International Markets
46% of Chinese buyers expect demand for UK property to increase post-Brexit
46% of potential Chinese buyers of UK property think that demand will rise in the wake of a British exit from the EU, according to a survey by Juwai.
Russian real estate buyers rein in their overseas spending
The amount spent by individual Russian buyers on overseas property investments has reached its lowest point since the Central Bank of the Russian Federation started keeping track.
Eurozone buyers ‘snapping up bargains in London’ as currency wobbles offer discounts
Euro buyers have been grabbing £26,000 discounts on London property, says Stirling Ackroyd, as EU Referendum nerves caused sterling to nosedive in June.
Manhattan 2020: Visualising a new skyline as the new-build boom returns
New-build apartment sales in Manhattan "are poised to reach a level not seen since last decade’s boom cycle by 2018", says New York brokerage CityRealty, as condominium development activity in the best o…
Courts uphold Berlin’s short-let ban
Late last year, Berlin made the vast majority of Airbnb-style short-let rentals illegal
Global Markets: Nordics strengthen; UK & US tread water; Antipodeans dip
An average 3.4% increase was recorded across 55 of the world's key housing markets during Q1, but there's signs that the top performers are starting to cool
Global Construction Costs Compared: London named third most expensive world city
London has emerged as the third most expensive place in the world in which to build, according to a fascinating study of international construction costs.
9% jump in London properties owned by offshore firms
The number of London properties owned by offshore companies has risen by 9% over the last ten months, according to Land Registry data mined by The Guardian
Slow growth pushes London down the global cities index
Global property prices in prime cities increased by 3
China’s Most Wanted: UK in sixth place as investors search for value
While the headlines may trumpet China's economic deceleration and hunkering, a vast number of wealthy Chinese investors are still pouring money into overseas property; last year's shopping spree broke…
Chinese developers have spent $30bn on overseas projects in the last five years
China's economy may be going through a rough patch but that hasn't stopped its property developers spending record amounts on overseas projects
Manhattan’s average apartment price tops $2m
Manhattan's sales market is continuing its upward spiral, with the average sale price of an apartment here breaching the $2m mark for the first time