International Markets

‘The coming months will be dominated by eager buyers from the Middle East looking to invest in the capital,’ predicts Almacantar.

Those who took advantage of staggering price depreciation in some of the world’s top centres are starting to reap the rewards, writes Mickey Alam Khan…

Hong Kong has been usurped as the world's most expensive city by Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, according to the latest Mercer Cost of Living Survey.

Hong Kong has been usurped as the world's most expensive city by Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, according to the latest Mercer Cost of Living Survey.

Hong Kong has been usurped as the world's most expensive city by Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, according to the latest Mercer Cost of Living Survey.

Hong Kong has been usurped as the world's most expensive city by Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, according to the latest Mercer Cost of Living Survey.

Property markets are surging around the world. But "there are good reasons to think this will mark the last house price boom for the next 30 years," says Capital Economics.

"We expect the prospect of rising interest rates, government intervention and the withdrawal of stimulus measures to rein in the market’s exuberance in the second half of 2021," says Knight Frank, as…

“Rental markets look set to be subdued for the rest of 2021," says Savills as its World Cities rental price index returns to positive growth, but the longer-term outlook is more positive.

The annual rate of house price inflation across the OECD group of rich nations hit 9.4% in Q1 2021 - a 30-year high.

"We expect super-prime sales to end 2021 on a high," says Knight Frank, as it flags a significant jump in US$10m+ deals across seven major global wealth hubs so far this year.

Many Britons with Alpine and costal retreats face hefty council tax bills under new measures designed to curb house price rises.