International Properties
The Tower and the Glory: How skyscraper living became the height of style
Luxury residential towers are the height of fashion around the world, says property marketing firm Lawrie Cornish as it explores escalating development trends in London, New York, Dubai and Warsaw.
Coldwell Banker teams up with film studio to list X-Men mansion for $75m
There's another X-Men movie coming out this year, and US-based estate agency franchise Coldwell Banker has jumped on to the marketing juggernaut, listing "Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters"…
Emaar sets up shop in Harrods to sell the “Riviera of the Middle East”
Dubai-based mega-developer Emaar Properties, the firm behind the world’s incumbent tallest building, Burj Khalifa, has teamed up with Harrods Estates to promote its latest project: Dubai Creek Harbour, wit…
A-list Caribbean holiday home asks $60m
Chestertons has been instructed to sell a famous celebrity haunt on the west coast of Barbados.
New Dubai ’emblem’ to be ‘a notch taller’ than the Burj Kalifa
Dubai's landmark drought has come to an end
Singapore house listed as £90m ultra-prime development site
A unique development opportunity has been causing a stir over in Singapore.
Morpheus unveils penthouse at Six Senses’ debut European resi scheme
London-based design house Morpheus has lifted the lid on the show penthouse at Six Senses Residences Courchevel, the luxury hotel brand's first resi effort anywhere in Europe.
Six new buildings set to change Singapore’s skyline
Worries about an economic slowdown haven’t dampened Singapore’s building boom, with a number of star architects designing stunning new projects that have not only won international awards, but are set…
New York’s luxury developers woo Generation Z
An interesting new trend is being reported in New York, with resi developers increasingly designing their luxury schemes to appeal to tweens and teens.
Record price set at Val d’Isère scheme
A boutique apartment scheme in the middle of Val d’Isère has just become the most expensive new-build project in the French Alps.
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All the property in the world is worth $217 trillion – Savills
"The entire developed property universe" is worth roughly US$217tr, with residential real estate accounting for the lion's share, according to some sums by Savills; that's around 2.7
27-year-old drops £25m on Sydney mega-mansion
A 27-year-old from China has reportedly shelled out over £25m for a mansion with views of Sydney Harbour Bridge. It's expected to be confirmed as the second biggest resi sale in Australian history.