"Christie's got whatever was high end," Agent Wynne said.
They spent more than $40,000 on the production, just one example of the outlandish lengths today's high-end agents are willing to go to in pursuit of that big commission.
In other words, the high-end agent who wants to remain a high-end agent has to stay one step ahead of the people she caters to.
There are many reasons why, when you meet Janie Miller, you might be baffled by her 40-year success as a high-end real estate agent and, particularly, as a high-end agent in Houston.
Jean Pierre, a high-end agent, said: "It's completely surreal and we are really uneasy.
Launched in January 2016, Nested competes with high end estate agents by providing all of the services needed to sell your house, but with a key difference.
Ft. Worth, Tex.-based Virtuoso, a network of high-end travel agents, recently polled 6,000 of its agents about the lifestyle habits of its clients in the May 2004 LuxeReport.
He said that spending on high-end free agents would be largely unaffected by the downturn.
The strategic view under Bains is realistic and requires a couple of years of pain; hence Bains doesn't foresee drafting any high-end free agents as a priority.
High-end estate agents have said that even those with more than £30m to spend – including Google's billionaire chairman Eric Schmidt – have been struggling to find suitable accommodation in the capital, while figures released last month by Nationwide building society showed the average UK home is increasing in value by more than £50 a day.
At James Pendleton, one of several high-end estate agents in a street near the common, advertising sizeable terraced properties for just under £1.5m, Peter Clarkson said he had heard from buyers trying to cut deals and a seller who thought they might be able to benefit.
