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 the country's most coveted luxury 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 is a trusted leader in one of America's most exclusive mountain markets, guiding discerning buyers to the rare combination of lifestyle, privacy, and year-round recreation. His team curates Park City's most significant offerings, including 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, global network, and Mastermind standing within Engel & Völkers position him as the first call for clients pursuing the market's most coveted properties. For Q1 2026, Clientele Luxury continues to track 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 is a trusted name among high-net-worth and entertainment-industry clients who expect privacy, off-market access, and a broker who can translate raw data and local nuance into one clear decision. Many of her clients think in terms of generational wealth, asking whether a property will hold long-term value for their children and grandchildren. Lynch is known for orchestrating complex, often confidential transactions on significant estates and waterfront properties.
In Northern Georgia, Judi Renfroe of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is a recognized authority on the region's ultra-affluent lifestyle, advising luxury buyers and sellers across gated estates, equestrian properties, and private lake and mountain retreats. Her properties routinely attract cash buyers and repeat clients who trust her to quietly place or acquire some of the region's most significant homes.
In Seattle, Moira Holley of Realogics Sotheby's International Realty specializes in luxury penthouses and high-rise residences with dramatic city and water views. She has set multiple price records at the top of the in-city market, attracting buyers from around the world who expect privacy, architecture, and best-in-class amenities. Her long-standing collaboration with Clientele Luxury reflects a results-driven approach to marketing.
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. At her boutique brand, Krupnick Signature Properties, she delivers a highly tailored, elevated experience, overseeing every detail from premarket preparation to launch strategy.
In Rancho Santa Fe and across San Diego and Los Angeles, Russell Stafford and Cathleen Shera of Cathleen Shera & Associates specialize in architecturally significant estates, with a current off-market property listed over $10M. Their reach across coastal and inland luxury submarkets positions them as a trusted resource for high-net-worth clients.
In San Diego, Brett Dickinson and Ross Clark of COMPASS lead a global luxury team, handling everything from architecturally significant estates to contemporary oceanfront retreats. One of their signature listings is Sandcastle La Jolla, an iconic waterfront jewel featured in Top 10 Homes USA and multiple global magazines, showcased at SandcastleLaJolla.com.
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 from $1.5M to $4M. Just 25 miles from New York City, Saddle River is a haven for CEOs and senior executives, and Gaily serves as their quiet strategist.
Clientele Luxury also debuted a special design issue celebrating high-net-worth design, featuring firms such as Tropical Architecture Group and artists Michael Sean Stolworthy, George Singer, Paul Gerben, and Jim Jordan. At the center is Los Angeles–based Mark Weaver & Associates, known for creating interiors that feel artful and deeply personal, with projects spanning historic estates in California, New York, and Nantucket.
"The HNW audience we cater to has a natural ability to find the luxury they love and desire," said Erin Green, Editor-in-Chief of Clientele Luxury. "We just make it much easier by presenting the top real estate agents who can help navigate the steps to the property they desire."
For more, a copy of the magazine can be purchased at MagCloud.
