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The US luxury housing market: lower asking prices, faster sales

Asking prices at the top of the American market have slipped to a three-year low, yet expensive homes are selling faster and Manhattan's $4m-plus contracts have picked up. Here is how those signals fit together.

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After Monaco, the superyacht market splits by size

Record brokerage values, a fleet of giant debuts in Monaco and a new 125-metre order point one way; softer pricing below 60 metres points another. Here is what the numbers say.

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A £2.1m Macallan and the two-speed rare whisky market

Sotheby's first sale at The Macallan Estate went 100% sold and produced one of the most expensive bottles ever auctioned, but the wider rare whisky market is still finding its level.

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Why the newest luxury resorts are selling privacy, not size

A Seychelles island rebuilt for 14 villas, a Texas wellness resort with its own medical centre and Airbnb's return to luxury all point the same way. Here is what wealthy travellers are paying for this autumn.

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The luxury goods slowdown: what LVMH's quarter says about the rich

LVMH's third quarter, a tax deadline in China and three months of falling US card spending point to wealthy buyers who are still spending, but more selectively and on different things.

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Luxury brand marketing in 2026: how houses win back wealthy clients

A designer exit at Saint Laurent, a new label from Kim Jones and another weak quarter for fashion at LVMH all point the same way. Here is what luxury is changing, and what any brand selling to wealthy buyers can take from it.

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London's prime property market is quietly finding its feet

Prices in prime central London have risen for the first time in four years, and the £15m-plus market is busier than it has been since the non-dom changes. Here is what's driving it, and what could knock it off course.

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Dubai's luxury property market holds firm as the wider city cools

Overall home sales in Dubai fell by almost half in the third quarter, yet luxury prices are still rising and $10m-plus deals keep closing. Here is how the top of the market has weathered a year of regional conflict.

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Monterey's record week and the collector car market's new shape

August's Monterey auctions smashed every previous record, and the autumn sales have kept the pace. What the numbers say about who is buying, what they want and where the market is thinner than the headlines suggest.

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The business jet market heads to Las Vegas on fractional fuel

Deliveries are rising, used jets are scarce and fractional operators are placing the biggest orders. Here is the state of the business jet market as the industry gathers for NBAA-BACE.

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Autumn Budget 2026: what the wealthy are watching on 28 October

Capital gains, inheritance, property and a possible wealth tax are all in the frame for John Healey's Budget. Here is what is already law, what is only rumour, and how advisers say clients are responding.

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