International Markets
Hong Kong lifts overseas buyer curbs to revive property market
Restrictions on property transactions 'are no longer necessary amidst the current economic and market conditions,' says Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, as property prices slump.
13 key findings from Knight Frank’s 2024 Wealth Report, and 5 big themes shaping real estate markets this year
The property consultancy's 18th flagship research report delves into real estate investment drivers, global economic and policy shifts, HNW lifestyle trends, luxury collectibles, AI, sustainability and…
Postcard from Croatia: On European integration, earthquakes & an evolving property market
Despite joining the Euro and Schengen zone, Croatia's property market saw a decline in both international and domestic buyer demand last year
Global luxury rental boom ‘is coming to a close’
Knight Frank's Prime Global Rental Index has recorded its first quarterly decline since Q1 2021.
Ranked: The cost of buying, holding & selling a $2mn property around the world
For international buyers, the purchase price is only part of the cost equation, so how does London compare on the world stage?
Rents ‘set the pace’ in prime global markets, outperforming capital values
Savills expects global prime rental prices to rise further in 2024 - but growth 'will likely remain below the historic average.'
Four Seasons backs branded resi as sales soar
65% of the group's global development pipeline now includes a resi component.
Savills tips Sydney & Dubai for strongest prime price growth in 2024
The world's most established prime resi markets are likely to see property values fall this year, says Savills, as the firm predicts overall positive growth for its Prime Residential World Cities Index
Postcard from Prague: ‘Still good value compared to other European hubs’
Filip Sejvl of Czech luxury property agency Philip & Frank talks us through property market trends in Prague and beyond.
Postcard from Toronto: ‘Predicting a fire sale would be premature’
Jeremy Finkelstein of Harvey Kalles Real Estate shares some valuable insights into the Canadian real estate market, highlighting some familiar themes for UK market-watchers...
Philip A. White Jr. of Sotheby’s International Realty on where luxury markets are headed in 2024
'I’ve always said that the high-end leads us out of an economic downturn, and that’s what we see now'
‘Proud to pay more’: Most HNWIs want higher wealth taxes, say millionaires
'The true measure of a society can be found, not just in how it treats its most vulnerable, but in what it asks of its wealthiest members,' say Patriotic Millionaires Marlene Engelhorn and Stefanie Bremer