Property Lifestyles | Global Affluence: The Emerging Luxury Consumer

This week, we continue exploring the findings unveiled in the “Global Affluence: The Emerging Luxury Consumer” report.  When it comes to purchasing a home, emerging luxury consumers are particularly interested in pursuing certain property lifestyles including waterfront, metropolitan and historic.  Discover trending locations for these popular property lifestyles, based on data compiled from sothebysrealty.com.

Waterfront

The waterfront location with the highest year-over-year increase in search is New Hampshire.

$2,649,000 USD | Moultonborough, New Hampshire | Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty

Waterfront properties available in New Hampshire include this custom-built estate on Lake Winnipesaukee.  The home includes 7,500 square-feet of living space, a 1,000-square-foot carriage house ideal for guests, 200 feet of shoreline and a deep-water U-shaped docking system.

Europe has also seen an increase in searches for the waterfront lifestyle, with three trending locations being the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany.

Waterfront lifestyle destinations that have maintained a trending position year-over-year include Turks & Caicos, Australia, and Malibu, California.

Metropolitan

The metropolitan location with the highest year-over-year increase in search is Denver, Colorado.

$2,299,000 USD | Denver, Colorado | LIV Sotheby’s International Realty

Metropolitan properties available in Denver include this townhouse in the exclusive Riverfront Brownstones development.  Located in Downtown Denver, the residence spans over 4,000 square-feet and features floor-to-ceiling windows, master suite with a private balcony, plenty of outdoor living space and an attached three-car garage.

Additional trending metropolitan locations around the world include Boston, Massachusetts; Tokyo, Japan; Portland, Oregon; and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

New York City is consistently one of the most popular metropolitan searches with trending neighborhoods including SoHo and the Upper East Side.

Historic

 The location for historic homes with the highest year-over-year increase in search is the Hudson Valley region of New York State.

$1,775,000 USD | Grandview, New York | Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty

Historic homes available in the Hudson Valley region of New York include this 19^th-century cobblestone, craftsman-style estate.  Known as “Willow Knoll,” the home was built in 1891 by Joseph Ellicott, the inventor of the air brake and first commodore of the Tappan Zee Yacht Club.

Additional trending historic home locations around the world include New Orleans, Louisiana; Venice, Italy; India; Atlanta, Georgia; and Portugal.

For more information on the confidence of emerging luxury consumers, download the complete “Global Affluence: The Emerging Luxury Consumer” report by clicking here.