International Business
Caudwell Collection recruits a new CEO in France
Reynald Lapitz helmed the recent £84m refurbishment of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge.
Super-prime specialist Beauchamp to open a second French outpost
Top-end estate agency Beauchamp is re-opening its London and international offices after Coronavirus lockdowns, and has ranked the "detail and quantity of procedures" for Covid-19 safeguarding in each…
eXp hires Realogy star for global rollout
Michael Valdes took Realogy's platform into more than 70 new countries as senior VP of global servicing, and will now be in charge of growing eXp’s international footprint.
US giant Realogy reports $462m net loss
Parent company of some of the world's biggest estate agency brands, including Coldwell Banker, Century 21 and Sotheby’s International Real Estate, has also suspended its partnership with Amazon
Grosvenor revenue profits halve; GB&I out-performs as European business swings to a loss
Dramatically lower numbers from 2018 to 2019 are "in line with expectations," says Grosvenor Group, and follow "deliberate decision[s] to accelerate UK asset sales pre 2016 and reduce [the] international…
UK property sector ‘centuries behind the US’, says ambitious London firm
Fitzrovia-based Montague Property is looking to make inroads into LA's luxury real estate market
FT: The highs and lows of a New York skyscraper king
Michael Stern changed the city’s skyline. The FT's New York correspondent Joshua Chaffin asks whether he can weather the impact of coronavirus on luxury property...
Eastern European expansion for Sotheby’s International Realty
Global luxury real estate network makes its first foray into Ukraine, signing up Kyiv-based agency InRealtyOU
Taking a Hit: How property portals are reacting to Covid-19
Property portals around the world are rallying to retain customers as the Coronavirus lockdown quells market activity; British portals are offering the deepest discounts of all.
Sotheby’s International Realty hits 1,000-office milestone; reports record worldwide sales of $114bn
High-end real estate network launched 50 new offices around the world last year, and now counts 23,000 affiliated sales associates across 70 countries & territories
New buying agency expands into the Caribbean
Matthew Jackson's Oakmont Private Office teams up with Chris Parra's One Caribbean Estates
Chestertons names first international franchise partner
Estate agency Chestertons has expanded into Greece with its first ever global franchise partner, setting up "Chestertons Ionian" on Corfu.