Spencer Elliott

2 weeks ago | forbesargentina.com | Amura CMS |Spencer Elliott

Spencer Elliott Desde casas en los exuberantes paisajes de Costa Rica hasta rincones arbolados en Manhattan y la soleada costa sur de España, un recorrido por seis residencias que desafían las nociones convencionales del ultra lujo. El umbral de precio que define al mercado inmobiliario de "ultra lujo" es notoriamente escurridizo. Muchos señalan al 1 % superior del mercado local como el punto de referencia.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Spencer Elliott

Los Angeles is nobody’s wallflower. Neon signs blink after midnight, front-row fashion risks stroll grocery aisles and even the houses practice theatrical stagecraft. Against that dazzling hum, the mere suggestion of hush can seem hypothetical. Yet drive a few minutes west of Beverly Hills and the volume dips. Trees crowd the sidewalks, speed bumps outnumber paparazzi and bright red Ferraris are shrunken down to Matchbox size.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Spencer Elliott

Why do we crane our necks toward the ridgeline, yearning for a house that brushes the clouds? Maybe the urge to survey danger still thrums beneath our ribs, or maybe we just like the thrill of looking down on the city’s quickened heartbeat. Whatever the reason, the pull endures. Some simply call it a view. In Los Angeles, it’s more a storyboard. Here, a window isn’t just glass but a lens through which the city’s perpetual script unfolds, frame by light-shifting frame.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Spencer Elliott

Few headlines have reverberated across the nation like the New York Daily News splash on October 30, 1975. Five spare words—“FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD”—declared that Wall Street’s hometown was on the brink. The phrase distilled a decade of near bankruptcy and municipal belt‑tightening into a single punch and seemed to predict a lasting fade. New York, of course, refused to oblige. Decade after decade, the city remains steadfast in the face of adversity.

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Spencer Elliott

The price threshold for “ultra-luxury” real estate is notoriously slippery. Many pinpoint the top 1% of a local market as the qualifying mark. Yet labeling a property “ultra-luxury” isn’t just about cost. Grand design, impeccable craftsmanship and an enviable setting can matter more than a multimillion-dollar tag. Some residences under $5 million embody a level of splendor that defies tidy definitions. They remain lavish but avoid straying into eye-popping, wallet-busting territory.