Luxe | Luxury Market Trends - Have You Heard of Landmaxxing?
The numbers at the midpoint of 2026 tell an encouraging story. Prospective buyer interest in U.S. luxury real estate has doubled in the first five months of the year, with California among the most active markets nationally, and ultra-high-net-worth buyers now accounting for nearly 60% of luxury market growth.
The buzzword driving conversation right now is "landmaxxing," a strategy where affluent buyers purchase adjacent properties to create privacy buffers and multigenerational living compounds, quietly tightening inventory in already competitive neighborhoods. While moderately wealthy buyers are waiting on interest rate signals, the ultra-high-net-worth segment is moving decisively.
For the Westside, that is a meaningful tailwind heading into fall.
