Luxury real estate news: high-end home sales, prime markets, notable listings, and the trends driving demand at the top of the housing market.
The Beverly Hills estate built on the site of the 1969 Manson Family murders is back on the market at $44.99 million, the latest turn in owner Jeff Franklin’s four-year attempt to sell the 21,000-square-foot property.
A historic 1936 mansion in Glencoe, Ill., built for a Pabst Brewing executive, sold for $17.5 million, the highest price paid for a Chicago-area home so far in 2026.
Fourteen Greenwich sales above $10 million by mid-June β plus six pending and a private $27.8M deal β put the trophy market on a near-record pace.
Miami-Dade recorded 24 home sales above $30 million in the first half of 2026, nearly double last year’s pace, overtaking New York and the Bay Area in ultra-luxury deal volume as wealthy buyers migrate to Florida, according to data from Analytics Miami cited by Bloomberg.
Sotheby’s International Realty acquired Majestic Realty Collective β eight affiliates from Vail to Lake Tahoe β as luxury brokerage consolidates.
Luxury home prices rose 4.7% year over year β triple the pace of the broader market, Redfin found. Tampa and Miami led; only four metros declined.
Florida condo buyers face new due-diligence questions in 2026, from reserve studies and milestone inspections to insurance and flood risk.
Foreign buyers purchased $56 billion of U.S. homes in the latest NAR data, up 33%. Where international demand is concentrating.
Housing starts fell, builder confidence slipped, and incentives spread. Hereβs what new construction buyers and sellers should watch in 2026.
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