International Business
Profits plunge for Dubai’s Damac
Luxury property developer's profits record an 87% fall in Q2, but the company "remains financially robust"
DAMAC chief: ‘I see 2019 as a year of opportunity in London’
Current uncertainties around Brexit offer just the right conditions to strike great property deals, says billionaire Emirati developer Hussain Sajwani...
Knight Frank ‘significantly bolsters’ London China team with series of new hires
Lili Zhang has been recruited from Savills to run Knight Frank's enlarged and restructured residential China Desk in London
Chinese property portal & Asian real estate platform merge to create international new-build powerhouse
Juwai.com and IQI Global have merged to create 'Asia’s biggest proptech group specialised in global new development properties'
Christie’s International launches ‘Masters Circle’ for top luxury brokers
Four Strutt & Parker agents have made the grade to join CIRE's first batch of 'elite' luxury property brokers
Major new prime resi development investment fund debuts with 22-storey King’s Cross tower
A Hong Kong investment firm has teamed up with Gordon Crawford's ED Group to create a nine-figure fund to back residential development projects in central London; LBS Properties has been brought in to…
Amazon partners with US real estate brokers for a new home-buying platform
Realogy - which owns property brands including Century 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby's International Realty - has teamed up with online retail behemoth Amazon to drive buyer introductions
Global real estate giants unite for massive $500m proptech investment fund
Venture capital firm Fifth Wall has assembled a remarkable consortium of 50 international property behemoths - including British Land, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield - creating a half-a-billion dollar f…
Dubai developer Damac ‘buys Italian fashion brand Roberto Cavalli’
Vision Investment Co., the investment company controlled by Damac's billionaire founder Hussain Sajwani, has reportedly inked a deal to acquire 100% of the embattled Italian fashion brand
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices moves into Spain
Madrid's LARVIA joins the global network of one of America's biggest real estate brokerages, following other recent signings in London, Milan, Berlin and Dubai...
Concierge Auctions strikes up Sotheby’s alliance in Italy
The US-based luxury auction house has partnered up with the Italian arm of Sotheby's International Realty, promising to 'transform' the homebuying experience...
German developer moves into London with Fitzrovia scheme
Art-Invest Real Estate has opened a London office, and is working on a significant mixed-use development on Cleveland Street with Dukelease