International Business
F1 champ backs top-end Monaco property firm
Formula One championship leader Valtteri Bottas has become a major shareholder in a Monaco-based luxury property investment firm Azurite
Marriott rolls out a global ‘luxury home rental initiative’
Hotel group Marriott is taking on Airbnb in the holiday lettings arena, launching a new top-end home rental platform in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices moves into the Middle East
Dubai is the fourth international market to be penetrated by Warren Buffet's real estate brokerage arm
Benham & Reeves signs up Strawberry Star director to lead Singapore team
Well-known former JLL & Strawberry Star agent Doris Tan joins independent agency as it looks to target Singapore investors investing in London
The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It
Luxury is its own market, but who shops there? Who sells there? What's the best strategy?
Knight Frank launches European resi investment team
Agency hires JLL's Stuart Osborn to run new dedicated offering
NY luxury brokerage Stribling joins Compass
Manhattan luxury specialist Stribling has merged with acquisitive real estate firm Compass
Buffet builds the USA’s biggest resi brokerage
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of America has now usurped Realogy's NRT as the largest Stateside operator, accounting for nearly 350k transactions last year
Ranked: Average estate agency commissions in European countries
'The UK is actually home to the lowest estate agent fees in the EU', claims some research.
Omani billionaire’s luxury property firm rolls into London with flagship Mayfair studio
PNC Menon's Sobha Realty is launching in the UK, taking over the former Foxtons HQ on Park Lane to create a lavish 'Global Studio'.
Fine & Country moves into Western Australia
Estate agency establishes a 'flagship' Perth outpost as it looks mine the top-end of Western Australia's residential property market.
Coldwell Banker embarks on a six month ‘transparent rebrand’ programme
American real estate firm Coldwell Banker - which recently claimed to be selling more $1m+ properties than anyone else, anywhere - has embarked on a six-month "transparent rebrand" programme, which it's…