International Markets
Berlin moves to freeze rental prices for five years
After a decade of runaway price inflation, radical rent controls are slated to come into force in January (if approved), and be back-dated to June 2018
America’s super-rich splurge on London property, spending an average of £7.3m
Wealthy US buyers have returned to London in a big way this year, reports Knight Frank
Watch: JP Morgan’s Luxury Property Outlook
Knight Frank's Rory Penn, Alex Koch de Gooreynd and Mark Harvey provide some useful insight on the key trends driving the luxury resi markets in London, Switzerland & France, revealing who is buying, what…
Peak Performance: Charting the evolution of prime property pricing across global cities
Knight Frank looks at the differential between the average prime property price and the top price achieved in ten global cities over the last five years
Ranked: The world’s ten ‘most educated’ cities
Nearly 60% of Londoners hold at least a Bachelors degree
Property price growth in prime global cities sinks to its lowest level since 2009
Knight Frank declares 'The Great Moderation' for global prime property inflation, as price growth sinks to a near-decade low
Residency as a luxury good: Marketing global ‘golden visa’ programmes
As the world’s most popular programmes proving a significant draw for international investment, property advisors must constantly develop their understanding of where interest is coming from, and how t…
The world’s billionaires have seen a ‘significant decrease’ in wealth & numbers
UK billionaires' combined net worth fell by 17% in 2018, reports Wealth-X
Criminal gangs have been laundering billions through Vancouver’s runaway property market
Government of British Columbia faces calls to tighten up its laws as experts warn that at least £3bn was laundered via its real estate market last year, by some of the world's biggest underworld organisations …
French government opens up historic property sales data
Researching the market on the other side of the Channel just got a whole lot easier
Real Estate’s Latest Bid: Zillow Wants to Buy Your House
Ben Casselman and Conor Dougherty report for the New York Times on how Silicon Valley is looking to change the process of buying and selling a home for the digital age...
Tuscany ‘back in the spotlight’ as international HNW buyers flock
The Florentine prime property market is seeing something of a renaissance thanks to Italy's €100,000 flat tax rate, reports Knight Frank