{"id":348596,"date":"2026-11-11T14:43:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T19:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sothebysrealty.com\/?p=348596"},"modified":"2026-11-11T17:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T22:29:50","slug":"luxury-lens-how-globally-mobile-are-todays-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/luxury-lens-how-globally-mobile-are-todays-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury Lens: How globally mobile are today\u2019s entrepreneurs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Entrepreneurs have always been in the market for luxury real estate, but new research suggests their presence is becoming increasingly significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Firstly, they are moving more than they used to. Almost three in four entrepreneurs (72%) surveyed by HSBC Private Bank for \u201cThe Global Entrepreneurial Wealth Report 2026<\/a>,\u201d published by HSBC, September 25, 2026, were based in multiple locations. That\u2019s up from 56% in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile 70% of owners and founders in 2026 said they were considering residencies in new countries\u2014up from 57% in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are also optimistic about their personal wealth. Nine in 10 (91%) of those polled predicted their finances were set to improve; 44% forecast they would improve \u201ca lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Both factors could underpin luxury home sales now and in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singapore and Japan were the countries most favored by the entrepreneurs surveyed in the report, while founders and owners from the Middle East were the most likely to live in more than one country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Internationally mobile entrepreneurs often benefit from sophisticated real estate guidance that extends beyond a single market,\u201d said Tammy Fahmi, Senior Vice President of Global Servicing and Strategy, Sotheby\u2019s International Realty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur global network and relationship-driven approach allow us to serve clients wherever opportunity takes them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cover Property: New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Entrepreneurs have always been in the market for luxury real estate, but new research suggests their presence is becoming increasingly significant. Firstly, they are moving more than they used to. Almost three in four entrepreneurs (72%) surveyed by HSBC Private Bank for \u201cThe Global Entrepreneurial Wealth Report 2026,\u201d published by HSBC, September 25, 2026, were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232770370,"featured_media":348600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1561,1403],"tags":[1473],"class_list":["post-348596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-luxury-lens","category-market-insights","tag-new-zealand"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pf4gbL-1sGw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":346522,"url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/luxury-lens-does-the-era-of-a-residence-shape-its-price\/","url_meta":{"origin":348596,"position":0},"title":"Luxury Lens: Does the Era of a Residence Shape Its Price?","author":"Kate Marburger","date":"April 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Luxury is in the eye\u2014and tastes\u2014of the beholder. 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