Global Elite Awards had the pleasure of speaking with Valeria Ivic, Founder and Managing Director of LIVERIA International Realty, following the firm’s recognition as the Leading International Luxury Property Advisory Firm for UHNWI 2026. The distinction marks LIVERIA’s third consecutive year of recognition at the Global Elite Awards, following the firm’s 2024 title for leading international real estate agency and its 2025 title for luxury off-market properties. In our conversation, Valeria shared the philosophy behind LIVERIA, the discipline of advising ultra-high-net-worth clients across jurisdictions, and the vision shaping the next chapter of one of the world’s most discreet international property advisories.
A Back-to-Back-to-Back Recognition That Reflects LIVERIA’s Evolution
For LIVERIA International Realty, being recognised by the Global Elite Awards for a third consecutive year is more than a professional milestone. Each category the firm has won carries a specific meaning, and together they tell the story of how LIVERIA has evolved.
“This recognition is deeply meaningful to me. Winning once was a validation; winning a third time, in evolving categories, is a confirmation that the direction we have chosen is the right one,” Valeria shares.
The trajectory speaks for itself. In 2024, LIVERIA was recognised as a leading international real estate agency. In 2025, the firm was named the leader in luxury off-market properties. In 2026, the title has evolved into Leading International Luxury Property Advisory Firm for UHNWI, reflecting the fundamental shift in how LIVERIA works with its clients.
“We began by opening doors to properties that never reached the market. Today, our clients no longer come to us for a single transaction; they come to us for a long-term relationship that shapes their global property strategy. The 2026 title mirrors that shift, and I am incredibly proud of what my team has built,” Valeria explains.
Advisory, Not Brokerage: The Client Journey at LIVERIA
One of the most defining decisions in LIVERIA’s history was to move away from traditional brokerage. Real estate at this level, Valeria believes, is no longer a transactional business.
“At LIVERIA, we made a deliberate choice years ago to move away from being another brokerage. Traditional real estate is transactional; advisory is relational,” Valeria shares.
That difference is felt from the very first conversation. Rather than asking a client what they are looking to buy, the firm begins with a very different question.
“When a client first speaks to us, we do not ask what they are looking to buy. We ask what they are trying to build. Their answer might be a residence, but very often it is a family home in a jurisdiction they do not know, a passive-income portfolio, a lifestyle asset for the next generation, or a discreet exit from a market they no longer trust,” Valeria explains.
The first exchange can last hours, sometimes multiple sessions, before a single property is discussed. Everything that follows, from selection to negotiation and long after the closing table, is calibrated around the client’s long-term interest rather than a single commission.
Serving UHNWI Families Across Jurisdictions
Ultra-high-net-worth clients rarely have a single property need. They have portfolios, families, and lives that move fluidly across borders, and to serve them properly a firm must be built accordingly.
“UHNWI clients rarely have a single property need; they have a portfolio, a family, and a life that moves across borders. To serve them properly we had to build an infrastructure that reflects that reality,” Valeria shares.
LIVERIA International Realty operates as a genuinely international firm, with an established network spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. When a client asks the team to source a residence in one jurisdiction while restructuring an asset in another, both mandates are executed in parallel with the same standard of discretion and care.
“The internal disciplines that make this possible are not glamorous. They are structured onboarding, meticulous documentation, jurisdictional advisors on retainer, and a single point of contact for the client. But that infrastructure is what allows the client experience to feel effortless,” Valeria explains.
The Power of Off-Market Access
Off-market access remains one of the truest tests of a firm’s standing in luxury real estate. It is not something that can be advertised or acquired quickly. It is earned quietly, over years.
“Off-market access is one of the truest tests of a firm’s standing in this industry. It is not something you can advertise your way into. It is earned, quietly, over years,” Valeria shares.
Over more than a decade, LIVERIA has built direct relationships with owners, private banks, family offices, and trusted intermediaries across the world’s most guarded property markets. That network is the reason UHNWI families continue to entrust the firm with their most sensitive mandates.
“When a client engages us, they gain access to properties that will never appear on a portal, in a magazine, or on the desk of another agent. That access is protected as carefully as any other privilege our clients trust us with, and it is one of the reasons UHNWI families continue to return to us,” Valeria explains.
Discretion as an Operating Standard
Confidentiality at the ultra-high-net-worth level is not a promise. At LIVERIA, it is treated as an operating system that governs every engagement.
“Discretion at this level is not a promise; it is an operating system. Every LIVERIA engagement is protected by non-disclosure at the earliest stage, and no client’s name, property, or intention is ever discussed outside of a locked internal file,” Valeria shares.
That commitment shapes the firm’s public presence as much as its private conduct.
“We do not celebrate transactions in the press. We do not publish deal announcements. We do not use client photographs, and we do not name properties in our marketing. Our only public voice is our own thinking on the market. Everything else stays behind the door, where it belongs,” Valeria explains.
That certainty is what allows clients to return to LIVERIA again and again, knowing that their name will never appear beside a property.
Building a Team That Belongs at Every Table
A boutique firm advising ultra-high-net-worth families lives or dies by the calibre of its people, and Valeria is unwavering on the qualities that matter most.
“When I hire, I look less for the CV and more for two very specific qualities: emotional intelligence and intellectual humility,” she shares.
A luxury property advisor at LIVERIA may sit across from a founder, a member of a royal family, or the head of a global fund, and must hold the room without ever making it about themselves.
“That combination is rarer than any technical skill, and it is the quality I protect most fiercely. We train continuously, we invest heavily in each team member’s development, and we grow slowly by design. Every hire changes the culture, and I refuse to compromise on that,” Valeria explains.
The Year Ahead: Deepening, Not Just Expanding
Looking to the year ahead, LIVERIA International Realty is focused on depth rather than breadth. The firm is introducing a new client-only advisory service dedicated to multi-jurisdictional portfolio strategy for families with cross-border interests, and formalising quiet partnerships with private banks and family offices that will bring even greater integration to the client experience.
“Geographically, we are seeing significant momentum in the Middle East, in select Southern European markets, and in specific pockets of Africa where infrastructure and legal frameworks are catching up to global demand. But the guiding principle remains the same: we will never grow faster than the quality of our service,” Valeria shares.
“LIVERIA’s promise has always been that when you engage us, you are engaging me and the people I have personally chosen. That will not change,” she says.
About Valeria Ivic, Founder & Managing Director of LIVERIA International Realty
Valeria Ivic is the Founder and Managing Director of LIVERIA International Realty, a boutique international luxury property advisory firm serving ultra-high-net-worth clients across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Under her leadership, LIVERIA has established itself as one of the most discreet and trusted names in international real estate, recognised by the Global Elite Awards for three consecutive years across three distinct categories: leading international real estate agency in 2024, leading agency for luxury off-market properties in 2025, and Leading International Luxury Property Advisory Firm for UHNWI in 2026.
Valeria built LIVERIA around a belief that great real estate at this level is fundamentally a relationship business, not a transactional one. From the firm’s earliest days, she has championed a boutique model, deliberately limiting scale to protect the calibre of every engagement and every hire. Her leadership philosophy is anchored in three principles: discretion as an operating standard, advisory rather than brokerage, and a hand-picked team of advisors whose emotional intelligence matches their technical expertise.
Beyond her role at LIVERIA, Valeria is a recognised voice on the future of luxury real estate for UHNWI families, with particular expertise in off-market sourcing, cross-border portfolio structuring, and the discreet acquisition and disposal of trophy assets. Her vision for the next chapter of LIVERIA is to deepen the firm’s advisory offering and to continue building an infrastructure that allows ultra-high-net-worth clients to experience the world’s most demanding property markets with complete confidence and complete privacy.
Setting a New Standard for International Luxury Property Advisory
LIVERIA International Realty’s third consecutive recognition at the Global Elite Awards is a tribute to a firm that has deliberately chosen depth over scale, discretion over publicity, and long-term advisory over transactional brokerage. In an industry defined by noise, LIVERIA stands as a reminder that the highest form of luxury real estate is a relationship, one built quietly, protected fiercely, and sustained across generations.
For ultra-high-net-worth families seeking a trusted partner in international luxury property, LIVERIA International Realty remains a singular and unmatched voice in the industry.
Discover more about LIVERIA International Realty and connect with the team at liveriarealty.com.
