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The 2025 Luxury Reset: Why Speed and Strategy Matter More Than Ever This blog—and the report it draws from—examines the 10 highest-grossing real estate transactions across 56 of the nation’s most elite luxury markets. While the properties in this data set represent the top end of the spectrum, they
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