Europe's Alpine property market is defying the global luxury slowdown, with prime mountain homes delivering double-digit growth and attracting high-net-worth buyers seeking year-round retreats, according to Knight Frank's Alpine Property Report 2026.
Miami tops investment banker UBS's latest Global Real Estate Bubble Index, marking it as the world's riskiest urban housing market. Tokyo and Zurich follow closely, while Los Angeles, Dubai, Amsterdam, and Geneva are also flagged for elevated bubble risk, according to the Swiss bank's annual report.
A record-breaking 72.2 million Americans are expected to travel over the extended July Fourth holiday period this year, according to new projections from AAA. The travel window, which spans from Saturday, June 28 through Sunday, July 6, marks the busiest Independence Day travel period in U.S. history.
Americans are gearing up for a record-breaking Memorial Day weekend, with AAA forecasting that 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Thursday, May 22 and Monday, May 26. The figure marks a 1.4 million increase from last year and breaks the previous travel record of 44 million, set in 2005.