In the global marketplace for luxury real estate, just what does $15 million buy? That’s the million-dollar or, rather, the $15 million question in this Luxury Defined collection.  

Consider Stowe, Vermont, where that princely sum buys a contemporary take on a covered bridge, and 240 wooded acres overlooking the Worcester Range. Seeking the resort lifestyle? A designer villa on the fairways of one of Marbella’s top golf courses awaits. Or perhaps paradise lies in the tropics; a sea-view aerie in Phuket, Thailand, or a waterfront villa in St Barths, French West Indies.  

Thus $15 million is a high-value price point for high-value individuals—not those with the assets of royalty or small governments. For affluent investors, homes in the neighborhood of $15 million can be the culmination of a life’s work, a life’s dream, and a legacy.  

Read on: This neighborhood of $15 million or thereabouts has some spectacular whereabouts.

Deerwood in Stowe, Vermont, United States

Deerwood is a contemporary masterpiece of architectural woodworking. Built to evoke Vermont’s covered bridges, it spans a narrow creek, and its glass walls reveal majestic mountain greenery. 

Deerwood is a contemporary masterpiece of architectural woodworking. Built to evoke Vermont’s covered bridges, it spans a narrow creek, and its glass walls reveal majestic mountain greenery.

Cerquilla 10 in Marbella, Spain

Cerquilla 10, a modernist mansion on the Costa del Sol fronts the fairways of one of Spain’s finest golf courses, Los Naranjos, designed by Robert Trent Jones in 1970.

Cerquilla 10, a modernist mansion on the Costa del Sol fronts the fairways of one of Spain’s finest golf courses, Los Naranjos, designed by Robert Trent Jones in 1970.

Villa CEO in Pointe Milou, Saint Barthélemy, French West Indies

With its tranquil indoor-outdoor living spaces, infinity-edge pool, and Zen-like gardens, Villa CEO is the perfect escape with a 290-degree view of the Atlantic Ocean and the island of St. Martin.

With its tranquil indoor-outdoor living spaces, infinity-edge pool, and Zen-like gardens, Villa CEO is the perfect escape with a 290-degree view of the Atlantic Ocean and the island of St. Martin.

Baan Banyan Villa in Phuket, Thailand

Luxury villa in Thailand: The highlight of this hillside aerie on Phuket’s Millionaire’s Mile is a 60-foot-long zero-edge pool with an uninterrupted vista of the Andaman Sea.

Luxury villa in Thailand: The highlight of this hillside aerie on Phuket’s Millionaire’s Mile is a 60-foot-long zero-edge pool with an uninterrupted vista of the Andaman Sea.

Searching for a home in the neighborhood of $15 million? Explore the Luxury Defined collection now.