All tagged luxury real estate

Retail Expansion Fuels U.S. Luxury Brands Across The Nation

Despite gloomy economic news and viral social media videos of stores closing, there is proof that the luxury retail sector in the United States is thriving, and it's due to a wave of retail expansion. According to a recent report by the global real estate services company JLL, luxury brands are making significant strides, with more than half of new luxury stores opening their doors in the ever-iconic states of New York and California. Even more intriguing, nearly 40% of these new store leases were secured in high-end malls across the nation.

Business Lessons From Luxury Brands

2020 will forever be memorialized as one of extreme economic uncertainty and global unrest. That is, for everyone except one select group of businesses that walked out unscathed and even with their heads high and their pockets deeper than ever before.

These are the entrepreneurs who managed to whittle down their workload, servicing a handful of highly-selective clients, and still make more money quarter over quarter. They even learned to say no to clients, without an ounce of guilt or the slightest quiver in their bank accounts.

So who are these lucky few who transformed 2020 into a goldmine of possibility? They’re the experts who’ve been brave enough to position themselves as luxury personal brands. And in a minute, I’ll tell you exactly why this strategy’s paid off in spades.

Fierce Female: The Sassiest Agent in Real Estate

Elizabeth Chu, also known as #SassyAgent, brings smiles and sparkles as she struts into the luxury real estate industry in Orange County, California. When you meet Sassy, as Liz is often identified as by her colleagues and friends, you’ll see why she causes ripples and sparks as soon as she joins the influential league of top real estate agents.