Global Super-Luxury Sales Surged in the First Half of 2021
New York led with 202 sales above US$10 million, compared to 52 in the same period last year.
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Super-luxury property markets globally have proven to be resilient amid the coronavirus pandemic and economic slowdown.
The number of super-prime home sales—defined as those priced above US$10 million—reached 785 in the first six months of 2021 across seven major cities, according to a Knight Frank report released Thursday. That is more than double the figure in the same period of 2020, and up 52% from the same time in 2019—a more comparable year.
Among the seven major cities analyzed, New York led with 202 sales above $10 million, which had an aggregate value of $785 billion, in the first half of the year. The number of sales was nearly four times the figure during the same time 2020, which was skewed by the impact of Covid-19. However, compared to the same period of 2019, this year’s sales were still up 36%, according to the report.
“Vaccine rollouts have aided the reopening of some of the world’s major cities—giving confidence to wealthy residents to commit to property moves in prime central locations,” Liam Bailey, global head of research at Knight Frank, said in the report.
Los Angeles logged 171 sales at the very top $10 million-plus market in the first half of the year, nearly three times the number over the same period both in 2020 and in 2019, according to the report.
Of the other five cities included in the analysis—Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, London and Dubai—only Hong Kong-registered fewer super-prime sales between January and the end of June r than the same six-month stretch in 2019, but transactions were still 61% higher than the same period in 2020, according to the report.
While each of these super-prime markets has its unique driving force, such as recent price corrections, lifestyle advantages or the surge in new development. But they all shared some common themes, “namely, rapidly improving sentiment amid the reopening of cities and a unified shift in lifestyles as the wealthy seek out larger homes and more amenity rich locations,” Paddy Dring, global head of prime sales at Knight Frank, said in the report.
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A Sydney waterfront mansion that has just hit the market could set a countrywide price record as the first home to sell for A$200 million (US$129.77 million).
Located in the affluent suburb of Point Piper, the sprawling home sits on a lot that’s equivalent to “four normal housing blocks” and features 98 meters (321.5 feet) of water frontage along the harbor, according to an announcement on Wednesday from Ken Jacobs, director of Australia Pacific of Forbes Global Properties, who has the listing in association with real estate agent Brad Pillinger.
“The estate is Australia’s most iconic residence and ranks amongst the best in the world, combining both privacy and space, exuding elegance and comfort, while featuring gun-barrel views of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge,” Jacobs said in a statement.
The residence is expected to sell for A$200 million or more, Pillinger added. “There is no comparable property in Australia.”
The home, named Wingadal, as it’s located on Wingadal Place, was built for Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond, who purchased the property in 1999. It took eight years to complete the mansion, which was designed by architect Alec Tzannes, according to the listing agency.
“Wingadal is a highlight of my career in residential design and architecture,” Tzannes said. “The timeless design on the Point Piper peninsula offers a unique appreciation of Sydney Harbour from a variety of angles, rotating around an axis that lines up perfectly with the Sydney Harbour Bridge.”
The colossal home has enough internal space to entertain up to 500 people, and underground parking provides space for 20 cars, plus eight more can fit inside the garage.
The four-level home has four bedrooms as well as a two-bedroom apartment. There’s also a 2,500-bottle wine cellar, a home theater that seats 22, two commercial kitchens and a swimming pool.
“Wingadal has been a special home for my family over the past two decades, and now I’m looking forward to spending more time traveling overseas,” Symond said in a statement. “While being an exceptional family home, we have also enjoyed hosting many important events for charities and other worthwhile causes.”
This is not the first time Symond has tried to sell his waterfront estate. In 2016, he listed the home in hopes of selling it for at least A$100 million, which would’ve been a price record for the country at that time Mansion Global reported . The current benchmark was set in 2022, when a baronial-style estate, also in Point Piper, sold for A$130 million, according to The Sydney Morning Herald .
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