Clientele Luxury Global Magazine has released its Q1 2026 luxury market insights, offering a front-row view into how high-net-worth buyers are moving across coveted U.S. markets, including Park City, Greenwich, Seattle, California, Georgia, and Saddle River, New Jersey. The first quarter reveals a market defined by low-inventory trophy properties, design-driven renovations, and clients who expect both elevated presentation and serious advisory from their agents. Clientele Luxury is tracking the price points, product types, and marketing strategies that are quietly setting the tone for the rest of 2026.
In Park City, Utah, Paul Benson of Engel & Völkers Park City guides discerning buyers to rare combinations of lifestyle, privacy, and year-round recreation. Among his listings is Monitor's Rest, a ski-in/ski-out masterpiece at 253 White Pine Canyon Road inside The Colony at White Pine Canyon, offered at $60,000,000. Benson's deep local expertise and global network position him as a key connector between ultra-high-net-worth buyers and blue-chip inventory. His group expanded across key Western markets in 2025, reinforcing his role as a bellwether for the broader mountain luxury segment.
In Greenwich, Connecticut, Shelly Tretter Lynch of COMPASS brings over three decades of experience advising high-net-worth and entertainment-industry clients on complex, often confidential transactions. Her clients think in terms of generational wealth, asking whether a property will hold long-term value for children and grandchildren. Lynch is known for orchestrating significant estate and waterfront transactions with a strategist's mindset and disciplined discretion.
Judi Renfroe of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties is a recognized authority on Northern Georgia'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 collaboration with Clientele Luxury reflects a results-driven approach to marketing Seattle's most extraordinary properties.
In Southern California, Jaime Krupnick of Rodeo Realty Fine Estates pairs high-net-worth buyers with exceptional homes, from private design-driven estates to expansive ranch and equestrian properties. Through her boutique brand, Krupnick Signature Properties, she delivers a highly tailored experience, overseeing every detail from pre-market preparation to launch strategy. Her portfolio includes architecturally significant homes and lifestyle-driven ranches. Meanwhile, Cathleen Shera & Associates, based in Rancho Santa Fe, specialize in architecturally significant estates, with a current off-market property listed over $10M, providing quiet access to qualified buyers across San Diego and Los Angeles.
In San Diego, Brett Dickinson and Ross Clark of COMPASS lead a global luxury team representing high-end buyers and sellers across Southern California. One of their signature listings is Sandcastle La Jolla, an iconic waterfront jewel featured in Top 10 Homes USA and multiple global magazines. Through SandcastleLaJolla.com and curated media placements, they have positioned this residence as a showcase of La Jolla's ultra-luxury lifestyle.
In Saddle River, New Jersey, Vicki Gaily of Special Properties Brook Hollow Group Inc. sets the pace for upper-tier sales with chateau-style estates and luxury country properties from $1.5M to $4M. Just 25 miles from New York City, Saddle River attracts CEOs and senior executives who rely on Gaily for discretion and a marketing program refined over decades for Fortune 500 leadership. Clientele Luxury also recently debuted a special design issue featuring high-net-worth design, with firms like Tropical Architecture Group and Mark Weaver & Associates, known for creating interiors that feel artful and deeply personal.
For more than a decade, Clientele Luxury magazine has focused on real estate profiles, agent roundups, and exclusive travel content, engaging a highly selective customer niche. Behind it, Erin Green, Editor-in-Chief, has curated an extensive global network. As 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."
