They were hosted by Haute Living and Haute Residence director Erik Haase. Watch the full webinar below.

Highlight quotes:

Carlo Habet: “We have a lot of people that come in to us based on our professionalism, one, but secondly, our response. We are trying to learn our client, understand what they really want, and then present the options that we really believe in. We also work very well with other agents. We have good relationships throughout the country. That is a big plus because essentially, it gives us access to everything in the country. If someone likes dealing with us, we can broker anything for them.”

Elisa Linton: “I am having fun learning and growing my business. Into 2021, we are still rocking and rolling, so the Houston market is still hot. It is still an active seller's market. Homes on the market are still low, inventory is still now, and, of course, interest rates, a big part, are still low. Both buyers and sellers are able to take advantage of this market and come out on top. My goal is to be there to assist with each transaction.”

Steve Nassar: “We have the Portland Real Estate Podcast. Our listener base is mostly professionals, other realtors, industry insiders. It is a tremendous credibility that I am the expert that other experts go to. I have a podcast listened to by other agents for the inside information on what is happening, what is working, and what is going on in real estate. Where it has been helpful for me with business is I am also a broker owner. I am one of the partners at Premiere Property Group. We are the biggest brokerage in Oregon, so it helps with recruiting as well.”

Vanessa Neumann-Andrews: “The number are phenomenal, and they are climbing as far as the agents, the offices, and the sales have been off the charts. They spend a good couple million dollars on digital marketing and print. With the ties to their auction house and their very elite clientele, we can market to them as well. It has been quite phenomenal: the tools, the instructors, the guidance, the leads, and the quality. They call it a white glove service that we have been known for and it is what people expect.”

Nancy Tallman: “It is a lower cost of living here. We do not have homeless people. We do not have crime. We do not have any of the negatives of big city life, but we have culture, arts, great food, all the positives, so it is attracting a lot of people. Our golf course communities had the highest increase of sales in our entire market. People move there full time. They move their families there. They are interested in getting away from the stress of city life.”

To watch more real estate webinars curated by Haute Residence, visit hauteresidence.com.

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They were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase. Watch the full webinar below.

Highlight quotes:

Dennis Chernov: “The motivation and keeping everybody on track is the biggest challenges for me because everybody wants, especially in this kind of unknown atmosphere and how difficult the environment is, to find properties, to sell properties, and to help our clients with the amount of competition. We are raising the bar at the same time. It is knowing you are raising the bar with what you did. Let us do more. This is what you did last month, great, forget about it. Let us do more this month. Our business restarts every month. Our last commission check is gone. It is in the bank and you are looking for the next one. It is the grind, expenses, the marketing, the magazines, the videos, the photos, and the little simple staging things.”

Leisa Erickson: “Thinking about opening a brokerage, I feel so much freer now than I was in the beginning of my career. If you have a vision for what you want to achieve and you have a vision for how you want to actually do it, that is a huge accomplishment. I was always having to do with someone else’s way prior and within their confines. Now, the sky is the limit and that is empowering. It gave me a new life. This is not a business. This is a lifestyle. Real estate is really tough. People do not really understand how tough it is and how many hours we work in a week. There is a lot that we do that people have no idea of. It looks very glamorous on TV and it is not all that glamorous. It is a lot of fun. It is very rewarding, but it takes a lot of time, effort, energy, and money to make that wheel turn.”

To watch more real estate webinars curated by Haute Residence, visit dev.hauteresidence.com.

Dennis Chernov, Leisa Erickson

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Jennifer Nicole Lee, Lennox Lewis, Sandra Fiorenza

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The 22-person dinner was held inside Marion Miami’s private room, featuring an assorted menu specially curated for the event. The evening kicked off with a cocktail hour of cross-industry networking, as well as sharing stories and experiences over the past year of their respective businesses and lives. Haute Media Group CEO Kamal Hotchandani led a wine tasting with Philippe Vasilescu, Managing Partner US/Caribbean Cellart Wine, and Olympic Gold Medalist, and Lewis. The champ gave a heartfelt speech and finished it with a toast in honor of Haute Living.

Lennox Lewis, Kamal Hotchandani

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Members and representatives of the Haute Living networks present at the second Haute Leaders dinner included:

Haute Residence: Melissa Barragan, Kayce Driscoll, Sandra Fiorenza, Maisie Lenzi, Paola Marulanda, Jennifer Nicole Lee, and Krista Richman

Haute Beauty / Haute MD: Gil Rogachevsky, Dr. Jay A. Young

Haute Design: Laila Colvin, Suri del Castillo, Rafaela Simoes

Delicacies of Marion Miami

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The Haute Leaders dinner series will continue next month.

Krista Richman, Maisie Lenzi, Suri Marlen Del Castillo

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Kamal Hotchandani, Paola Marulanda

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Andrea Gutierrez, Dr. Jay Young

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Sandra Fiorenza, April Donelson, Jennifer Nicole Lee

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Kayce Driscoll, Emily Wriston, Erik Haase

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Rafaela Simoes, Monica Pawar, Laila Colvin

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Kamal Hotchandani, Melissa Barragan

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Lennox Lewis outside Marion Miami

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They were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase. Watch the full webinar below.

Highlight quotes:

Kevin Crigger: "With all the concerns related to Covid, and all of the shutdowns and related regulatory changes, the interesting part is we had our best performance ever for the luxury sector. For a lot of our clients, and many of them own obviously multiple jurisdictions around the world, many of them had fabulous properties in Toronto but didn't spend full time in them, and with the lockdown and limitations on travel, everyone reevaluated their home situation. We saw the largest number of luxury transactions over $10 million that our market has ever seen in the single-family home sector but also in luxury condos. Prices have been getting close to $3,000 a square foot for new condo projects, and there is a huge level of local demand. An interesting conversation in the Toronto market has been around affordability; our government brought in a foreign buyer tax in 2017 and the idea was to sort of cool the market to make it more affordable for domestic purchasers. With Covid, we've had no international market here at all, so all the demands really been fueled by local buyers because people can't get into the country. And despite that, we saw an incredible 2020, and looking at the start of 2021, we have properties where we have 21 offers, selling $500-700,000 over asking and inventory remains quite low, so the demand is incredibly high.

Ryan Knowles: "Most of our interest comes from foreign buyers right. The market is driven by foreign demand. During Covid, we've had more and more people, especially from the US, looking for a safe haven where they can shelter in place, isolate, get away from the lockdowns, especially this time of year get away from the cold. A lot of them are renting but we've also been finding that some of them are looking to purchase and actually move full-time to the Bahamas to a warmer climate. We're very close to the US, with daily flights from Miami, New York, Chicago, Charlotte, and lots of different places. If you're coming from a place like New York where real estate is incredibly expensive, you get a lot more bang for your buck in a place like the Bahamas. The government shut down travel for a few months, but there were still ways to get around that if you could travel privately, which many of our clients did. Since about October they've lifted it, so now we have commercial flights coming in every day. It's not what it used to be, but we're probably at about 30 to 40% of our previous capacity. The hotels are still a little bit slow, but we're also finding that a lot of people are doing deals virtually. We do a virtual showing either on Zoom or WhatsApp video and they'll purchase sight-unseen you know, Then they get to come down here after that; they bring everything that they need, and off you go... It's a great time to buy right now. The markets are definitely moving up; inventory is limited. There's only so much land, especially in prime locations. There is only so much beachfront left."

Justin White: "When we talked in July last year, that's when he started to focus on this idea of safe haven real estate. Not JUST a safe haven for financially secure investments, but with regards to what was happening in the midst of this horrible pandemic. Similar to the Bahamas, most of our business comes from outside of Antigua, especially in the luxury area. We are a very small island nation, an independent nation, Antigua and Barbuda. There are a few really good developments to speak about, but the amount of stock or available real estate on the market at any one given time, there is not that much. There are very limited opportunities for something that you really want, and if you really are trying to secure something in a safe haven... Antigua was a very well-kept secret for a long time. It was a playground for the rich and the famous that didn't want to be seen and wanted to have a discrete holiday. Now, what we're seeing is the masses are starting to look at Antigua for all of the benefits that we were talking about here."

Craig Ryan: "Since we last spoke, our Q1 has broken all records in sales and offers accepted, so we have already hit 2021 with a bang. And a big shout out to Haute Residence for putting us on the map in July [2020] talking about safe-havens... We have more offers accepted for the months of December 2020 and January 2021 than we did for 2020. People are coming in; they understand. It's a word-of-mouth community. Owners that have a property, they're telling their friends, and when their friends visit here they are not leaving until they have a definite property... We have properties under offer right now that clients have not seen. They have seen the videos, they've seen the Matterport, and they are confident enough to say, 'We want this property.' So when they do arrive in Antigua, they now own the property. This has attributed to the entire world economic scale and understanding these people want to have no issues. When they reach Antigua, they want to go to their home. They are having meetings with lawyers while they're here to have escrows and the ability to put offers on properties in the two-week, three-week vacation that they're on the island, which has never been seen before. We are now reaching a point where if this continues for six more months, everything will be resale."

To watch more real estate webinars curated by Haute Residence, visit dev.hauteresidence.com.

Top: Kevin Crigger, Craig Ryan; Bottom: Justin White, Ryan Knowles

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They were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase. Watch the full webinar below.

Highlight quotes:

Georgina Jacobson: "Things are slowly opening up. Gyms are open, nail salons, and restaurants for outdoor dining, so we're feeling a little bit more of a sense of normalcy. With that said, we are seeing real estate is definitely very active. If I look at January last year 2020 and compare it to this year, we have a decrease in listings down by 38% which is kind of interesting, but the sales volume comparing that same time is only down by 3%. So the market is very active. We really have adjusted and pivoted to all of the proper protocols. I feel like our business is a lot more efficient because we're pre-qualifying people and really doing a lot of virtual open houses, instead of the traditional open houses."

Catherine Burgess: "To me, it seems like we will have a moderate moderate increase in sales possibly, but we will continue to maybe have this by greater buyer demand that could create appreciation, not just this year, but maybe next year as well. It appears to me like this, for us locally, appears to be the best seller's market in the last 20-25 years. The general inkling that we are seeing is that by the midpoint in the year there will be an increase in supply, and so, if it's possible for them to get to the market where there's this massive pent-up buyer demand right now, that makes a lot of sense. They will get so many more eyes on their property, which is not to say it won't sell later, but I don't know that we will have the same amount of demand that we have currently."

Kelly Ringer-Radetich: "Just in Redwood City, we only have 37 homes on the market [as of today]. Inventory is very tight. Things are moving and they're moving quickly. I also represent sellers, as well as listings, and I wrote an offer for a couple two weeks ago, and there were 27 offers on one property. You have one buyer take that home, you still 26 others still looking for a place, so that's where our challenges right now, definitely on the inventory and availability. It's very common to start seeing more come on to the market right after Super Bowl weekend. We are seeing a little bit, but we have more demand from the buyers right now, and I'm sure a lot of that is because our interest rates have continued to remain very low. Over the last year, if people weren't shopping, they were obviously saving because they were locked up somewhere, so they weren't out and about with vacations and wining and dining. So I think a lot of them have just decided to invest and real estate is where they're turning."

David Hatef: "Inventory is actually pretty comparable to where it was in January 2020. Properties between $1-2.5 million in DC Proper, new pending contracts are up 43% from January 2020, whereas the bucket of $2.5-5 million is up 80% from January 2020. Even though inventory is fairly comparable to the same time last year, there's just such an incredible demand, and you can see it in the prices as well prices are beginning to escalate pretty rapidly, it's definitely having an impact. Particularly in the detached house market, there are multiple offers on basically anything that comes up. Things are moving within three-to-four days; 60-70 showings within a few days is pretty standard around. "

To watch more real estate webinars curated by Haute Residence, visit dev.hauteresidence.com.

Top: Georgina Jacobson, Catherine Burgess. Bottom: Kelly Ringer-Radetich, David Hatef

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They were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase. Watch the full webinar below.

Highlight quotes:

Mark Peterson: "We are about an hour and a half to two hours south of the Bay Area of San Francisco we have always been a resort or 2nd home community; 40% of our transactions involve 2nd homes. We have buyers from New York, Florida and different areas of California. We have an inventory squeeze right now. While there are certainly homes on the market for sale, buyers can't quite find exactly what they want for that price, so we really look to work with our buyers to figure out what are their priorities. It is a great market to buy right now from a macroeconomic perspective... Our area is dependent on hospitality, an industry that is hurting right now but is talking about Spring and reopening. It's actually going to be probably a good thing that people see, 'Well, this is a community that's really concerned and really good about safety'... The infrastructure, the education, the great weather year-round, the natural beauty, and the amount of space will make the Bay Area and surrounding communities always be in demand."

Alvaro Nuñez: "The market in Miami has been spectacular; we've been one of the lucky destinations. It's becoming the most desirable place, if not one of the top places, to be, and we've seen a huge demand of people coming down not just to rent but to buy, so the demand obviously has been increasing. What at the beginning of the pandemic seemed to be a huge demand for single-family homes, now we're starting to see transitioning to higher demand for condos, and this is a good thing because when it comes to the inventory, we were seeing a little bit of difficulty... Everybody wants to have a great lifestyle. Celebrities want to be in the scene. Those that don't want to be in the scene, still want to be in a place where they can enjoy the lifestyle. Miami is open, right here right now is where [and when] everything is moving."

Leslie S. Modell: "People are getting vaccinated and it's bringing the buyers back to the City. Me personally, I've had an extremely active first quarter in New York. I'm seeing buyers from all markets, from $3 million and under with first-time homeowners trying to get into this really opportunistic buying that we're in right now in New York, and then the higher levels over $4 million are doing very well as well... People tend to like to buy when everyone else is buying; it gives a feeling of comfort, but that's not when to buy. [That time] is now, when the prices are low and they are definitely moving up... New York is getting back into its groove. We're going to get the vaccine; the restaurants will be opening; we're hitting the Spring market; interest rates are very low and will probably stay low for some time. I've been very successful getting buyers off the sidelines and getting very good pricing for my sellers."

To watch more real estate webinars curated by Haute Residence, visit dev.hauteresidence.com.

Mark Peterson, Alvaro Nuñez, Leslie S. Modell

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They were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase. Watch the full webinar below.

Highlight quotes:

Hilary Farnum-Fasth: "Alys Beach has been the number one community in 30A that has seen the greatest surge not only in the number of sales but the price increase as well... So much [property] has been bought sight-unseen has been a big difference for us in 2020 and 2021. The properties are going so quickly or you have to act so quickly when a property is secured that you don't have the time to come here and person to see it, so we really are [buyers'] eyes and ears and they are having to trust their agents more than they ever have before... The thing that has always drawn people to 30A, but even more so now, is there is an incredible outdoor lifestyle. Whether you like to do all the beach activities, or you want to ride bikes, go on walks. You have tennis, incredible golf course communities, fishing; literally anything and everything outdoor is available to you here, so it feels like a very safe place.

Nilou Henderson: "We try to be very digital and media-driven, so we've done the virtual tours even prior to Covid, but I will say we're doing it a lot more now. We're making it a requirement for our agents inside of our firm to do the virtual tours. We are closing deals on virtual tours very often. Your agents are really able to show their value during these times. We are undervalued in a lot of different areas. A lot of different platforms have made it difficult for us to be able to really show why it's important to have that representation, but, most importantly, during this time, it's allowing us agents to be able to show the value that we hold during a real estate transaction... Charlotte is great, not too big. It's the South but still has a bit of that city flavor... For us, we work with a lot of sports and entertainment [people], so a lot of our guys that are coming into town and signing with the new team, it's very easy to have this be home for them.

To watch more real estate webinars curated by Haute Residence, visit dev.hauteresidence.com.

Hilary Farnum-Fasth, Nilou Henderson

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The panelists were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase for the dialogue. They were:

Alvaro Nuñez Alfaro, Cofounder of Super Luxury Group, a leader in Miami and surrounding areas as well as globally with high net worth clientele

Joel Schemmel, Founder of the Schemmel Group, a top producing team with Sotheby's in Sarasota, top 1% overall in Sarasota

Connie Huergo, a top agent at Coldwell Banker in Delray Beach and Boca Raton, over 20 years of experience in South Florida luxury real estate

Pierre-Marc Bellion, Ocean Sotheby's International Realty, a leading agent in Key Largo and Islamorada areas of the Florida Keys

Highlight quotes from today's webinar:

Alvaro Nuñez Alfaro: "Everybody has been working very hard through this year to put all the tools in place to continue working in this business... People feel the trust and confidence of working with experts... Right now, everyone is finding a bigger purpose. Real estate is about enhancing people's lives... When it comes to what platforms we use, right now is the time to try out anything related to digital... Put your face out there. Beautiful videos [of properties] are nice, but people will relate to you. Build your personal brand.

Joel Schemmel: "We are seeing even more demand. Inventory challenges are going to slow us down to a certain extent... In Sarasota, we are comparatively undervalued to other markets in Florida. People are discovering that. They are coming from New York, California, Naples, and other Florida places... During the third quarter of this year, the pending sales compared to the same period last year were up 400% in the $2-4 million range... The market is very engaged. Things move quickly. Focus and understand the market, the value your buyers and sellers are trying to achieve...

Connie Huergo: "Interest rates are extremely low. That has really made an incentive for people that were on the fence. They have decided to make an early retirement. Our city of Delray is full of restaurants, beaches, and a lot of places to go...  We have had to be very creative and I love that, getting out of the traditional and do FaceTime presentations, 3-D... Delray Beach attracts the northeastern [audience]. When they see the prices here, it's an easy decision to make... We have to make sure to work with the right tools and surround ourselves with the proper people that can help us close in time."

Pierre-Marc Bellion: "People are moving out of the city. It's not just about getting out of the urban cities; it's about getting a new perspective... A year ago, a Zoom meeting was an exotic thing. It took us five weeks to get used to it and now it's how we do business... We sell the lifestyle, but you do better when you can share with people and they can tell that you are connected to your environment... On the personal and business level, with the pandemic, it's good to regroup and dig your roots deeper into the community. Go back to talking to people around you to get new listings."

To watch previous webinars by Haute Residence featuring top real estate agents, developers, brokers, and interior designers, visit dev.hauteresidence.com.

Alvaro Nuñez Alfaro, Joel Schemmel, Connie Huergo, Pierre-Marc Bellion

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They were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase. Watch the webinar below

About today's panelists:

Catherine Burgess is Founder of Burgess Group of Compass in Boulder, one of the top producing teams in the state of Colorado.

David Welles is the top listing and sales agent in Wellington, FL equestrian community since 2015, with over $100 million in current listings.

Highlight quotes:

Catherine Burgess: "The luxury market really picked up in May, and has been very comfortable. It's not the same in terms of inventory and under-contracts every week, but fairly balanced... Currently, we have had three weeks [that has led to] a healthier spot than we were at this point in 2019... We typically have a few people coming from Houston, Dallas, and Austin. Now, we have them from D.C., Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and a little bit from Seattle; pretty much all the dense places... For our sellers, we are drawing buyers who may not be here before they close... There has been huge progress in how we can best assess people so they feel they have the green light to move forward... We are keeping our eyes on what our clients need to feel well-served."

David Welles: "The summer season usually slows down for us, but this year was different. We have had a record year to date, people wanting to move out of the cities, not only because of the Coronavirus but the tax breaks. The market here is very strong for luxury homes and equestrian farms... Most of my buyers are cash buyers, but some of them are looking at how record lows of cost of money is, with a 2.5-3% interest rate for a $10 million property [for example]... The luxury market here is strong in the $1-5 million range... Properties are going for record prices... We have been able to reach out to other agents around the country and become a tight group with a lot of referrals going back and forth. That's going to keep us stronger as we get through the pandemic."

To watch more real estate webinars curated by Haute Residence, visit dev.hauteresidence.com.

Catherine Burgess, David Welles

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The webinar was hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase.

Highlight quotes:

Angela Lutzi Dellatorè: "Naples, Fort Myers and Bonita Springs, it's very busy here... People want to spread out, they want space, and we provide that... In this kind of market, it's important how to use technology to sell properties... ... It's a great rental market on top of everything else... We have seen a huge increase [in demand]. January through April is busy no matter what's going on elsewhere, but we saw an increase in 2020 right off the bat. Once COVID-19 hit, we thought nothing would happen, and in fact, the opposite occurred; the traffic increased... People are looking to spread out to have a space where they can easily go outside during the winter months."

Leslie S. Modell: "Since mid-June, the amount of traffic from the buyers has definitely picked up. I wouldn't say it's an avalanche, but I would say it's a nice pickup from what we have been experiencing since the middle of March... The waiting game is not going to work in New York. Better to get out now and get something sold before the Fall... As a New Yorker and anyone else around the country, this is a great time to buy. I have not since prices or rates this low in a long time. To anyone around the country that is thinking about buying a home in New York: this is the time to buy. The numbers are ticking up again. The Hamptons homes are selling at top dollar."

Kelly Ringer-Radetich: "We are busy here in the peninsula, which is South San Francisco, on down south towards Stanford, all the way through down to Palo Alto, and then Silicon Valley and San Jose. We are seeing multiple offers; people want to get into a single-family residence, something that has more privacy with a yard and space... Younger couples and professionals come in, wanting to start out and get their foot in the door owning property along the marina here... Here along the peninsula, we have a great job market. It's what allows people to be able to come here and afford this area."

Darlene Streit: "It is as busy as I've ever seen real estate in Santa Fe. The closings at Sotheby's last month were equal to 2006-2007 numbers. We have not seen these numbers since then. The overall MLS numbers are about on par with last year. The fact that Sotheby's is ahead in the high-end [market] shows that there are a lot of high-end buyers coming... We are seeing more and more buyers over $3 and $4 million, and we would have many more sales if we had houses to sell them because we have a lot of people just waiting to find a house. It's a very, very tight inventory because everything is selling. It's very busy and people are just coming in from everywhere."

Shelton Wilder: "I'm seeing people coming here from New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. The people here are going to Santa Barbara, Arizona, Florida, Texas and Charleston... Home sales have skyrocketed. People are wanting to leave condos going to single-family [homes]... Some properties are going $400,00 to $500,000 over asking price. Anything under $3 million is going. All of our listings sell in less than 30 days, sometimes just a few days... Rates are low, dropped below 3% now for 30-year fixed. And then there's still really low inventory on in Los Angeles... Home has never been more important. It's a huge privilege to help clients with where they're going to live and building their wealth."

To watch more real estate webinars, visit dev.hauteresidence.com.

Top: Angela Lutzi Dellatorè, Darlene Streit, Kelly Ringer-Radetich. Bottom: Leslie S. Modell, Shelton Wilder: "

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The panelists were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase for the dialogue. They panelists were:

• Randi Ball, Award-Winning Agent, Corcoran, East Hampton, NY
• Anna Sherrill, Regional Director of Sales, ONE Sotheby's International Realty, Miami, FL
• Jonathan Spears, Founder, Spears Group with Scenic Sotheby's International Realty, Destin, FL

Watch the webinar below.

Highlight quotes:

Randi Ball: "There is no crystal ball. Don't be overly greedy. Price your house where it should be priced. Buyers are coming in and are happy to pay full price if [a home] is priced well. There's not a lot of game playing. So if you're going to sell your house, sell now. It's a great time to sell... For purchasers, houses are going fast, they are going at full price, and there are bidding wars. If you see what you like, you need to move really fast. People are staying here for longer periods of time and they are more looking for the right spot for their family than worried about, the extra half hour, 45-minute commute back to the city."

Anna Sherrill: "Rentals here, especially single-family homes, went really quickly. Low-density buildings with larger units went [as] well... We are still doing deals and things are happening. We have people from California and New York. Before, it was for taxes. Now they're staying here and just comfortable with what we have lifestyle-wise in Miami... Interest rates are at an all-time low. Everybody that can is taking advantage of it. Not everybody uses it right away when they're making an offer because they want their offer to be stronger, but money is very inexpensive so a lot of people get a cash offer and get financing... There are opportunities out there for everybody."

Jonathan Spears: "Folks have started to rethink their lifestyles. And so, when you're working remotely throughout the pandemic, and [they] realize this actually works, people decide to work remotely in Florida. This has been an area that, as folks have looked at case counts and determined what's the safest spot to go, they've come here... Primarily, we're second homes, but with that lifestyle change, we're starting to see more and more primary residences, serving the luxury end of the market... Being that stable, reliable source of information for your customers, and understanding your market and the value that you bring. This is what has allowed us to navigate a high volume of transactions in a very short amount of time.

To watch more webinars by Haute Residence, visit dev.hauteresidence.com.

Randi Ball, Anna Sherrill, Jonathan Spears

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The webinar was hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase. Watch it below.

About today's panelists:

Cristal Clarke: over $150 million in sales last year, ranked as the #1 agent in Santa Barbara, CA and #1 in all of California for Berkshire Hathaway

Darlene Streit: over $165 million in sales last year, ranking #1 in the state of New Mexico and #67 in the United States

Chris Karas: Founder of Launch, over $1 billion in career sales and the Paradise Valley, AZ record sale of $19 million last year

Sylvia Fragos: Owner of Great Estates in South Florida, has amassed over $500 million in career sales

Top left: Chris Karas, top right: Cristal Clarke, bottom left: Darlene Streit, bottom right: Sylvia Fragos

Highlight quotes:

Cristal Clarke: "The use of technology has been fantastic. Talking with one another (virtually) has been great and been very helpful. We have realized that maybe we weren't taking advantage of (technology) like we are now... A lot of clients are waiting to get on planes to get here. I'm advising them that if sellers want to list, to do it now. There are buyers that are out there."

Darlene Streit: "It's incredibly busy right now. A lot of people are getting ready to list, some are even listing now. And we have sold properties that we listed since the virus, of which three were without seeing the property, just using Facetime and Zoom."

Chris Karas: "People that were thinking of moving to Arizona have accelerated the move. We are looking forward to the second half of the year that we feel will be even busier... On top of the amazing technology of Matterport, videos and details, we are going old-school and getting back on the phone to really listen to our clients because that's one of the strongest tools that we can have."

Sylvia Fragos: "Creativity and flexibility are two key things for financing right now... The details become so important now as opposed to before when you could walk someone through with anyone. Now you have to have an acute level of detail to get to your clients; to get every question answered; to not miss anything."

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Kamal Hotchandani (left) and Dan Kodsi / Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

On April 11, discerning guests from around the country gathered at the recently opened The Seville NYC for a cocktail reception. Under the NoMad's James Hotel, the intimate, upscale lounge welcomed some of the most renowned names in real estate, including Dan Kodsi, developer of the signature Paramount Miami Worldcenter; Louis Birdman, developer of Zaha Hadid's last masterpiece, One Thousand Museum; Richard Steinberg of The Richard Steinberg Team at Douglas Elliman; and Charlotte-based broker and owner of Reside Realty, Matthew Paul Brown.

Kamal Hotchandani, Paolo Zampolli, Dan Kodsi and Seth Semilof / Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

Jaclyn Rosenberg, April Donelson, and Raunaq Singh / Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

Businessman and diplomat, Paolo Zampolli, Jaclyn Rosenberg, John Meadows and Raunaq Singh, among others, were also in attendance alongside Haute Living CEO Kamal Hotchandani, COO Seth Semilof, Vice President of Global Accounts April Donelson, National Editorial Director Deyvanshi Masrani, and Haute Residence Director of Real Estate Sales Erik Haase.

From left to right: John Weber, Nikko Mobasher, and Erik Haase / Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

Richard Steinberg, Deyvanshi Masrani and Kamal
Hotchandani / Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

Kamal Hotchandani and Louis Bergman / Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

The luxurious ambiance inadvertently reminded of the star of the event – Paramount Miami Worldcenter, which is set to open in 2019, bringing an unprecedented level of luxury to the Magic City. The completed residential tower, clothed in shimmering glass, will rise some 60 floors high and offer a raft of amenities – from a spa to an indoor sports center to an observatory – that rarely come together under a single roof.

Seth Semilof, Olivia Hsu Decker, Richard Steinberg, and Jeff Miller / Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

Jamalat Farach (left) and Sismani Roman / Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

The cover launch preceded a private dinner for 25, hosted by Ultralux Interiors at Scarpetta NYC. Celebrity broker, Aaron Kirman, Jeff Miller of Brown Harris Stevens, Raphael Avigdor of The Raphael Avigdor Team, Sismai Roman of Ultralux Interiors, Olivia Hsu Decker, John Weber and Zak Smith were some of the few guests who enjoyed a delectable menu of Italian dishes.

Jeff Miller, Richard Steinberg and Raphael Avigdor / Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Haute Living

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