The trend was especially true in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America where the majority of high net worth individuals surveyed identified themselves as entrepreneurs. And that wealth is being generated extremely rapidly. "If you …

"These (developing) markets have a much shorter history of widespread wealth creation and many of the high–net–worth individuals in these markets are first generation wealthy," the report said. Entrepreneurs were also more likely to increase their …

That's true in the U.S., where 21 percent of high–net–worth individuals made their money through entrepreneurship, a hair more than the 20 percent of wealthy respondents who inherited their money. The growth of the entrepreneurial elite is even more …

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And even with the real–estate rebound, log homes remain a niche market. Mr. Raphael put his log home on the market for $12.5 million a year and a half ago; it has already had a price drop and is … Building a luxury log home takes about six to eight …

So now that the high–end market has come screaming back to life, what are the must-have amenities for multi-million dollar homes? Any schlub nowadays can turn a room into a home theater and call it a day. But for the latest in amenity insanity, the …

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