Valley
Elevated Returns has submitted plans to redevelop three Snowmass Village properties into a Ritz-Carlton resort, adding 150 hotel rooms and 62 fractional units to a corridor already attracting record capital.

Palantir's Miami Move and a Property Tax Bombshell: Two Forces Reshaping South Florida Real Estate
Peter Thiel's Palantir announces relocation to Miami as Florida's House passes a near-total property tax repeal, sending ripples through the luxury market.

West Palm Beach's Waterfront Condo Boom Accelerates With $157 Million Loan for Shorecrest Tower
Related Ross secures major construction financing as West Palm Beach's luxury condo pipeline expands, reshaping the waterfront skyline alongside record single-family sales on Palm Beach Island.