Premier Estate Properties has been featured in The Wall Street Journal’s examination of “landmaxxing” — the practice among the nation’s most acquisitive buyers of assembling adjacent parcels into singular private compounds. The article, written by E.B. Solomont and published July 13, 2026, was syndicated internationally, appearing in El Mundo in Spain and across MSN, reaching an audience in excess of 500 million.
Margit Brandt, Estate Agent with Premier Estate Properties, was quoted on the economics underpinning the trend. The value, she observed, does not reside in any single parcel; it resides in the configuration — the assembled whole that is “almost impossible to recreate.”
That distinction is the essence of the market Premier has served since 1993. The Journal’s reporting documents a decisive shift at the apex of luxury real estate: the trophy asset is no longer the largest residence, but the irreplaceable position. Coldwell Banker’s midyear report found United States luxury-property searches doubled over the first five months of 2026 against the same period in 2025, while searches for buildable land rose 97 percent year over year. In South Florida, that appetite has been expressed in assemblages of remarkable scale — Ken Griffin’s 27± acre Palm Beach compound among them, and, in Manalapan, the contiguous estate sites assembled by WeatherTech founder David MacNeil.
Counsel of this nature cannot be improvised. Advising an esteemed clientele on which parcels to assemble — and what a configuration will be worth once it can never be duplicated — requires an advisor who has observed every market cycle since 1993 and who transacts exclusively above one million dollars. Premier Estate Properties remains an independent, privately held boutique brokerage, not a franchise, and the counsel it offers is measured in decades of judgment rather than in transactions.
For guidance on estate-site assemblage in Palm Beach, Manalapan, and Florida’s premier coastal enclaves, Premier’s Estate Agents welcome your confidential inquiry.
In the News
- The Wall Street Journal — The Superrich Aren’t Just Buying Mansions—They Want the Entire Block
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Margit Brandt, Estate Agent — Palm Beach
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is landmaxxing in real estate?
Landmaxxing is buying adjacent parcels and combining them into one private compound. The Wall Street Journal examined the trend in July 2026, noting that U.S. luxury-property searches doubled in the first five months of 2026 and searches for buildable land rose 97 percent year over year. Margit Brandt of Premier Estate Properties was quoted: the value sits in the assembled configuration, which is 'almost impossible to recreate.' Details: https://premierestateproperties.com/premier-estate-properties-featured-in-the-wall-street-journal-margit-brandt-on-the-rise-of-landmaxxing/
Is land worth more than the house in Palm Beach?
Often, yes. At the top of the Palm Beach and Manalapan market, The Wall Street Journal reported in 2026, the prize is no longer the largest house but the irreplaceable position, and buyers are assembling neighboring lots into compounds. Margit Brandt of Premier Estate Properties told the paper the value lies in the assembled whole rather than any single parcel. Details: https://premierestateproperties.com/premier-estate-properties-featured-in-the-wall-street-journal-margit-brandt-on-the-rise-of-landmaxxing/