International Business
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…
‘Balance will be restored’: Key trends for international luxury property markets in 2022
“After a record-breaking year in luxury real estate, we anticipate that some balance will be restored to the market,” says Luxury Portfolio International after surveying nearly 5,000 affluent consumers. “T
Sotheby’s & Realogy team up to buy Concierge Auctions
High-end online auction specialist poised for growth following surprise swoop by two of the biggest names in luxury & real estate
Estate agents’ earnings around the world, compared
Average earnings of £30,569 a year put British estate agent in 15th place out of the 30 nations, far behind countries where brokers need formal qualifications...