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Tokyo Tops Global Prime Property Index as Luxury Home Prices Jump 51 Percent

Global prime home prices up 2.6 percent annually in Q2 Prime residential prices across the world's luxury housing markets rose at a slightly faster clip in the second quarter of 2026, led by an extraordinary rebound in Tokyo, even as Canada, mainland China and parts of Australasia remained under pressure. Knight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index, which tracks high-end home values in local currency across...

Why modern mansions with flat roofs hire commercial roof replacement services

Scroll through the newest mansion listings and the pattern jumps out fast. Straight lines, geometric volumes and walls of glass keep showing up, usually under a flat or low-sloped roof that carries something expensive. At Essence, a new $35 million estate in Beverly Hills, the roof holds a regulation-size pickleball court, a bar, a fire pit and lounge areas with a 360-degree view. All of that...

$38.5M Bal Harbour sky home has facial-recognition elevator and 2,300+ sq ft of terraces

Privacy starts before the front door at this $38.5 million residence in Bal Harbour. The nearly 7,800-square-foot home at Oceana Bal Harbour is reached by a private elevator equipped with facial-recognition technology, providing controlled access directly to the residence. Once upstairs, the scale changes considerably. The newly renovated, never-lived-in home has four bedroom suites, a dedicated...

$9.5M Fort Lauderdale home was designed by Tom Ford’s architect

A new $9.5 million waterfront listing in Fort Lauderdale comes with an interesting design connection to Palm Beach. The architect behind 121 Nurmi Drive is Daniel Kahan of Smith & Moore Architects, the same designer responsible for Tom Ford’s former estate at 241 Jungle Road. Only here, Kahan traded Palm Beach formality for a distinctly tropical-modern approach. Set in Las Olas Isles, the...

Single Family Housing Starts Rebound in the U.S.

Home Builders Face Persistent Headwinds in 2026 U.S. single-family home construction rebounded sharply in August 2026, but the gain did little to change a broader picture of caution among builders facing elevated financing costs, expensive materials, labor shortages and strained housing affordability. Single-family housing starts rose 7.6% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 918,000,...

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