Business
Portal valuation leads jump by over a third
Rising new business leads could indicate pent-up supply in the sales market.
Fine & Country moves into York
Estate agency opens its first branch in the historic Yorkshire city, targeting high-value homes in the area.
Ch4-backed estate agency comparison website secures £2.2m investment
GetAgent says its 'super-seed' fundraise is 'a timely validation of the traditional estate agency model'
The Modern House founders hunt for MD to drive ‘new chapter of growth’
Co-founders of design-focused agency outline expansion plans after doubling sales volumes and headcount;
Westfield teams up with Canadian fund for a 1,200-home ‘new residential quarter’ in East London
The £670m "Cherry Park" scheme, next to Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, will be one of the capital's biggest single-site PRS developments.
Nested sheds staff as Brexit uncertainty bites
Hotly-tipped online agency confirms departure of 15 staff - around a fifth of its workforce - only a few months after raising £120m in latest funding round;
Coldwell Banker ‘selling more $1m+ properties than any other real estate brand worldwide’
High-end affiliates put through nearly 30,500 seven-figure transactions in 2018, with an average value of $1.9m
Tchenguiz ‘plans to invest $100m in proptech’
Property mogul tells reporters at MIPIM that he wants 'to be at the forefront of when property meets tech'; predicts 'big growth from companies that can speed up estate agency work'.
OnTheMarket adds market appraisal tool
Agent-backed property portal looks to copy Rightmove's suite of additional agent products.
Battersea Power Station completes its £1.58bn ‘re-organisation’
Malaysian investors Permodalan Nasional Berhad & The Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia now own the commercial real estate assets at Battersea Power Station in a £1.583bn joint venture.
Savills warns on global uncertainty as profits slip; reports super-prime deal surge in London
Real estate giant predicts declines in transaction volumes 'across a number of markets' in 2019;
Brookfield takes a majority stake in Oaktree
Major real estate investors combine forces in $4.7bn deal.