International Markets
Chinese mega-developer announces ‘biggest ever nationwide price cut’
Evergrande is offering 25% off across the board as the country's real estate market teeters 'on a cliff edge'
The world’s ‘Very High Net Worth’ population surged in 2019
The number of "very rich" people (not merely wealthy, but not ultra-wealthy either) escalated by 10% in 2019 - a sharp acceleration from 2018's meagre 1% growth rate...
‘Seismic’ tax hike proposed for super-prime New York property
Recommendations by the New York Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform would even out the Big Apple's property tax system.
Here’s what it takes to be in the richest 1% around the world
Bloomberg has looked into what you need to earn around the world to break into "the 1%".
Saving for a home ‘is no longer the top priority’ for most Brits
The majority (58%) of British people surveyed by ING believe that the housing market "is on the wrong track", with accessibility challenges being a main driver.
London has lost its place as the world’s No.1 financial centre
New York has overtaken London as the world's pre-eminent financial centre, according to a survey of finance execs, and there's "a significant lack of optimism" about the future of the City of London on…
Market Snapshot: Why 2020 is a ‘pivotal year’ for Dubai’s residential property sector
Dubai's residential property scene has suffered from massive over-supply in recent years. As the high-profile Expo 2020 event nears, is the market about to turn back up?
Charted: European rental Vs house price inflation since 2007
House price growth in the EU has been lumpy since the global financial crisis, while rental prices have climbed at a fairly consistent rate over the last 13 years...
Lisbon, Sydney & Moscow set to lead residential price growth in 2020
"While the outlook for 2020 is generally more positive" than in 2019, says Savills, "price growth in prime residential markets is still expected to be modest across many global cities"
Ranked: The world’s most expensive cities for wealthy residents
Julius Baer has looked into the cost of living across 20 items for High Net Worth individuals, including residential property, watches, jewellery, fine wine, cars, business class flights and lawyers, to…
‘Prices are rising across more global cities but at a slower rate’ – Knight Frank
At +24%, Budapest saw the fastest residential property price inflation of any major world city in the year to September 2019
Global house price inflation sinks to its lowest level in six years
Hungary has seen the fastest annual property price inflation of any of the 56 countries or territories measured by Knight Frank in the last year