As we enter the spring months, and for many markets, what is traditionally the busiest period of home sales and purchases, we review some of the top trends, both indoors and outdoors.
Strategies for Marketing a Challenging Property in a Seller’s Market
One of the most important factors to remember is that there is a buyer for every home but, although price does play an important role, reducing it might not be the only way to achieve a sale.
The March 2024 Luxury Market Report
This month, we delve into the underlying factors propelling demand and shaping the trajectory of the luxury real estate market over the past four months, as well as their enduring effects.
How to Predict Trends in your Real Estate Market
Leveraging these diverse sources of data, you can make more informed decisions, mitigate risks, and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the dynamic real estate market
How to Leverage a Hard-to-Sell Property
Leveraging a hard-to-sell property can help you to increase your business but it does involve thinking outside the box and seeking out opportunities.
Important Design Trends for 2024
The current buyer philosophy is that a home needs to be more than just beautiful and functional design. The affluent are searching, and prepared to wait, to find a home that matches their lifestyle expectations, is move-in-ready, and provides “an experience.”
THE JANUARY 2024 LUXURY MARKET REPORT
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States.
The November 2023 Luxury Market Report
While there is little doubt that the current luxury market is facing challenges, we investigate the slight shift in some of the market’s variables that could be the key to market growth in the future.
Connecting the Dots Between Buyers and Sellers
Here are four methods to help to connect the dots between buyers and sellers during a luxury real estate transaction.
The Focus of The Luxury Consumer in Today’s Market
Your key role as a luxury real estate agent is to paint the best, most relatable picture possible. How do you do this? By finding ways to relate to existing consumer experiences.
The October 2023 Luxury Market Report
October’s report reviews the current statistics for the luxury market in North America month over month, as well as the 13-month trend. We review the status of September’s market, as this month is usually a good indicator of the direction the market is headed for the next few months.
The September 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report offers a comprehensive analysis of trends and comparative data for top residential markets across Canada and the United States. The report for September examines the Read More
The August 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report offers a comprehensive analysis of trends and comparative data for top residential markets across Canada and the United States. The August report provides a month-over-month Read More
The July 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report serves as your guide for analyzing trends and comparative data in the top residential markets across Canada and the United States. The report for July Read More
The June 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing trends and comparative data in the top residential markets across Canada and the United States. June’s report reviews the current Read More
The May 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analysis on the trends and comparative data in the top residential markets across Canada and the United States. May’s report examines Read More
The April 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. The report for April Read More
The March 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. March’s report reviews the Read More
The February 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. February’s report reviews Read More
The January 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. January’s report reviews Read More
The 2022 November Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. November’s report reviews Read More
The 2022 October Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. October’s report reviews the current Read More
The 2022 September Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. September’s report reviews the current Read More
The 2022 August Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. August’s report reviews the current Read More
What Luxury Real Estate Really Means
What comes to mind when you think of luxury real estate? The common assumption is a multi-million dollar home, high-rise, or vacation property on an exclusive island. However, even though Read More
The 2022 July Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. July’s report reviews the current Read More
The 2022 June Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. June’s report reviews the current statistics for Read More
The 2022 May Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing the trends and comparative data on top residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. May’s report reviews the current statistics of Read More
The 2022 April Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis of the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. April’s report reviews the current Read More
Standing Out in Your Market as a Luxury Expert
It’s no secret that the luxury real estate market is lucrative, yet highly competitive. Those looking to buy or sell a luxury home these days have no shortage of options Read More
The 2022 January Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. January’s report reviews the current Read More
How Are You Building Your Reputation in Luxury Real Estate?
Becoming a successful real estate professional in the upper tier requires consistent effort to build both your skillset and your client base. One of the most effective ways you can Read More
Common Pitfalls Real Estate Professionals Should Avoid on Facebook and Instagram
When it comes to real estate marketing, social media is definitely a vehicle that the majority of real estate professionals utilize. As more and more of the business world turns Read More
How to Build Trust with Your Affluent Clients
Choosing a real estate professional is a significant decision for almost any buyer or seller. In the luxury home listing market, where the stakes are highest, a real estate professional’s Read More
Refining Your Real Estate Target Audience for Effective Email Marketing
How well do you know your audience? One way you can tell is by analyzing your click-through rate and “unsubscribe” numbers from your email list this past month. In November, Read More
The December Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. December’s report reviews the current Read More
The Difference Between Relationships and Transactions in Luxury Real Estate
Buying a new home is one of the most emotional purchases your client will ever make, so why does the final transaction seem so — cold? Jim Walberg, a 35-year Read More
Building Your Luxury Sphere of Influence from the Ground Up
So, you’re a new luxury real estate professional in the area, and you’re wondering how to go about building your luxury sphere of influence from the ground up. Without a Read More
5 Real Estate Vocabulary Shifts for Higher Perceived Value
With an ever-growing number of competitors in the real estate industry, it’s not enough to simply have a valuable service and hope your cookie-cutter marketing will be enough to win Read More
3 Things Every Luxury Real Estate Professional Should Splurge On
If you’re like most people looking to break into luxury real estate, you might be wondering what you should splurge on for your best chances of success when you’re just Read More
5 Ways to Maximize Your Instagram Strategy for Luxury Real Estate Leads
Luxury real estate is a competitive industry, which can sometimes make it difficult at times to tap into new, fresh sources of leads. The good news is that luxury real Read More
How to Sell More By Being a Better Listener
When you meet with a new prospect or client, do you listen more than you speak? In any profession where sales are involved, there’s a tendency for the sales professional Read More
The Power of Strategic Partnerships in Luxury Real Estate
How often do you spend time networking with luxury professionals outside of the real estate industry? We’ve all heard the phrase “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” Read More
Could the Luxury Condo Craze Return? Here’s What’s Happening In Urban Markets
While many affluent clients were busy trading in their luxury condos for more space, privacy, and nature over the last eighteen months to escape the confines of a job they Read More
The October Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. October’s report reviews the current Read More
How the Pandemic Is Changing the Affluent’s Expectations of Luxury Homes
With remote work becoming more commonplace and the world still subject to change at any moment, the affluent’s idea of a desirable family home has changed dramatically over the past Read More
How to Capture Luxury Real Estate Leads Organically
Wouldn’t it be nice if warmed up leads fell right in your lap? Although it sounds too good to be true, it’s possible when you have a great digital marketing Read More
How to Prepare for a Luxury Real Estate Listing Appointment
So you’ve landed your first luxury listing appointment — now what? Meeting with prospective clients — especially ones at a higher price point you may have never worked in before Read More
3 Benefits of Co-Listing In Luxury Real Estate
If you ask around the real estate market, many real estate professionals have mixed feelings about co-listing. Plenty of real estate professionals have never co-listed a property with a colleague Read More
The September Luxury Market Report
Future Trends Homeowners and Investors should Consider Over the last few months, the luxury real estate market has experienced the return of a more normal pace of doing business for Read More