Clientele Luxury Global Magazine has released its Q1 2026 luxury market insights, offering a detailed look into how high-net-worth buyers are navigating the country's most coveted luxury markets. From Park City to Greenwich, Seattle to Southern California, the first quarter reveals a market defined by low-inventory trophy properties, design-driven renovations, and clients who demand both elevated presentation and serious advisory from their agents.
In Park City, Utah, Paul Benson of Engel & Völkers Park City continues to lead in one of America's most exclusive mountain markets. His portfolio includes Monitor's Rest, a ski-in/ski-out masterpiece at 253 White Pine Canyon Road inside The Colony at White Pine Canyon, listed at $60,000,000. Benson's deep local expertise and global network position him as a key connector for ultra-high-net-worth buyers. For Q1 2026, Clientele Luxury tracks his team's top-tier listings and cross-market referrals as a bellwether for the broader mountain luxury segment.
In Greenwich, Connecticut, Shelly Tretter Lynch of COMPASS brings over three decades of experience advising ultra-luxury buyers who think in terms of risk, time, and generational wealth. Lynch is known for orchestrating complex, often confidential transactions on significant estates and waterfront properties, offering a strategist's mindset and disciplined discretion.
Northern Georgia's Judi Renfroe of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties is a recognized authority on the region's ultra-affluent lifestyle, advising on gated estates, equestrian properties, and private lake and mountain retreats. Her properties routinely attract cash buyers and repeat clients who trust her discretion.
In Seattle, Moira Holley of Realogics Sotheby's International Realty specializes in luxury penthouses and high-rise residences, setting multiple price records at the top of the in-city market. Her data-driven understanding of qualified demand and collaboration with Clientele Luxury positions Seattle's extraordinary properties for a national audience.
Southern California specialist Jaime Krupnick of Rodeo Realty Fine Estates combines traditional marketing with forward-thinking technology to deliver a highly tailored experience. Through her boutique brand Krupnick Signature Properties, she oversees every detail from premarket preparation to launch strategy, ensuring listings debut polished and ready to perform.
In Ranch Santa Fe and Los Angeles, Cathleen Shera & Associates specialize in architecturally significant estates, including an off-market property listed over $10 million. Their reach across coastal and inland luxury submarkets provides quiet access to qualified buyers.
San Diego's Brett Dickinson and Ross Clark of COMPASS lead a global luxury team handling architecturally significant estates and contemporary oceanfront retreats. Their signature listing, Sandcastle La Jolla, has been featured in Top 10 Homes USA and multiple global magazines, showcasing La Jolla's ultra-luxury lifestyle.
In Saddle River, New Jersey, Vicki Gaily of Special Properties Brook Hollow Group Inc. has set the pace for upper-tier sales, with chateau-style estates and luxury country properties ranging from $1.5 million to $4 million. Just 25 miles from New York City, Saddle River attracts CEOs and senior executives seeking estate-style living with fast access to Manhattan.
Clientele Luxury also debuted a special design issue featuring high-net-worth design firms and artists, including Los Angeles–based Mark Weaver & Associates, known for creating deeply personal interiors. The issue highlights firms like Tropical Architecture Group and artists Michael Sean Stolworthy, George Singer, Paul Gerben, and Jim Jordan.
For more than a decade, Clientele Luxury magazine has focused on real estate profiles, agent roundups, and exclusive travel content for a highly selective customer niche. Editor-in-Chief Erin Green notes, "The HNW audience we cater to has a natural ability to find the luxury they love and desire. We just make it much easier by presenting the top real estate agents who can help navigate the steps to the property they desire."
