From emerging markets to heritage architecture: The Global Luxury Real Estate Forecast by Christie’s International Real Estate reveals the themes shaping luxury real estate in 2025.

Chicago, February 5, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The year 2025 promises to bring changes in architectural styles, with a focus on heritage, increased interest in security and privacy issues, as well as attention to emerging markets such as Madrid and the Balkans. This is according to a report by Christie’s International Real Estate on global trends in the luxury real estate segment for 2025. The report, presented today, explores key trends and factors shaping the global luxury real estate market, based on the opinions of agency owners and leading agents from a network of over 100 independent brokerage firms worldwide.

Key points of the forecast for 2025

• Increased attention to home security:The security of homes is becoming increasingly important in the luxury real estate segment. Homeowners are installing both high-tech and analog systems, such as smart cameras, radar for waterfront properties, armored doors, biometric identification systems, and private security in residential areas.
• Shift towards "heritage architecture":Modern high-net-worth buyers are increasingly opting for architectural styles that reflect the historical and natural surroundings, rather than the contemporary forms that have dominated construction in recent decades. This can include, for example, rustic-style homes in the mountainous regions of the United States or Victorian and Regency designs in the United Kingdom.
• The impact of climate change:Shortly before the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles, brokers and agents discovered that climate events have a significant impact on the luxury real estate market in 2025. Agents from San Francisco, Dubai, Naples, and Geneva share how climate issues are affecting home purchases and describe how governments and developers are planning for the future.
• Trends and conveniences of 2025:In the coming years, infrared saunas, car showrooms, and toy sheds will become popular worldwide, ranking among the most desired amenities for luxury real estate. Additionally, "biophilic" design will see increasing demand as affluent clients become more concerned about their health and the impact on the environment.
• Emerging markets in the luxury real estate sector:Madrid, Perth, the Balkan countries — Albania and Bulgaria, as well as Monmouth County in New Jersey, are among the growing markets of 2025.

The report also examines the most significant real estate sales in the Christie’s International Real Estate network in 2024 and the market trends they confirm. Among these transactions are the record sale of a private island in Palm Beach for $152 million, a country estate in England valued at $36 million, and a mansion in Los Angeles purchased for $90 million using Bitcoin.

“The global luxury real estate market is thriving and constantly evolving,” says Ted Wong, co-chairman of Christie’s International Real Estate. “We hope that these insights, provided by experts who have an in-depth understanding of their markets and can recognize trends early, will help buyers and sellers make confident and informed decisions in the current environment and in the future.”

The data presented in the Christie’s International Real Estate forecast for 2025 is based on a survey of the company's independent partners across North America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Christie’s International Real Estate has been successfully selling high-value real estate worldwide for over 30 years. Thanks to its invitation-only network that spans nearly 50 countries and territories, Christie’s International Real Estate offers unparalleled services to its global clientele in the luxury residential real estate segment.

Christie’s International Real Estate is a separate luxury brand managed by Compass (NYSE: COMP), the largest brokerage firm in the U.S. by residential sales volume. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, Compass offers a unique platform that enables real estate agents to provide top-notch services to seller and buyer clients.