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GLOBAL: May 31, 2015

Sotheby’s/Wealth-X UHNWI profile – London

  According to the Luxury Real Estate Report 2015 published by Sotheby’s and Wealth-X,  the average UHNWI property owner in London is aged 57. 30% derive their fortunes from financial services. 70% are self-made. They have median net worth of US$120mn. Attractions include the UK’s ‘safe haven’ status. The top country for foreign owners is India.  ...

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GLOBAL: May 31, 2015

Sotheby’s/Wealth-X UHNWI profile – New York

  According to the Luxury Real Estate Report 2015 published by Sotheby’s and Wealth-X,  the average UHNWI property owner in New York City  is aged 60. 40% derive their fortunes from financial services. 74% are self-made. They have median net worth of US$120mn. Attractions include low interest rates and an ‘entry point’ to the international market.  The top country for foreign owners is the UK.  ...

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GLOBAL: May 31, 2015

Sotheby’s/ Wealth-X: Mumbai and Singapore favoured for secondary residences

  According to the Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report published by Sotheby’s and Wealth-X, Mumbai and Singapore rank higher than Tokyo and Osaka in terms of the number of residences owned by UNHWIs, even though the numbers of locally based UNHWIs are lower. Similarly, Washington DC and Dallas ‘trump Chicago.’  ...

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GLOBAL: May 31, 2015

Sotheby’s/ Wealth-X: Mumbai and Singapore favoured for secondary residences

  According to the Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report published by Sotheby’s and Wealth-X, Mumbai and Singapore rank higher than Tokyo and Osaka in terms of the number of residences owned by UNHWIs, even though the numbers of locally based UNHWIs are lower. Similarly, Washington DC and Dallas ‘trump Chicago.’  ...

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GLOBAL: May 31, 2015

Sotheby’s/Wealth-X:  UNHWIs work, but do not live or play in Mexico City

  According to the Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report published by Sotheby’s and Wealth-X, Mexico City is the top business location for UNHW individuals in that country. However, few individuals who are based outside the city own a residence there. Most UNHWIs who are based in Mexico City rarely own secondary properties in Mexico.  ...

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GLOBAL: May 31, 2015

Sotheby’s/Wealth-X: China’s billionaires favour Hong Kong and Singapore

  According to the Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report published by Sotheby’s and Wealth-X, UHNW individuals in China who own multiple homes are typically young, with an average age of 52. Some 89% of them made their own fortunes. Hong Kong Singapore and the United States are the preferred markets in which they buy properties outside China. Australia and Canada.  ...

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GLOBAL: May 31, 2015

Sotheby’s/Wealth-X: China’s billionaires favour Hong Kong and Singapore

  According to the Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report published by Sotheby’s and Wealth-X, UHNW individuals in China who own multiple homes are typically young, with an average age of 52. Some 89% of them made their own fortunes. Hong Kong Singapore and the United States are the preferred markets in which they buy properties outside China. Australia and Canada.  ...

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GLOBAL: May 31, 2015

Sotheby’s/Wealth-X: Russia’s billionaires favour London

  According to the Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report 2015 published by Sotheby’s and Wealth-X, Russia’s 114 billionaires account for 9% of that country’s UNHW individual population and 56% of UNHW wealth. At 52 years of age, they are seven years younger than the global average for UHNW. They also buy in niche locations such as Monaco and the Caribbean.  ...

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GLOBAL: May 31, 2015

Sotheby’s/Wealth-X: UNHW buyers in luxury real estate increasingly from Asia

  According to the Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report 2015 published by Sotheby’s and Wealth-X, there are almost twice as many Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) individuals in Asia as there are in Latin America & Caribbean, the Middle East, the Pacific and Africa combined. Over the next three decades, US$16,000bn of today’s UNHW wealth will be transferred to the next generation.  ...

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GLOBAL: May 31, 2015

Sotheby’s/Wealth-X: UNHW buyers in luxury real estate increasingly from Asia

  According to the Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report 2015 published by Sotheby’s and Wealth-X, there are almost twice as many Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) individuals in Asia as there are in Latin America & Caribbean, the Middle East, the Pacific and Africa combined. Over the next three decades, US$16,000bn of today’s UNHW wealth will be transferred to the next generation.  ...

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