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Ultra-Luxury Home Sales Surge Globally in Late 2025 as 555 Mega-Deals Close
Ultra-prime residential property markets closed the year with a surge in blockbuster transactions, even as annual momentum cooled modestly from mid-year highs, underscoring a bifurcated global luxury housing landscape shaped by tax policy, cross-border capital flows and shifting investor sentiment.
U.S. Luxury Home Prices Outpaced the Broader Market in 2025
The median sale price of a luxury home in the United States climbed 4.6% from a year earlier to $1.31 million in December, significantly outpacing gains in the broader housing market, where non-luxury prices rose just 1.4% to $375,000 -- the slowest rate of appreciation recorded since tracking began in 2013.
U.S. Homeowner Equity Growth Cooled in 2025 but Remained Historically Strong
Homeowner equity across the United States softened modestly in the final months of 2025, signaling a housing market that is losing some of the rapid momentum built during the pandemic-era boom but still resting on a comparatively solid financial foundation.
U.S. Homebuyers Scored Biggest Price Discounts Since 2012 as Market Shifts
Homebuyers in 2025 secured historically large discounts off asking prices, according to new data from Redfin, reflecting one of the strongest buyer's markets in recent memory.
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