International Business
Savills adds two branded residence specialists to its global resi development team
Savills has restructured its global residential development consultancy department, adding two new senior faces to focus on branded residential projects.
Engel & Völkers reports best ever year as revenues soar past €1bn
International brokerage benefitted from heightened demand for luxury real estate in 2021
Chestertons launches Global Citizenship Division
There has been a notable increase in interest in "citizenship by investment" programs that rely on real estate acquisitions, says Chestertons, with a "huge rise" in applications for citizenship schemes…
Savills ramps up ski team with two new offices in the French Alps
New outposts have been opened in Moriond (Courchevel 1650) and Val d’Isère.
British property developer opens permanent Hong Kong sales outpost
Galliard has been marketing its London property developments to Hong Kong buyers for 30 years.
‘Banner year’ for US super-brokerage Douglas Elliman
Newly-public firm chalked up sales of $51.2bn in 2021, nearly double the totals recorded in the previous two years
New North America desk for Savills
“The North American desk will act as one point of contact for our clients and to facilitate referrals throughout our global network,” says Savills Private Office Director Rory McMullen.
Oaktree moves on Evergrande’s Versailles-like castle project in Hong Kong
It's been reported that American asset manager Oaktree has appointed a receiver for Evergrande's c.$1bn super-luxury residential development project in Hong Kong.
Savills teams up with ‘the pre-eminent residential professional in Germany’
JLL's former residential development chief in Germany has joined Savills, as the firm looks to build its presence in the European residential property market.
Savills expands Middle East operations
Global agency announces move into Pakistan with takeover of Colliers franchise
Fine & Country makes a move on Ibiza
The high-end global agency has launched 12 new offices across Spain in the last year
Fine & Country enters the Metaverse
“It makes perfect sense for real estate funds and family offices to allocate up to 5% of their portfolio to Metaverse," says the founder of Exclusible, a luxury-focused NFT platform that's just partnered w…