International Markets

Knight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index registered 1.6% average growth in the year to Q3.

Atherton, California, retains its number one position Stateside with a median list price of $8.65m.

Knight Frank's annual Ski Property Index saw chalet prices climb by 1.2% in 2020, marginally down on last year's +1.4%.

Redfin has reported a significant increase in high-value home sales in the USA, while more affordable markets dwindle.

A V-shaped recovery in equity markets has been a boon for the richest people on the planet, report UBS and PwC, as global billionaire wealth surged by more than a quarter between April and July this year…

"Calls and emails come in at all times of day and night," writes Heather Murphy for the New York Times. "They no longer concern fun or prestige. Instead they focus on fresh water and solar panels.

UBS has updated its Global Real Estate Bubble Index.

The average annual rate of property price inflation across the 150 tracked cities moderated from +3.6% in Q1 to +3.4% in Q2.

A recent BBC investigation found that 11,700 companies registered in the British overseas territory owned 23,000 UK properties.

The average house price across 56 countries and territories increased by 4.7% in the year to 30th June, reports Knight Frank, in a Global House Price Index that "offers a glimpse into the impact of Covid-19.

China Evergrande is cutting prices at all its mainland schemes by nearly a third as it tries to boost sales figures.

New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong are the top global cities for luxury living, according to a new index by HNW research house Wealth X.