International Business
Hotel giant rolls out branded residence & long-stay portal
Accor - which operates luxury hospitality brands including Raffles, Fairmont and onefinestay - has launched a new bookings platform for its private branded residences and extended-stay hotel properties
Dubai mega-developer names new Chairman after pausing construction
Mohamed Alabbar has stepped down as Chairman of Emaar, becoming Managing Director instead. He has been replaced by Jamal Bin Theniyah.
Forbes launches invitation-only international luxury property portal
Limited to 100 of the "most elite brokerage firms in select cities and second-home destinations across the globe", Forbes Global Properties is being led by Hilton & Hyland boss, Jeff Hyland, and former…
Caudwell rebrands; installs new sales & construction bosses for Audley Square
Savills and Clivedale alumnus Simon Walker has been recruited as Director of Sales at Caudwell's super-prime Audley Square scheme in Mayfair, and Uri Mizrahi has been appointed Chief Construction Officer
HNW research houses Wealth-X & WealthEngine come together
Euromoney, which owns Wealth-X, has bought rival firm WealthEngine.
Jersey agency joins Christie’s International
Channel Island estate agency Hunt Estates is now part of the Christie’s International Real Estate network.
Enness launches Swiss outpost
High net worth mortgage broker Enness has opened its sixth international office, in Geneva.
New luxury fractional ownership platform targets HNW ‘citizens of the world’
‘Global real estate exchange’ Gold Gate is promising to ‘change the way that people live, invest, and travel forever’
JLL shuffles international top table; Poppink to replace Grainger as EMEA chief
A "coordinated series of leadership appointments" is being billed as "the final steps in [JLL's] two-year transformation program"
The impact of Covid on India’s real estate sector
As millions around the world celebrate the Diwali festival of lights, one of the most important dates in the Hindu calendar, Vikas Wadhawan reports on how the Indian real estate industry is getting back …
‘Amazon of real estate’ delivers record quarter
eXp World Holdings, which owns cloud-based agency eXp Realty, saw global revenues and gross profit more than double in Q3 - making it the best quarter in the firm’s 18-year history.
CBRE sets up ‘blank cheque’ acquisitions vehicle
CBRE has set up a special-purpose acquisition company in the US, with a remit to “identify and acquire a privately held company with significant growth potential” for a merger or acquisition.