Trends & Perspectives
The 10 Key Insights of a Year of Return to Balance
2025 Trends
The 2025 edition of the BARNES Global Property Handbook identifies the ten key structural trends shaping international luxury real estate, based on surveys con…
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Prime Real Estate and the Circular Economy
A passionate, practical and financial investment
Luxury real estate asserts itself as the vehicle for the desires and ambitions of the world's great fortunes. An investment rooted in circularity.
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Ultra High-Net-Worth Individuals: The Return of Confidence
A population 94.5% located in the northern hemisphere
In 2023, the global UHNW population grew by +7.9% to reach a record 426,330 — a sharp rebound following the temporary decline in 2022.
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The World Has Ever More Billionaires
A record year for billionaires worldwide
2024 was an excellent year for billionaires, whose numbers and combined wealth reached record highs as global stock markets adapted to wars, political unrest, …
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Trends & Opportunities — 2024, the Unexpected Year
And yet the world keeps turning
2024 was no exception to the rule of unpredictability. Yet luxury real estate remains, alongside gold, the ultimate safe-haven asset.
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Expert Insights
A conversation with Heidi Barnes & Thibault de Saint Vincent
In a world marked by geopolitical crises, economic upheavals, and shifting expectations from UHNWI, Heidi Barnes and Thibault de Saint Vincent share their anal…
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