GLOBALLUXURYREALESTATEREPORTOctober2016PRESENTEDBY:2||LuxuryPortfolioInternational?INTRODUCTIONPERSPECTIVESONTHEAFFLUENTCONSUMER&THELUXURYREALESTATEMARKET2016isanunprecedentedtimeintheworldofthosethatmarketsignificantproperties.Auniqueconfluenceofglobalevents,suchastheeconomicuncertaintypresentedbyBrexit,thefluxoftheChineseeconomy,politicalunknownsderivedfromtheraceforthePresidencyintheUnitedStatesandglobalthreatscausedbyterrorismortherefugeecrisishaveresultedinnotsurprisingreportsofasofteninginthemarket,particularlyinthosemarketsthathaverecentlyattractedglobalbuyers,likeLondon,NewYork,SanFrancisco,ParisandHongKong.Andyet,asoutlinedinthefollowingpages,theprevalenceofpersonalwealthreflectsahealthyenvironment,basedontheYouGovAffluentPerspective.Today’saffluentarecautious,butoptimistic.Thehighest-net-worthamongusfeelgooda