Luxury lifestyle services, private members’ clubs, wellness spaces—here are what the super-rich in the region want when they buy a home, says real estate expert Georgina Atkinson
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Properties with luxury lifestyle and concierge offerings, plus private member’s clubs, lounges and in-house dining and wellness experiences are highly desired, as are branded residences, according to Georgina Atkinson, the Singapore- and Dubai-based managing director of the global real estate advisory firm.
The real estate pro, who has 15 years of experience in international sales, marketing and property development advisory, knows more than a thing or two about luxury property trends and what makes Asia’s wealthiest tick.
Origin Private Office, which launched in May this year, provides residential real estate advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth families across the globe, as well as buys and sells property on behalf of its clients in key markets globally. Atkinson leads a new development consultancy arm of the business, which works with ultra-luxury developers globally and offers clients advice.
It also recently launched Origin Concierge, a dedicated luxury concierge service that is complimentary to the company’s clients. “Every day, we are asked to provide hotel recommendations, advice on the best schooling, short-term luxury accommodation options and access to high fashion and VIP art activations around the world—and so we have created a specialist division of the business that manages these requirements,” Atkinson says.
Before her role at Origin Private Office, she had worked on notable branded residential projects in New York, including The Waldorf Astoria, Mandarin Oriental Private Residences and Aman.
Here, Atkinson tells Tatler about what the super-rich seek in property investments.
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