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Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection® Hosts First National Luxury Summit in Chicago and Unveils Luxury Portfolio Wealth in America Study Findings
Posted 07/25/2007Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection® will bring together leading members to unveil the Luxury Portfolio Wealth in America Study and discuss market trends at the first Luxury Portfolio Summit Aug. 27-29 at the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago. The study, conducted by The Harrison Group and in conjunction with American Express Custom Publishing Solutions, examines the buying habits of the top five percent and top ½ percent of the affluent population, many of whom are Luxury Portfolio consumers.
Luxury Portfolio, which is home to the most top sales professionals according to REAL Trends and The Wall Street Journal, will host panel discussions, networking functions and seminars on topics such as estate planning and global luxury branding at the Luxury Summit. Ed Ventimiglia, publisher of Departures magazine, will be the keynote speaker.
“Luxury Portfolio provides members with countless network resources to bring them to the pulse of the luxury market and luxury consumer,” said Paul Boomsma, executive vice president of Luxury Portfolio. “The Luxury Summit is just one example of how we enable members to engage in valuable face-time with key industry players and peers.”
Specialists from LuxeHome®, the world’s largest collection of luxury boutiques for home building and renovation, will share design trends at the summit’s welcome reception. With more than 100,000-sq. ft. of space and more than 30 shops featuring high-end kitchen and bath products, LuxeHome® will offer Luxury Portfolio members additional insight into the buying trends of their affluent consumers.
Launched in 2005, Luxury Portfolio featured more $1 million-plus properties in its first year than any other luxury real estate organization in the United States. Its award-winning Internet portal, www.LuxuryPortfolio.com, regularly attracts traffic from more than 125 countries and is currently the only luxury real estate Web site available in eight languages and 22 currencies. LuxuryPortfolio.com displays more than 10,000 detailed property listings, each featuring a multiple photo slide show.