Clientele Luxury Global Magazine has released its Q1 2026 luxury market insights, offering a front-row view into how high-net-worth buyers are navigating 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 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. He guides discerning buyers to the rare combination 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 the first call for clients pursuing the market's most coveted properties. In 2025, his group expanded across key Western markets, reinforcing his role as a connector between ultra-high-net-worth buyers and blue-chip inventory. For Q1 2026, Clientele Luxury continues to track his team's top-tier listings as a bellwether for the broader mountain luxury segment.
In Greenwich, Connecticut, Shelly Tretter Lynch of COMPASS has been the advisor for ultra-luxury buyers for more than three decades. She 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 clear decisions. 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 Georgia Properties advises luxury buyers and sellers across gated estates, equestrian properties, and private lake and mountain retreats. As an emeritus associate, she brings decades of top-tier production and a reputation for discretion. Her properties routinely attract cash buyers and repeat clients who trust her to quietly place or acquire significant homes.
In Seattle, Washington, Moira Holley of Realogics Sotheby's International Realty specializes in luxury penthouses and high-rise residences. Her portfolio showcases sought-after residences in Seattle's most recognizable towers, 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. Her collaboration with Clientele Luxury reflects a results-driven approach to marketing, positioning Seattle's most extraordinary properties in front of a national high-net-worth audience.
In Southern California, Jaime Krupnick of Rodeo Realty Fine Estates is known for pairing 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, elevated experience. Her portfolio spans architecturally significant homes to lifestyle-driven ranches. Jaime is known for making "turnkey" feel effortless by overseeing every detail from premarket preparation to launch strategy.
In Rancho Santa Fe and greater San Diego and Los Angeles, Russell Stafford and Cathleen Shera of 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 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 representing high-end buyers and sellers. Known for their command of coastal real estate, they handle 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.
In Saddle River, New Jersey, Vicki Gaily of Special Properties Brook Hollow Group Inc. has been a force in the region's luxury market for more than three decades. Recently, she set the pace for upper-tier sales with chateau-style estates and luxury country properties in the $1.5 million to $4 million range. Just 25 miles from New York City, Saddle River is a haven for CEOs and senior executives, and they consistently turn to Gaily as their quiet strategist.
Clientele Luxury also debuted a special design issue celebrating high-net-worth design, featuring firms like Tropical Architecture Group and artists like Michael Sean Stolworthy. At the center is Los Angeles-based Mark Weaver & Associates, known for creating interiors that feel like a sophisticated, deeply personal reflection of the owner. For more than a decade, Clientele Luxury magazine has focused on real estate profiles, agent roundups, and exclusive travel content, engaging a growing yet highly selective customer niche.
