Lawsuit Accuses Homeowner of Cutting Trees in Public Park To Improve View From His Mansion

An homeowner in Washington state is being sued—along with his wife and neighbors—for allegedly cutting more than 140 trees in a King County park near his home last year. Vlad Popach, who works as a luxury real estate broker, is selling his hilltop mansion in Issaquah, WA, for $6.5 million and increa

Texas judge dismisses Colony Ridge discrimination lawsuit

A federal judge in Texas dismissed with prejudice a high-profile discrimination lawsuit against Colony Ridge Development while sharply criticizing a proposed settlement agreement that would have directed millions of dollars toward infrastructure and immigration enforcement rather than compensating a

The Rise of the ‘Right-Now Home’

For decades, homeownership revolved around one idea: finding the forever home. It was the house you would raise your kids in, retire in and eventually pass down to the next generation. Buyers approached the process with the expectation that one purchase should solve the next 20 to 30 years of their

Modern Luxury Is Now Defined by Total Mobility

As the global economy becomes more stuck in place, modern luxury is coming to be defined by the complete opposite: total mobility. The latest Wealth Report from Knight Frank details the changing desires of the wealthy and finds that ultrahigh-net-worth individuals—defined as those with a net worth o